The ones that got away

With a trip to the playoffs potentially being decided by the narrowest of margins, a look at 10 games the Marlins wish they could have back.

If things don’t end well for the Marlins’ Ezequiel Tovar’s May 25 walk-off hit at Coors Field will be a disappointing moment to remember. (Photo courtesy of AP.)

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Over the course of 162 games, every team in Major League Baseball—from the Braves to the Athletics—finds a way to win some games they have no business winning and also manages to lose some games that never should have been lost.

And despite how many times you hear, “It’s just one game,” or “It all evens out in the end,” when you get to late September and realize your favorite team’s playoff fate could be determined by the slimmest of margins, it’s hard to not think back on some of those nights defeat was snatched from the jaws of victory.

Tomorrow we’ll take a look at some of the Marlins’ stolen wins in 2023. But today, a chronological look at 10 games the Marlins might well remember if they come up just short of qualifying for the playoffs at the end of play on Sunday afternoon.

If that’s the case, names like Nick Madrigal, Tucupita Marcano, Ezequiel Tovar, Cristian Pache and Nolan Jones could be forever etched into Marlins history.