Fish Stripes Bracket Challenge: Elite Eight 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.

The Elite Eight matchups were not particularly close.

These four players who moved on will go head-to-head-to-head-to-head in a Twitter poll. It begins at 10:30 a.m. ET on Monday and concludes at 11:59 p.m. ET on Tuesday.

Batter Region

4) Miguel Cabrera (74% of the vote) advances

Pitcher Region

5) José Fernández (78% of the vote) advances

Shooting Star Region

1) Iván Rodríguez (74% of the vote) advances

Active Region

3) Brian Anderson (71% of the vote) advances