In 2020, the Miami Marlins snapped a notorious drought, qualifying for the MLB postseason for the first time since 2003. You all noticed that. On the flip side, here’s an even longer streak that had gone under the radar: at least one player in the Marlins organization underwent Tommy John surgery every year from 2002-2019. That has been snapped as well, according to Jon Roegele’s MLB/MiLB database.
Overall, this was an unhealthy year for Marlins pitchers. The club cycled through 37 of them—the highest total in the majors—with about half spending time on the injured list due to either COVID-19 or a more conventional, baseball-related issue (poor José Ureña checked both those boxes).