2020 Miami Marlins
National League East 2nd Place
LeagueNational League
DivisionEast
BallparkMarlins Park
CityMiami, Florida
Record31–29 (.517)
Divisional place2nd
OwnersBruce Sherman and Derek Jeter
ManagersDon Mattingly
TelevisionFox Sports Florida
Sun Sports
(English: Paul Severino, Craig Minervini, Todd Hollandsworth)
(Spanish: Raul Striker Jr., Cookie Rojas)
RadioWINZ
Miami Marlins Radio Network (English)
(Dave Van Horne, Glenn Geffner)
WAQI (Spanish)
(Luis Quintana)
Seasons

The 2020 Miami Marlins season was the 28th season for the Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise in the National League and the ninth as the "Miami" Marlins. The Marlins played their home games at Marlins Park as members of the National League East. On September 25, with a 4–3 victory in 10 innings against the New York Yankees, the Marlins secured second place in the NL East, clinching their first playoff berth since 2003. The team dramatically improved its winning percentage from the previous year (.352 to .517) and made the playoffs in the 60-game season. The Marlins became just the second team in MLB history to reach the postseason the season after losing at least 100 games, joining the 2017 Minnesota Twins. They subsequently swept the Chicago Cubs in the NLWCS before losing in a three-game sweep to the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS, marking their first postseason series loss in franchise history.

On March 12, 2020, MLB announced that because of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the start of the regular season would be delayed by at least two weeks in addition to the remainder of spring training being cancelled.[1] Four days later, it was announced that the start of the season would be pushed back indefinitely due to the recommendation made by the CDC to restrict events of more than 50 people for eight weeks.[2] On June 23, commissioner Rob Manfred unilaterally implemented a 60-game season. Players reported to training camps on July 1 in order to resume spring training and prepare for a July 24 Opening Day.[3]

Regular season

On April 28–30, the Marlins were supposed to play against the New York Mets in the Puerto Rico Series in San Juan. But due to the pandemic, MLB cancelled the series.

Game log

2020 Game Log: 31–29 (Home: 15–15; Away: 16–14)
July: 2–1 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–1)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
1July 24@ Phillies5–2Alcántara (1–0)Nola (0–1)Kintzler (1)1–0W1
2July 25@ Phillies1–7Wheeler (1–0)Vesia (0–1)—1–1L1
3July 26@ Phillies11–6Tarpley (1–0)Irvin (0–1)—2–1W1
—July 27OriolesPostponed (COVID-19);[4] Makeup: Aug 5
—July 28OriolesPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Aug 6
—July 29@ OriolesPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Aug 4
—July 30@ OriolesPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Aug 5
—July 31NationalsPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Aug 22
August: 13–14 (Home: 5–8; Away: 8–6)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
—August 1NationalsPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Sep 18
—August 2NationalsPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Sep 20
—August 4PhilliesPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Sep 11
4August 4@ Orioles4–0López (1–0)Means (0–1)—3–1W2
—August 5PhilliesPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Sep 13
5August 5 (1)@ Orioles1–0 (7)Vincent (1–0)Cobb (1–1)Kintzler (2)4–1W3
6August 5 (2)Orioles2–1Moran (1–0)Wojciechowski (0–2)Tarpley (1)5–1W4
—August 6PhilliesPostponed (COVID-19);[5] Makeup: Sep 14
7August 6Orioles8–7Morin (1–0)Phillips (1–1)Kintzler (3)6–1W5
8August 7@ Mets4–3Tarpley (2–0)Wacha (1–2)Vincent (1)7–1W6
9August 8@ Mets4–8Peterson (2–1)Castano (0–1)—7–2L1
10August 9@ Mets2–4deGrom (2–0)López (1–1)Lugo (3)7–3L2
11August 11@ Blue Jays4–5 (10)Cole (1–0)Tarpley (2–1)—7–4L3
12August 12@ Blue Jays14–11 (10)Kintzler (1–0)Dolis (0–1)Smith (1)8–4W1
13August 14Braves8–2López (2–1)Wright (0–3)—9–4W2
14August 15Braves1–2Smith (1–0)Kintzler (1–1)Melancon (4)9–5L1
15August 16Braves0–4O'Day (2–0)Vincent (1–1)—9–6L2
16August 17Mets4–11Shreve (1–0)Yamamoto (0–1)Kilome (1)9–7L3
17August 18Mets3–8Wilson (1–1)Mejía (0–1)—9–8L4
18August 19Mets3–5Díaz (1–0)Kintzler (1–2)—9–9L5
—August 20MetsPostponed (COVID-19); Makeup: Aug 25
19August 21@ Nationals3–2Hernández (1–0)Corbin (2–2)Kintzler (4)10–9W1
20August 22 (1)@ Nationals4–5 (7)Finnegan (1–0)Castano (0–2)Hudson (6)10–10L1
21August 22 (2)Nationals5–3 (7)Sánchez (1–0)Crowe (0–1)Kintzler (5)11–10W1
22August 23@ Nationals3–9Sánchez (1–3)Mejía (0–2)—11–11L1
23August 24@ Nationals11–8López (3–1)Voth (0–3)Kintzler (6)12–11W1
24August 25 (1)@ Mets4–0 (7)Bleier (1–0)Porcello (1–2)—13–11W2
25August 25 (2)Mets3–0 (7)Smith (1–0)Hughes (0–1)Vincent (2)14–11W3
26August 26@ Mets4–5Brach (1–0)Vincent (1–2)—14–12L1
—August 27@ MetsPostponed (strikes due to shooting of Jacob Blake); Makeup: Aug 31
27August 28Rays0–2Fairbanks (4–1)Bleier (1–1)Castillo (2)14–13L2
28August 29Rays0–4Fleming (2–0)López (3–2)—14–14L3
29August 30Rays7–12Snell (3–0)Alcántara (1–1)—14–15L4
30August 31@ Mets5–3Rogers (1–0)deGrom (2–1)Kintzler (7)15–15W1
September: 16–14 (Home: 10–7; Away: 6–7)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
31September 1Blue Jays3–2Hoyt (1–0)Yamaguchi (1–3)Kintzler (8)16–15W2
32September 2Blue Jays1–2Ryu (3–1)Sánchez (1–1)Bass (4)16–16L1
33September 4@ Rays4–5Fleming (3–0)López (3–3)Anderson (4)16–17L2
34September 5@ Rays7–3Alcántara (2–1)Snell (3–1)Kintzler (9)17–17W1
35September 6@ Rays4–5 (10)Curtiss (3–0)Kintzler (1–3)—17–18L1
36September 7@ Braves5–4 (10)Kintzler (2–3)Minter (1–1)Vincent (3)18–18W1
37September 8@ Braves8–0Sánchez (2–1)Wright (0–4)—19–18W2
38September 9@ Braves9–29Dayton (2–0)López (3–4)Wilson (1)19–19L1
39September 10Phillies7–6García (1–0)Workman (1–2)—20–19W1
40September 11 (1)Phillies0–11 (7)Nola (5–3)Rogers (1–1)—20–20L1
41September 11 (2)Phillies5–3 (7)Hoyt (2–0)Suárez (0–1)García (1)21–20W1
42September 12Phillies6–12Hembree (3–0)Ureña (0–1)—21–21L1
43September 13 (1)Phillies2–1 (7)Sánchez (3–1)Rosso (0–1)—22–21W1
44September 13 (2)Phillies8–1 (7)Garrett (1–0)Eflin (2–2)—23–21W2
45September 14Phillies6–2López (4–4)Velasquez (0–1)—24–21W3
46September 15Red Sox0–2Houck (1–0)Alcántara (2–2)Barnes (7)24–22L1
47September 16Red Sox8–4García (2–0)Kickham (1–1)—25–22W1
48September 17Red Sox3–5Eovaldi (3–2)Ureña (0–2)Barnes (8)25–23L1
49September 18 (1)Nationals0–5 (7)Fedde (2–3)Sánchez (3–2)—25–24L2
50September 18 (2)Nationals14–3 (7)García (3–0)Crowe (0–2)—26–24W1
51September 19Nationals7–3López (5–4)Corbin (2–6)—27–24W2
52September 20 (1)Nationals2–1 (7)Alcántara (3–2)Scherzer (4–4)Kintzler (10)28–24W3
53September 20 (2)Nationals0–15 (7)Braymer (1–0)Garrett (1–1)—28–25L1
54September 21@ Braves4–5Matzek (4–3)Rogers (1–2)Melancon (11)28–26L2
55September 22@ Braves1–11Wilson (1–0)Ureña (0–3)—28–27L3
56September 23@ Braves4–9Jackson (2–0)Smith (1–1)—28–28L4
57September 24@ Braves4–2López (6–4)Anderson (3–2)Kintzler (11)29–28W1
58September 25@ Yankees4–3 (10)Boxberger (1–0)Green (3–3)Kintzler (12)30–28W2
59September 26@ Yankees4–11García (3–2)Tarpley (2–2)—30–29L1
60September 27@ Yankees5–0Castano (1–2)Schmidt (0–1)—31–29W1
Legend:        = Win        = Loss        = Postponement
Bold = Marlins team member

Season standings

NL East W L Pct. GB Home Road
Atlanta Braves 3525 0.583 — 19–11 16–14
Miami Marlins 3129 0.517 4 11–15 20–14
Philadelphia Phillies 2832 0.467 7 19–13 9–19
Washington Nationals 2634 0.433 9 15–18 11–16
New York Mets 2634 0.433 9 12–17 14–17
Division Leaders W L Pct.
Los Angeles Dodgers 4317 0.717
Atlanta Braves 3525 0.583
Chicago Cubs 3426 0.567


Division 2nd Place W L Pct.
San Diego Padres 3723 0.617
St. Louis Cardinals 3028 0.517
Miami Marlins 3129 0.517


Wild Card teams
(Top 2 teams qualify for postseason)		 W L Pct. GB
Cincinnati Reds 3129 0.517 +2
Milwaukee Brewers 2931 0.483 —
San Francisco Giants 2931 0.483 —
Philadelphia Phillies 2832 0.467 1
Washington Nationals 2634 0.433 3
New York Mets 2634 0.433 3
Colorado Rockies 2634 0.433 3
Arizona Diamondbacks 2535 0.417 4
Pittsburgh Pirates 1941 0.317 10

Record vs. opponents

2020 National League record

Source: MLB Standings Grid – 2020

Team ATL MIA NYM PHI WSH AL
Atlanta —6–47–35–56–411–9
Miami 4–6—4–67–36–410–10
New York 3–76–4—4–64–69–11
Philadelphia 5–53–76–4—7–37–13
Washington 4–64–66–43–7—9–11

Season summary

COVID-19 outbreak

On opening day, July 24, 2020, Marlins catcher Jorge Alfaro was placed on the injured list after testing positive for COVID-19. First baseman Garrett Cooper and outfielder Harold Ramírez also tested positive for COVID-19 shortly thereafter. Two days later, prior to the final game of the opening series against the Philadelphia Phillies, scheduled starting pitcher, José Ureña, tested positive for COVID-19 and was scratched from his start.[6] Following the game against the Phillies, the Marlins delayed their flight back to Miami due to concerns of an outbreak.[7][8]

On July 27, the team's home opener against the Baltimore Orioles was postponed amid reports that eight new players had tested positive for COVID-19.[9] Reports stated that 11 Marlins players and two coaches had tested positive. MLB also postponed the Phillies' next game against the New York Yankees as the Yankees would be using the same clubhouse as the Marlins. The Marlins remained in Philadelphia pending further testing.[9]

On July 28, sources reported that at least four more members of the Marlins had tested positive for COVID-19. In five days, the Marlins had a total of 17 people test positive for the virus.[10] The game scheduled for July 28 was also postponed.[11] On the same day, the MLB announced that the Marlins and Phillies seasons would be put on hold.[12] MLB officially postponed all games for the Marlins through August 2.

On July 30, an 18th player tested positive for COVID-19.[13] The players and coaches who have tested positive are being transported back to Miami while the rest of the team will remain in Philadelphia. It was still uncertain whether the team would return to play on August 4.[13] The team returned to play on August 4 with a roster that included 16 new players after 18 players and two coaches ended up testing positive.[14] The Marlins placed a total of 17 players on the injured list and had an eighth player, Isan Díaz opt out of the remainder of the season.[15] The game against the Orioles was delayed 40 minutes as MLB waited for final test results to be received.[15] The Marlins went on to win their first five games after returning to play.[16]

Achievements

On August 7, manager Don Mattingly won his 282nd game as manager of the Marlins, becoming the winningest manager in Marlins' franchise history.[17]

Postseason

Game log

2020 Postseason Game Log: 2–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 2–2)
NL Wild Card Series: 2–0 (Home: 0–0; Away: 2–0)
title#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveAttendanceRecordBox/Streak
1September 30@ Cubs5–1Alcántara (1–0)Hendricks (0–1)—1–0W1
—October 1@ CubsPostponed (inclement weather)
2October 2@ Cubs2–0Boxberger (1–0)Darvish (0–1)Kintzler (1)2–0W2
NL Division Series: 0–3 (Home: 0–1; Away: 0–2)
#DateOpponentScoreWinLossSaveRecordBox/Streak
1October 6@ Braves5–9Smith (1–0)Alcántara (0–1)—0–1L1
2October 7@ Braves0–2Anderson (1–0)López (0–1)Melancon (1)0–2L2
3October 8Braves0–7Wright (1–0)Sánchez (0–1)—0–3L3
all games played at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Texas

Postseason rosters

Playoff rosters
National League Wild Card Series
National League Division Series

Roster

2020 Miami Marlins
Roster
Pitchers Catchers

Infielders

Outfielders

 Manager

Coaches

Player stats

Batting

Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; R = Runs; H = Hits; 2B = Doubles; 3B = Triples; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in; SB = Stolen bases; BB = Walks; AVG = Batting average; SLG = Slugging average

Player G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI SB BB AVG SLG
Brian Anderson592002751711138022.255.465
Corey Dickerson52194255051717115.258.402
Jesús Aguilar511883152100834023.277.457
Matt Joyce46127163240214120.252.331
Miguel Rojas401252038101420516.304.496
Jon Berti39120213150214923.258.350
Garrett Cooper34120203480620011.283.500
Jonathan Villar3011610304029910.259.345
Starling Marte2810613266041352.245.415
Lewis Brinson4710614246031246.226.368
Jorge Alfaro319312212031624.226.344
Jazz Chisholm Jr.215689112625.161.321
Francisco Cervelli16531013203718.245.453
Monte Harrison324788101364.170.255
Magneuris Sierra1944811310745.250.364
Chad Wallach1544410301603.227.364
Lewin Díaz143926200302.154.205
Eddy Alvarez123767100223.189.216
Logan Forsythe123424101204.118.235
Jesús Sánchez102511100204.040.080
Isan Díaz72234000100.182.182
Sean Rodriguez41302000000.154.154
Ryan Lavarnway51104000000.364.364
Harold Ramírez31022000101.200.200
Brian Navarreto2502000000.400.400
Team Totals6019352634728256024751191.244.384

Source:

Pitching

Note: W = Wins; L = Losses; ERA = Earned run average; G = Games pitched; GS = Games started; SV = Saves; IP = Innings pitched; H = Hits allowed; R = Runs allowed; ER = Earned runs allowed; BB = Walks allowed; SO = Strikeouts

Player W L ERA G GS SV IP H R ER BB SO
Pablo López643.611111057.15027231859
Sandy Alcántara323.0077042.03522141539
Sixto Sánchez323.4677039.03615151133
Daniel Castano123.0376029.23012101112
Trevor Rogers126.1177028.03220191339
Josh Smith116.84161126.13321201118
Elieser Hernández103.1666025.221109534
Brandon Kintzler232.222401224.121761114
José Ureña035.4055023.12215141315
Nick Vincent124.43210322.1231111617
Brad Boxberger103.00230018.01776818
Yimi García300.60140115.0911519
James Hoyt201.23240014.2922820
Richard Bleier112.63190013.2136447
Jordan Yamamoto0118.2643011.1272423713
Stephen Tarpley229.00120111.0111211811
Robert Dugger0012.6641010.221161534
Ryne Stanek007.2090010.01188811
Humberto Mejía025.4033010.01386611
Brandon Leibrandt002.005009.032273
Nick Neidert005.404008.1105524
Braxton Garrett115.872207.286558
Justin Shafer0012.715005.288845
Sterling Sharp0010.134005.177653
Jesús Tinoco000.003005.000033
Pat Venditte000.003004.110005
Alex Vesia0118.695004.1710975
Mike Morin100.003004.010012
Brian Moran1012.275003.255566
Brett Eibner0013.503003.177544
Johan Quezada009.003003.043312
Caleb Smith003.001103.011163
Josh Smith0010.802001.222214
Jorge Guzmán0018.001001.022210
Jeff Brigham009.001001.021100
Logan Forsythe009.001001.021110
Jordan Holloway000.001000.120010
Team Totals31294.86606018504.0506304272226451

Source:

Farm system

Level Team League Manager
AAA Wichita Wind Surge Pacific Coast League
AA Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp Southern League
A-Advanced Jupiter Hammerheads Florida State League
A Clinton LumberKings Midwest League
A-Short Season Batavia Muckdogs New York–Penn League
Rookie GCL Marlins Gulf Coast League
Rookie DSL Marlins Dominican Summer League

See also

References

  1. ↑ Mark Feinsand (March 12, 2020). "Opening Day delayed at least 2 weeks; Spring Training games cancelled". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. Retrieved March 14, 2020.
  2. ↑ "Opening of regular season to be pushed back". MLB.com. Major League Baseball. March 16, 2020. Retrieved March 16, 2020.
  3. ↑ Feinsand, Mark (June 24, 2020). "Play Ball: MLB announces 2020 regular season". MLB.com. Retrieved June 24, 2020.
  4. ↑ Footer, Alyson (July 27, 2020). "Marlins-O's, Yanks-Phils games postponed". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  5. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Frisaro, Joe (July 29, 2020). "Marlins games postponed through Sunday". mlb.com. MLB Advanced Media. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ Pickman, Ben. "Report: Marlins Pitcher José Ureña Tests Positive for COVID-19". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  7. ↑ "Marlins postpone trip back to Miami due to concerns of COVID-19 outbreak within the team [UPDATED]". The Comeback. July 27, 2020. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  8. ↑ "Marlins postpone trip home ahead of series vs. Orioles amid potential COVID-19 outbreak". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  9. 1 2 Sterling, Wayne; Levenson, Eric (July 27, 2020). "Miami Marlins' coronavirus outbreak pushes MLB to postpone two games". CNN. Retrieved July 27, 2020.
  10. ↑ "Sources: Four more Marlins test positive for coronavirus; total at 17". ESPN.com. July 28, 2020. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  11. ↑ "Four more Marlins players positive for virus: reports". sports.yahoo.com. Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  12. ↑ "MLB to shut down Marlins and Phillies, revise schedule amid COVID-19 outbreak". Retrieved July 28, 2020.
  13. 1 2 "Source: Marlins to transport players, coaches with coronavirus back to Miami". ESPN.com. July 31, 2020. Retrieved July 31, 2020.
  14. ↑ Evenson, John (August 4, 2020). "Marlins return to play on Fox Sports Florida with 16 new players after COVID-19 outbreak". WPEC. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  15. 1 2 "Marlins blank Orioles in long-awaited return following coronavirus outbreak". ESPN.com. August 4, 2020. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  16. ↑ "Surprising Marlins win again, top Mets 4-3 for 6th straight". ESPN.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  17. ↑ "Mattingly's 282nd win most in Marlins history". MLB.com. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
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