Miami Marlins: 9 memorable moments from the 2021 season

Jazz Chisholm homers off Jacob deGrom

One of the earliest memorable moments of the season came in the top of the second inning back on April 10 when Chisholm turned a 100 mph fastball from Jacob deGrom into a no-doubt home run into the upper deck in New York, his first of the season.

This was only the first of what-was many memorable offensive moments from Chisholm across the remainder of the 2021 season.

Garrett Cooper walk-off HR against the Mets

Speaking of memorable Marlins home runs from 2021, there are few that are more-notable than Cooper’s walk-off blast against the Mets on May 22. Tied 1-1 in the bottom of the ninth, Cooper would blast a long ball to left-center off Mets reliever Drew Smith to give the Marlins a 3-1 win.

This also put the finishing touches on what-was a solid day for Cooper offensively as he went 3-for-4 at the plate with a home run and two RBI’s.

The rise of Eury Perez

We end with what is not necessarily a specific moment, but more of something overall that happened in 2021 – the rise of Eury Perez as a prospect.

In what-was an MLB season full of breakout campaign’s from prospects across baseball, there were few more impressive than Perez who posted a phenomenal 1.96 ERA across 20 starts between Low-A Jupiter and High-A Beloit with 26 walks and 108 strikeouts. Because of this, the 18-year-old ended the season as Miami’s No. 6 prospect.