José Ureña was supposed to be the Marlins’ de-facto ace last season. Instead, he found himself in the headlines for the wrong reasons from (literally) the first pitch.
On Opening Day of 2018, when people were already piling on the Marlins for what was sure to be an awful season, Ureña gave up a leadoff home run to Ian Happ of the Chicago Cubs. That would prove to be symbolic of the 98-loss Miami team that never really stood a chance.
How did he get here? Signed as amateur free agent in 2009; called up to majors in 2015
2018 MLB Stats: 9-12, 3.