In July of 2019, Alex Vesia was pitching for the Jupiter Hammerheads in High-A. One year later, he is coming out of the bullpen for the Miami Marlins.
The 24-year old lefty has been in the Marlins organization since 2018, but seemed to get onto everybody’s radar during spring and summer camp.
Of course, his meteoric rise to the big leagues was put on pause during the pandemic shutdown from March through the end of June. With nowhere to train and hone his craft, Vesia followed the mantra that he had followed since his days at Cal State East Bay: “Find a way.