Marlins Promote No. 1 Pitching Prospect

The No. 3 overall pick in the 2020 Draft, and the Miami Marlins' top pitching prospect, Max Meyer, will be making his major league debut this weekend.

As per MLB Insider Jon Morosi, "his slider was the single best pitch in the draft... that slider is electrifying."

"His slider was the single best pitch in the draft."

The @Marlins are calling up the #3 pick in the 2020 draft and their current #2 prospect RHP Max Meyer to make his MLB debut tomorrow against the Phillies.#MLBCentral | @jonmorosi | @LaurenShehadi | @MLBPipeline | @mxmeyer22 pic.twitter.com/ZEFd9DUzVD

— MLB Network (@MLBNetwork) July 15, 2022

"An electrifying arm on the mound. The fastball has been triple-digits all the way along... The Marlins have seen exactly what they wanted to see this year from Max in the minors." 

The 23-year-old remained calm, cool and collected when he received the news from his Triple-A manager.

just got a text from @JaxShrimp. pic.twitter.com/ZjSEDZJh2Z

— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) July 15, 2022

At Triple-A this year, Meyer has a 3.72 ERA with a 1.00 WHIP, and 10.1 K/9 with a 65:19 K:BB ratio. In 2021, he pitched to a 2.41 ERA in 20 starts at Double-A.

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