Carlos Gimenez, the 64-year-old mayor of Miami-Dade County, delivered a crisp strike with the ceremonial first pitch.
The Marlins should have left him out there.
Jose Urena’s first pitch — the first pitch of the Major League season as the Marlins and Cubs kicked things off — was crushed by Ian Happ for an upper-deck home run.
It went downhill from there in an 8-4 loss at sun-splashed Marlins Park before a crowd of 32,151, the first game for new owners Bruce Sherman and Derek Jeter.
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