In a season that could best be characterized as “different,” the narrative surrounding the success of the 2020 Miami Marlins is apt to the strangest year of baseball most of us have bore witness to.
For a season that didn’t kick off until the 24th of July, the team would see 18 players and staff test positive for COVID-19, raising cause for concern about whether a season was even possible amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Fortunately for many, there would be a season and for fans of the Miami Marlins, 2020 would gift more surprises than first-expected.
Finishing the year 31-29, the team’s first winning season since 2009, the Marlins found themselves victorious in the Wild Card round against a Chicago Cubs team whose window appears to be nearing its expiration.