The Miami Marlins opened Year 2 in Grapefruit League play under CEO Derek Jeter Saturday afternoon versus the St. Louis Cardinals, falling 11-1.
Both the Miami and St. Louis offenses were quiet early on, as Sandy Alcántara took the ball for the Marlins; Miles Mikolas got the nod for St. Louis. Alcántara worked two innings Saturday, allowing just one hit, striking out three hitters.
Sandy got a couple of these kinda swings. Don't have a chance against him when the ball DIVES like that. pic.twitter.com/XjA7FtEjor
— Fish Stripes (@fishstripes) February 23, 2019
The Cardinals originally signed Alcántara out of the Dominican Republic, eventually trading him to Miami in December 2017 to acquire outfielder Marcell Ozuna.