You wouldn't know it from their record, but the Miami Marlins actually have some top players on their roster. Infielders Garrett Cooper and Jazz Chisholm Jr. were selected as All-Stars, utility player Jon Berti has led the league in stolen bases all season, and pitcher Sandy Alcantara is a top contender for the NL Cy Young Award with an ERA of 2.32. So, to be blunt, why do the Marlins suck so much?
Don Mattingly's recent years with the Marlins have had mixed results, and it wasn't long into 2022 before fans began calling for the team's longest-serving manager to be fired. Miami is fourth in the NL East, only in front of the Washington Nationals, with World Series odds so long they've been taken off the board. With a disappointing record of 437-584 since taking over as manager in 2016, it's only natural Donnie Baseball isn't the most popular person in Miami.
Don Mattingly was all up in the ump's face pic.twitter.com/WOkb7eM59X
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