Red-hot Miami Marlins cannot be stopped, boasting MLB-best 17-5 record in month of June

For nan full period of June, 1 squad has tally roughshod complete nan entirety of Major League Baseball, being astir unbeatable astatine location and surging successful nan playoff standings successful nan process.

Just proceeding that, you astir apt deliberation I'm talking astir 1 of nan accustomed suspects.

The New York Yankees? How astir nan Los Angeles Dodgers? Or possibly it's nan Atlanta Braves going connected 1 of their patented runs?

No, no, and no.

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Los Angeles Dodgers designated hitter Shohei Ohtani rounds 3rd guidelines aft hitting a solo location tally against nan Minnesota Twins successful nan first inning astatine Target Field successful Minneapolis, Minn., connected June 22, 2026. (Jesse Johnson-Imagn Images)

The squad I'm referring to is nary different than nan Miami Marlins, who boast an MLB-best 17-5 grounds successful nan period of June and conscionable sewage done pinch a Friday nighttime shutout connected nan roadworthy against chap Wild Card hopefuls, nan St. Louis Cardinals.

It's difficult to opportunity why nan Marlins are experiencing nan benignant of occurrence they are successful June.

The talent was ever there, arsenic young arsenic it whitethorn be. I moreover wrote about really nan Fightin' Fish had plentifulness of imaginable each nan measurement backmost successful April.

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But I'm not judge moreover nan astir optimistic Marlins instrumentality could person seen this coming.

Miami Marlins starting pitcher Sandy Alcantara walks to nan dugout earlier a shot crippled against nan Cincinnati Reds successful Miami connected April 7, 2026. (Lynne Sladky/AP)

A large cardinal to their occurrence has been their offense, but not successful nan accepted sense.

Chicks excavation nan agelong ball, sure, but Miami are taking much of a mini shot attack to scoring runs, and it's been moving for illustration a charm arsenic of late.

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The Marlins are successful nan top-ten successful nan convention successful on-base percent and are nan champion squad successful MLB successful position of stolen bases pinch 88.

That strategy mightiness not beryllium sexy, but it's a large logic why nan Marlins are wrong spitting region of nan playoffs arsenic we adjacent successful connected nan All-Star break.

Coming into nan year, shot fans were astir apt very alert of nan apical 2 arms successful nan Marlins' rotation, arsenic Sandy Alcántara and Eury Pérez some person reputations that precede them.

However, it's been nan emergence of Max Meyer that has helped Miami get a much-needed boost to its pitching.

Meyer is 9-0 this season, and successful nan period of June unsocial he has a 1.78 ERA pinch 33 strikeouts successful 5 starts.

And I cognize I bemoaned nan bullpen earlier this season, but that portion has yet started rounding into form, helping Miami clasp onto immoderate precocious leads.

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Miami Marlins' Owen Caissie celebrates pinch teammates aft hitting a walk-off two-run location tally to conclusion nan Colorado Rockies successful Miami connected March 29, 2026. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

When you propulsion each that into a pot, you get a successful summertime stew of winning shot that has taken MLB by storm.

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As a cynical Marlins fan, though, I'm conscionable waiting for nan different footwear to drop.

Will Miami beryllium capable to support this up? Probably not, but it's nosy to watch while it's happening.

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And pinch really young this squad is, it's awesome to spot them get up of schedule, moreover if it's only temporary.

Let's dream nan period of July is arsenic benignant to nan Marlins arsenic June was.