Offishial news, 9/16/22: Roberto Clemente Day moments; another Groshans milestone

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• Thursday’s minor league scores: Triple-A Jacksonville lost, 6-1; Double-A Pensacola lost, 1-0. Jesús Sánchez (Jacksonville) has dug out of his initial demotion funk. During his current eight-game hitting streak, he’s posted a 1.425 OPS, including his latest 4-for-4 effort. Pat Monteverde (Pensacola) put the finishing touches on a very successful 2022 campaign with 5 ²⁄₃ scoreless innings. He set a new professional career high by throwing 103 pitches.
• In a small sample size, Jordan Groshans is thriving. He became the youngest player since Jazz Chisholm Jr. (2020) to hit a home run for the Marlins. His older brother, Jaxx, celebrated the milestone to the fullest.
• Speaking of Jazz, Grant Kiefer has written his season review article.
• After briefly battling a core injury, Joey Wendle returned to action as a pinch-runner and defensive replacement. I’ll be curious to see how his availability impacts Groshans’ playing time down the stretch.
• The majority of us correctly predicted the Phillies to win two of three games against the Marlins. Only Adam Akbani pegged J.T. Realmuto for Series MVP honors. Daniel Rodriguez and I remain tied atop the season-long predictions leaderboard.
• Join us for Fish Stripes LIVE on YouTube/Facebook/Twitter from 6:00-7:00 p.m. ET. As always, our Fish Picks props have been updated for the start of a new Marlins series.

• FanGraphs gives the Marlins a 49.2% chance to win their series opener against the Nationals.
• With 18 games remaining, the Marlins are seventh in the MLB reverse standings.
• On this day 25 years ago, Bobby Bonilla blasted a walk-off grand slam against the Rockies.
• On Thursday, Pablo López was presented with a small trophy acknowledging his Roberto Clemente award nomination. You can continue voting for López here.
• In their Clemente Day win, the Rays took the unprecedented step of assembling an all-Latino starting lineup.