Nearly a dozen trades, savvy minor-league deals and key additions via free agency have led to the creation of this Marlins team that is back in the postseason for the first time in a full season since 2003.
Kim Ng was well aware of the stakes when she became the Miami Marlins' general manager in November 2020, stakes that extended well beyond whether she could resuscitate a franchise that's spent most of its existence fighting for relevance within its own city. “This team has just exemplified heart and they know it,” she said.
Having rallied to take a ninth-inning lead against the New York Mets, the Miami Marlins were foiled by the weather once again at Citi Field. Jazz Chisholm Jr. and Yuri Gurriel had consecutive run-scoring hits that put the Marlins ahead 2-1 Thursday night, but umpires soon ordered the tarp on the field and the game was suspended by rain at 12:58 a.m. after a 3-hour, 17-minute delay. “Without getting into the details, obviously, this is an unfortunate incident,” said Marlins general manager Kim Ng, who declined comment when asked if the suspension could have been avoided or if the game could have been completed in the ninth.