Miami Marlins eliminate New York Mets with big fourth in finale

Miami, Florida – The Miami Marlins scored four runs in the fourth inning, winning 4-0 to complete the New York Mets’ collapse, finishing the 2025 season 79-83. Edward Cabrera weaved in and out of trouble, holding the Mets to a pair of hits, striking out seven, and walking five. The five-inning performance concluded his best season in front of a sell-out crowd of 34,660. A day after the Mets one-hit the Marlins for the first time in their 14-year tenure at their present home, New York found itself frustrated at every opportunity, going 0-for-8 with runners in scoring position, stranding 10.

Fish knocking back-to-back RBI doubles to make Mets fans sweat a little.#Marlinspic.twitter.com/7gnzsInsBo

— Gabriel Garcia (@Gabewritesports) September 28, 2025

Juan Soto ended up hitting into an inning-ending double play in the third, starting a long day for the offense. With one out, Connor Norby singled, kicking off a sequence of events that resulted in a quartet of clutch hits. Eric Wagaman drove Norby home with an RBI double, putting up the first run. Brian Navarreto produced his own two-out RBI double, followed by an RBI triple courtesy of Javier Sanoja. Xavier Edwards then capped off the effort with an RBI single, giving his starting pitcher some cushion.

Edward Cabrera speaks through a translator on his thoughts about the best season he's put in. Consistency and health were crucial#Marlins || #MarlinsBeisbol pic.twitter.com/HZUKQVt3ho

— Gabriel Garcia (@Gabewritesports) September 28, 2025

Cabrera ran into a rough patch in the fifth, walking three to load the bases for Pete Alonso, who has been historically successful against the Marlins. Alonso lined out to a prepared Sanoja in left, allowing the Fish to escape. The Mets squandered another scoring opportunity in the seventh. Francisco Lindor legged out a two-out double after Edwards flubbed a soft hit. Soto again came away empty, hitting an infield pop-up, stranding Lindor. In a symbolic moment depicting the Mets’ year, Calvin Faucher struck out Francisco Alvarez, who broke his bat after going down to the two-out payoff pitch during the eighth. Lindor grounded into a double play to end the season.

Final Thoughts

It’s fun playing spoiler. The fish pushed the Mets to deploy their closer, Edwin Diaz, in desperation during the fifth. That was the beginning of the end. Congratulations to Cabrera and all the other Marlins who experienced a good season on an individual level. I am amazed at what the team achieved. Granted, it’s yet another losing season, there’s no denying that. The franchise has now missed the playoffs in 30 of its 34 seasons. However, given the circumstances, they truly played beyond expectations.

Man that was close. https://t.co/aPrQCIsW9f

— Gabriel Garcia (@Gabewritesports) September 28, 2025

I did not have high hopes for the team during the preseason. Few, if any, did. Despite the low points of getting swept by the Rockies in early June and a horrific August, when the team went 13-17 for the month, including seven straight series losses after sweeping the Yankees, the team also overcame injuries. Connor Norby, Ryan Weathers, Max Meyer, Griffin Conine, Kyle Stowers, Anthony Bender, Graham Pauley, and Janson Junk were just some of those who were sidelined at some point or another.

Clayton McCullough reflects on the season both assessing his coaching staff and the rookies/veteran's contributions.#Marlins || ##MarlinsBeisbol pic.twitter.com/3onyAWJ9sL

— Gabriel Garcia (@Gabewritesports) September 28, 2025

And yet, despite it all, the team was in the playoff hunt on the final week of the season. No one expected that, especially after getting swept by the Nationals to kick off September. This partially owes to a monumental choke job by the Mets, however, the feat shows the team never quit.  Some say this is something to build on, but my skeptical side feels this is premature even to consider it.

Here’s a final stat: For those who don’t know, the total attendance at loanDepot park this weekend was 104,465. It’s a new ballpark record for a single series. It surpassed the Yankees series from earlier this season. As we saw during the World Baseball Classic, the Caribbean Series, and certain nights, there are plenty of people willing to watch baseball. The franchise just needs to put out a good, consistent product on the field. Until then, stay frosty my friends.

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Gabriel Garcia

Just an avid sports fan who happens to have a love-hate (mostly love) relationship with his local teams be it collegiate or professional and also happens to be a news junkie. Mix in outstanding optimism with cold realism and you’ve got yourself a balanced cocktail perfect for champions.

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