JUPITER, Fla.—The Jorge Soler era began on Saturday with the free agent signing batting in the leadoff spot for the Marlins and bringing pure offense. Soler went 2-for-2 (two singles) in the first inning alone as the Marlins batted around against Steven Matz, including Jesús Aguilar hitting a 3-run homer and RBI’s from Jacob Stallings and Jazz Chisholm Jr. The Marlins collected an easy win over the Cardinals, 9-2.
Matz couldn’t even complete the first inning on his own. The Cardinals used the flexible spring training rules to bring him back for the next inning, but the final line says it all: 1.