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Last updated: April 24, 2026 · Game 26 of 162 · Season record: 12–13 · Next: @ San Francisco, April 24 (10:15 PM ET)
World Baseball Network · 2026 Miami Marlins Beat

Baseball
Without Borders.

Tracking the international impact and global development of the 2026 Miami Marlins — the most globally constructed roster in the National League.

12
Wins
13
Losses
2nd
NL East
25
Games Played
6+
Nations Represented
Beat coverage by Matt Tallarini · World Baseball Network · WBN Certified Beat Correspondent
Up Next · Game 26
🐬 Marlins @ 🟠 Giants
Friday, April 24 · 10:15 PM ET · Oracle Park, San Francisco · Sandy Alcántara (2-2, 3.06) vs. Adrian Houser (0-2, 5.40)
WBN Angle
Sandy (🇩🇴 Santiago) and Willy Adames (🇩🇴 Santiago) — same country, same pipeline, 60 feet apart. Luis Arráez returns to face his former Miami team for the first time.
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International Leaderboard — Through Game 25

GOLD 🥇
Javier Sanoja
🇻🇪 Venezuela · UT
.352
AVG
9
RBI
7
SB
.842
OPS
WBC energy became the season. 3-for-4 in Cardinals finale, clutch pinch 2-RBI single vs. MIL. The most versatile weapon on the roster.
SILVER 🥈
Owen Caissie
🇨🇦 Canada · OF/RF
.294
AVG
18
RBI
4
HR
.862
OPS
Anchoring the middle of the order. Canadian power has been a season-long story — the run production has not wavered through the road stretch.
BRONZE 🥉
Liam Hicks
🇨🇦 Canada · C/1B
.289
AVG
19
RBI
4
HR
.871
OPS
HR at Atlanta in the series finale. Team-leading RBI. Canadian tandem with Caissie is the engine through 25.
ACE
Sandy Alcántara Cy Young Watch
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · RHP
3.06
ERA
29.1
IP
22
K
2-2
W-L
Opened at 0.74 through three starts. Milwaukee was a 6-walk career-high anomaly. Opens at Oracle Park tonight vs. a cold Giants lineup.
RETURN
Kyle Stowers
🇺🇸 USA · OF (All-Star)
.333
AVG
3-9
H-AB
1
2B
Season debut Apr 19 after hamstring IL — 2-for-3 with a double. All-Star bat back in the lineup changes the depth profile completely.
WATCH
Eury Pérez
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · RHP
2-1
W-L
4.15
ERA
22
K
Won the Brewers finale to end the four-game skid. Saturday at Oracle vs. Robbie Ray is the next checkpoint. The ceiling is elite.
WATCH
Otto Lopez
🇩🇴 Dominican Republic · SS
.278
AVG
13
RBI
3
HR
HR to tie the Brewers opener in the 10th. Quiet engine at the top of the order, plays above his tools every night.
DEBUT 🆕
Leo Jiménez
🇵🇦 Panama · INF
.241
AVG
5
RBI
.977
FLD%
Panama's newest Marlin held his own through the April grind. The glove has been what the front office advertised — clean, instinctive defense.

International Feature Game Log — 2026

Gm Date Opp Score Result International Feature Moment
1Mar 27COL2–1 W
🇩🇴
Sandy Alcántara
Dominican Republic
7 IP, 0 ER, 5 K — Season opener clinic.
2Mar 28COL4–3 W
🇨🇦
Liam Hicks
Canada
Go-ahead 2-run HR in the 5th; total of 3 RBI.
3Mar 29COL4–3 W
🇨🇦
Owen Caissie
Canada
Walk-off 2-run HR in the 9th; WBC form carried over.
4Mar 30CHW4–9 L
🇮🇹
Jakob Marsee
Italy (Dual)
Triple to CF; 2-for-5. Dual-national spark plug.
5Mar 31CHW9–2 W
🇨🇦
Liam Hicks
Canada
Double + 2 RBI; continued dominance in the heart of the order.
6Apr 1CHW10–0 W
🇩🇴
Sandy Alcántara
Dominican Republic
Complete-game shutout — 93 pitches, 0 ER, 7 K. Pure mastery.
7Apr 3@NYY2–8 L
🇩🇴
Eury Pérez
Dominican Republic
6 BB in 4 IP — command issues surfaced in the Bronx.
8Apr 4@NYY7–9 L
🇩🇴
Heriberto Hernández
Dominican Republic
Clutch 2-RBI triple in the 1st; international power on display.
9Apr 5@NYY7–6 W
🇩🇴
Otto Lopez
Dominican Republic
RBI single in 8th inning rally to steal the series finale.
10Apr 6CIN0–2 L
🇵🇦
Leo Jiménez
Panama
Turned key DP in 4th; defensive anchor in low-score loss.
11Apr 7CIN3–6 (10) L
🇩🇴
Sandy Alcántara
Dominican Republic
8.1 IP of a potential Maddux; bullpen blew a 2-0 lead in extras.
12Apr 8CIN7–4 W
🇩🇴
Eury Pérez
Dominican Republic
First win of 2026; bounced back from Bronx start.
13Apr 9CIN8–1 W
🇨🇦
Owen Caissie
Canada
3-for-4, 2 doubles, 3 RBI — series finale masterpiece.
14Apr 10@DET0–2 L
🇩🇴
Heriberto Hernández
Dominican Republic
SB #2; bats cold against Keider Montero at Comerica.
15Apr 11@DET1–6 L
🇩🇴
Janson Junk
RHP — took the L
Drew Anderson earned his 1st MLB save; Greene 3-run HR.
16Apr 12@DET2–8 L
🇩🇴
Sandy Alcántara
Dominican Republic
Skubal goes 6; Dingler 3-run HR seals sweep. First real test failed.
17Apr 13@ATL10–4 W
🇩🇴
Agustín Ramírez
Dominican Republic
HR; Norby also deep — Marlins punch first at Truist.
18Apr 14@ATL5–6 L
🇩🇴
Otto Lopez
Dominican Republic
Lopez RBI single in 8th; Dominic Smith clears the bases for ATL.
19Apr 15@ATL3–6 L
🇨🇦
Liam Hicks
Canada
Solo HR on Jackie Robinson Day; Elder went 5.2, 7 K.
20Apr 17MIL5–7 (10) L
🇩🇴
Otto Lopez
Dominican Republic
HR to tie in the 9th; Edwards error in the 10th loses it.
21Apr 18MIL2–5 L
🇩🇴
Sandy Alcántara
Dominican Republic
Career-high 6 BB; Woodruff throws 7 shutout-type innings.
22Apr 19MIL5–3 W
🇩🇴
Eury Pérez
Dominican Republic
Earns W; Stowers 2-for-3 in season debut; Sanoja pinch 2-RBI.
23Apr 20STL5–3 W
🇩🇴
Agustín Ramírez
Dominican Republic
HR to open the homestand; Meyer gets a no-decision at 3.96.
24Apr 21STL3–5 L
🇮🇹
Jakob Marsee
Italy (Dual)
Marsee HR; Hernández 2-RBI late — not enough vs. Dustin May.
25Apr 22STL4–1 W
🇻🇪
Javier Sanoja
Venezuela
3-for-4; Junk + 5 relievers three-hit the Cards. Series won.
* Table updated after each game · Game 26 tonight at Oracle Park

The Miami Files — Weekly Roundups

The Miami Files · Issue 6
Marlins at Giants Preview — Chasing the NL Wild Card
Published April 24, 2026 · Games 26–28

The Giants have been shut out four times in 25 games. They opened the season going 20 consecutive scoreless innings to tie a 1909 franchise record. They rank 25th in MLB in wRC+. Sandy Alcántara opens Friday night at Oracle Park against Adrian Houser (0-2, 5.40) — the weakest arm in the Giants rotation. With the Mets at 9-16 and the Phillies at 8-17, this is the West Coast trip that either validates the 2026 Marlins as NL Wild Card players or sends them home with questions.

🇩🇴 Alcántara vs. Adames 🇻🇪 Arráez returns 🇩🇴 Eury vs. Ray Meyer vs. Roupp
SERIES PREVIEW Read the full preview →
The Miami Files · Issue 5
Cardinals Series Won — Junk and the Bullpen Three-Hit St. Louis
Published April 22, 2026 · Games 23–25

Miami took 2 of 3 from the Cardinals behind Agustín Ramírez's HR in the opener and Janson Junk combining with five relievers on a three-hitter in the 4-1 finale. Javier Sanoja went 3-for-4 in the series closer to push his average to .352. The Marlins hand the rotation to Sandy for the flight to San Francisco with the momentum of a home series win.

🇩🇴 Ramírez 🇻🇪 Sanoja Junk Fairbanks (Save #5)
SERIES WON 2–1 Season record: 12–13 · Back near .500 before SF
The Miami Files · Issue 4
Brewers Series Lost — Sandy's 6-Walk Game, Eury Saves Finale
Published April 19, 2026 · Games 20–22

The four-game skid ended Sunday when Eury Pérez earned the win and Kyle Stowers returned from hamstring IL with a 2-for-3 debut. The series was lost on two of the toughest nights of the young season: Otto Lopez's HR to tie the opener undone by an Edwards error in the 10th, and Sandy's career-high 6 walks in a Woodruff-authored 5-2 loss.

🇩🇴 Pérez (W) Stowers (debut) 🇻🇪 Sanoja (pinch RBI) 🇩🇴 Lopez
SERIES LOST 1–2 Stowers return was the real story
The Miami Files · Issue 3
Atlanta Road Trip — Miami Punches First, Smith Punches Back
Published April 15, 2026 · Games 17–19

Miami opened with a 10-4 statement win behind Ramírez and Norby HRs, then dropped consecutive games — Dominic Smith cleared the bases with a three-run double in the 8th of Game 2, and Bryce Elder struck out seven on Jackie Robinson Day to close the series. NL East's two most international rosters collided and the Braves took 2 of 3.

🇩🇴 Ramírez Norby 🇩🇴 Lopez Paddack
SERIES LOST 1–2 10-4 opener was the calling card
The Miami Files · Issue 2.5
Swept in Detroit — Three Games, Zero Answers
Published April 13, 2026 · Games 14–16

Detroit swept Miami on offensive silence. Kenley Jansen recorded career save #478 in the opener. Drew Anderson earned his first MLB save in Game 2. Tarik Skubal and Dillon Dingler's three-run HR closed the sweep. A cold-bat road trip that exposed the depth questions early.

Paddack (L) 🇩🇴 Junk (L) 🇩🇴 Alcántara (L)
SWEPT 0–3 First real test of the season, and it was failed
The Miami Files · Issue 2
The Reds Series — International Core Dominates Cincinnati
Published April 10, 2026 · Games 10–13

Miami split the four-game set with Cincinnati but the numbers told a different story than the record. Sandy Alcántara's 8.1-inning clinic in Game 11 was one of the best starts of the young season — a bullpen implosion in extras the only reason he didn't have a 3-0 record. Owen Caissie closed the series with a statement: 3-for-4, two doubles, three RBI in the finale.

🇩🇴 Alcántara 🇩🇴 Pérez (1st W) 🇨🇦 Caissie 🇨🇦 Hicks 🇵🇦 Jiménez
SERIES SPLIT 2–2 Season record moved to 8–5
The Miami Files · Issue 1
Yankee Stadium Encore — WBC Form Is Permanent
Published April 6, 2026 · Games 7–9

Miami went into Yankee Stadium and stole the finale on Otto Lopez's clutch single and a late rally. Heriberto Hernández's 2-RBI triple drove Game 8. The loss in Game 7 exposed Eury Pérez's command issues at the highest level. The win in Game 9 proved the character is real.

🇻🇪 Sanoja 🇩🇴 Lopez 🇩🇴 Pérez 🇬🇧 Petersen
SERIES LOST 1–2 Game 9 was the character play

Baseball Without Borders — Nations on the Roster

🇩🇴
Dominican Republic
Alcántara, Pérez, Ramírez, Lopez, Hernández
🇨🇦
Canada
Caissie, Hicks
🇻🇪
Venezuela
Sanoja
🇵🇦
Panama
Leo Jiménez
🇬🇧
Great Britain
Michael Petersen
🇮🇹
Italy
Jakob Marsee (WBC Dual)
🌍
6+ Nations
One of MLB's most global rosters