Fish Stripes Bracket Challenge: Round of 64 results

During the brief period between the start of the NCAA Tournament and MLB Opening Day, baseball historically gets pushed to the back burner. Not around here it won’t! Fish Stripes is joining the bracket craze and putting a Marlins spin on it.

Participate in the daily polls at the Fish Stripes Twitter account (@fishstripes) as we narrow down the field of 64 players to determine who is the fanbase’s favorite.

Here is the rest of the voting schedule:

• Round of 32—Polls open Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET
• Sweet 16—Polls open Saturday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET
• Elite Eight—Polls open Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET
• Final Four—Polls open Monday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET
• Championship—Polls open Tuesday from 8:30 a.m. to 11:59 p.m. ET

These are the players who survived the Round of 64...

Batter Region

1) Giancarlo Stanton (66% of the vote), 2) Hanley Ramírez (81%) 3) Luis Castillo (75%), 4) Miguel Cabrera (93%), 5) Christian Yelich (81%), 7) Mike Lowell (73%), 8) Jeff Conine (78%), 11) Gary Sheffield (55%) advance

Full voting results in the Twitter thread below...

Pitcher Region

1) Josh Johnson (87% of the vote), 2) Ricky Nolasco (92%), 3) Dontrelle Willis (92%), 4) A.J. Burnett (97%), 5) José Fernández (98%), 6) Josh Beckett (97%), 7) Kevin Brown (55%), 9) Aníbal Sánchez (70%) advance

Full voting results in the Twitter thread below...

Shooting Star Region

1) Iván Rodríguez (97% of the vote), 2) Al Leiter (56%), 3) Moises Alou (67%), 6) Edgar Rentería (83%), 8) Carlos Delgado (65%), 10) Kevin Millar (57%), 12) Cody Ross (60%), 13) Preston Wilson (76%) advance

Full voting results in the Twitter thread below...

Active Region

1) Lewis Brinson (88% of the vote), 2) Miguel Rojas (81%), 3) Brian Anderson (94%), 4) José Ureña (73%), 5) Pablo López (87%), 6) Trevor Richards (84%), 8) Sandy Alcántara (81%), 10) Caleb Smith (67%)

Full voting results in the Twitter thread below...