Marlins' Young Arms Shine in Opening Series

0:00It's March 29th, I'm Corey with The Story. This is MLB News today, driven by AI and built for baseball fans. The Miami Marlins are kicking off the 2026 season strong, sweeping the first two games against the Colorado Rockies behind Dominant. Pitching. Sandy Alcantara grabbed his record sixth opening day start, tossing seven innings in a two-to-one win with just one unearned run. Her pair has backed it up next, going seven innings himself, allowing three runs while fanning eight. These gyms put the duel in the Marlins record books as the first starter since Josh Beckett and Brad Penny back in 2004 to both throw at. Least seven innings to open a year. Fans and analysts are buzzing about this bounce back after the Marlins lost 100 games in 2024 and rebuilt in 2025. Both ACEs missed time with Tommy John's surgery, Alcantara in 2023 and Perez in 2024, but they're looking sharp now, shaking.

1:00Off-slow returns last season. The team skipped big free agent splashes, betting instead on youth-like prospects, Robbie Snelling and Thomas White, plus breakouts from Max Meyer. Outfielder Owen Casey joins via trade, but Pitching remains the backbone under new leadership. With these young arms firing, the Marlins could surprise everyone early. He benign on Perez at just 22 for a monster year ahead.