Marlins cap Spring Training with walk-off win

The Miami Marlins close out spring training on a high note, with a 4-3 walk-off win at home over the New York Mets on Sunday in Jupiter.

Jay Beshears tied the game with a triple in the bottom of the ninth inning and scored on a sacrifice fly by Spencer Bramwell to clinch the victory. The second baseman was a part of the Tanner Scott trade with the San Diego Padres in 2024 that also netted Miami prospects Graham Pauley and Robby Snelling.

The Marlins scored first on a wild pitch in the third inning but fell behind 3-1 in the fourth inning after the Mets’ new third baseman Bo Bichette hit a run-scoring double to spark a rally.

The Marlins added a run in the sixth inning after a groundout by Kemp Alderman, scoring Micah McDowell. The bullpen held on to give Miami the chance to complete the comeback with 4.1 scoreless innings. Tyler Zuber, who started the 2025 season with the Mets, pitched three shutout innings with five strikeouts on the day he was reassigned to the minor leagues.

Andrew Nardi, who missed all of last season due to injury, pitched a perfect inning to finish a spring in which he allowed only one hit with nine strikeouts in 5.1 innings of work.

Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara, who is slated to pitch on Opening Day on Friday, started the game and threw 4.2 innings allowing three runs on five hits and six strikeouts. He spent much of spring training pitching for the Dominican Republic in the World Baseball Classic.

Heriberto Hernandez, Jesus Bastidas, and Andrew Salas each knocked in two hits for the Marlins, who finished Spring Training with an 11-13-3 record. The likelihood of Hernandez making the Opening Day roster increased with the news that star left fielder Kyle Stowers and newly acquired centerfielder Esteury Ruiz were placed on the 10-day injured list to start the season.

The Marlins enter the 2026 season with home series against the Colorado Rockies and the Chicago White Sox. They will start with a rotation consisting of Alcantara, Eury Perez, Max Meyer, Chris Paddack, and Janson Junk.