"The Lion", the Miami Marlins new catcher, Jorge Alfaro, is glad to be in Miami and closer to Colombia. By
Jorge Alfaro isn’t in the lineup for the Miami Marlins for their series finale against the Cincinnati Reds on Thursday, but it has nothing to do with the two minor mishaps behind home plate in the first two games at Great American Ball Park.
Alfaro, who started at catcher in nine of the Marlins’ first 12 games, got hit on follow-throughs on back-to-back nights to open the three-game set in Cincinnati. First, Jesse Winker knocked Alfaro in the head Tuesday, then Tucker Barnhart did the same in the Reds’ 2-1 win Wednesday.