The Marlins roster is more talented than it’s been all season with an influx of top prospects and the acquisition of former All-Star Starling Marte. If the Fish maintain the pace set by their teammates through the first 39 games, they will snap the National League’s longest playoff drought, returning to October for the first time since the 2003 World Series.
The club enters play on Friday with a .513 winning percentage, which would earn them the first NL Wild Card spot if the abruptly season ended.
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