Sandy Alcantara had waited more than a year and a half for this moment. The Miami Marlins’ ace spent all of last season relegated to the dugout as he rehabbed following Tommy John surgery and vowed to return better than ever once he got back to the mound.

Its Friday, March 28 and the Pittsburgh Pirates (0-1) are in South Beach to take on the Miami Marlins (1-0) in Game 2 of this series. Mitch Keller is slated to take the mound for Pittsburgh against Connor Gillispie for Miami.

The Marlins have the lowest payroll in baseball. That matches the expectations around them as they wait to see if they can rebuild a team from the ashes.

It’s an incredibly important time in our organization. It’s an incredibly impactful thing that we’ve built, and we’re starting to see the fruits of it.’

Alonso’s grand slam was one of four homers hit by the Mets in a 10-4 demolition of the Marlins at loanDepot park. After three frustrating offensive games in Houston, where they managed only five runs total and lost twice, the Mets jumped all over right-hander Cal Quantrill in the fifth inning and coasted.

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Its Tuesday, April 1 and the Mets (2-2) are in Miami to take on the Marlins (3-2 ... Check out our day-by-day MLB schedule page, along with detailed matchup pages that update live in-game with ...