The Miami Marlins arrived at Marlins Park on Friday, treating it like February at their Roger Dean spring complex in Jupiter. A feeling of new beginnings in the air, teammates catching up after months of not seeing each other, and getting themselves back into game-shape. But beyond those intangibles, this workout was much different from any other that the Marlins have ever experienced.
For one, it’s already July, which should be more than three full months into the 2020 Major League Baseball season. Instead of the Fish entering the dog days of summer, they are simply trying to loosen up their bodies after being relatively dormant since mid-March.