There have been three pitchers born in the state of Hawaii who played in the Marlins organization. One was a massive bust—Justin Wayne, first-rounder from the 2000 draft. Another was Charlie Hough, who threw the first pitch in Marlins team history. The third is who we’re here to talk about today.
Jordan Yamamoto is a fairly recent addition to the Marlins farm system after being traded from the Milwaukee Brewers in the Christian Yelich trade. He arrived along with Lewis Brinson, Isan Diaz and Monte Harrison as one of my colleagues covered in Yamamoto’s profile back in January.