Miami Marlins: 9 memorable moments from the 2021 season
By Matt Melton
![SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 9: Lewis Brinson #25 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on August 9, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images) SAN DIEGO, CA - AUGUST 9: Lewis Brinson #25 of the Miami Marlins hits a two-run home run during the eighth inning of a baseball game against the San Diego Padres at Petco Park on August 9, 2021 in San Diego, California. (Photo by Denis Poroy/Getty Images)](https://images2.minutemediacdn.com/image/upload/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto/shape/cover/sport/https-3A-2F-2Fmarlinmaniac-com-2Fwp-content-2Fuploads-2Fgetty-images-2F2017-2F07-2F1234599640-850x560-340f526efba5137043e7e32b725ce94c.jpg)
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.
100 MPH pitch from Jacob deGrom? ⁰⁰Light work for Jazz Chisholm Jr. 😳⁰⁰(via @MLB)pic.twitter.com/TG6UqXOCNZ
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) April 10, 2021
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.
GARRETT COOPER. WALK-OFF HOMER. WALK-OFF HERO. #JUNTOSMIAMI pic.twitter.com/3apBsgWyJE
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) May 22, 2021
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.
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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.