JUPITER, FLORIDA - FEBRUARY 23: Matt Joyce #7 of the Miami Marlins during the spring training game against the Washington Nationals at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium on February 23, 2020 in Jupiter, Florida. (Photo by Mark Brown/Getty Images)
The 2020 Major League season will begin with Matt Joyce a week shy of his 36th birthday.
At a time when most major leaguers are starting to wind down their careers, the Miami Marlins are going to be more reliant on Matt Joyce than was originally thought. With the universal designated hitter in effect for this season (and maybe forever), Matt Joyce is just the sort of player who could parlay the rule change into two or three more effective seasons.