The Miami Marlins are trying desperately to lure you to the ballpark this weekend, cramming a handful of special events and promotions into the final games of the Jeffrey Loria era. They assumed (correctly) that the team would be out of postseason contention, and typically, that means fans need a gimmick to peak their interest.
But there’s been nothing typical about the 2017 Marlins, starting with Giancarlo Stanton. A pair of no-doubters on Thursday raised his home run total to 59. With three games remaining, Stanton is only three shy of 62, an ambitious goal he specified publicly back in August.