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MIAMI – Luis Castillo. Miguel Cabrera. Giancarlo Stanton. Robb Nen. Dontrelle Willis. Sandy Alcantara. 

Over the weekend, Alcantara took his rightful place on the franchise leader wall at the Marlins Museum located on the Legends Level of loanDepot park. 

So far this season, Alcantara has overtaken Ricky Nolasco for most strikeouts and innings pitched. He also has the most wins (30) at the Little Havana ballpark.  

The Marlins wasted no time commemorating those accolades, setting up the vinyl wallpaper on Thursday ahead of the homestand. Alcantara, who was taken to see the fifth-floor tribute on Friday afternoon, got emotional in doing so.

“That's great,” Alcantara said. “As soon as I just got there and saw myself hanging on the wall, I was close to crying, because I think that's an incredible memory for me, especially here in this organization because I remember when I came here in 2018. I was like 21 years old, trying to stay in the league, on the rotation, and seeing myself over there was an incredible moment for me.” 

There is an asterisk at the bottom noting that the totals reflect the record-setting marks. That’s because Alcantara has already added to the strikeout (1,058) and inning totals (1,250 2/3). The plan is to place the updated stats through 2026 on the wall before next season. 

During Monday’s series opener against the Red Sox, Alcantara notched another milestone by tying Nolasco for most starts (197). If Alcantara, who has a club option for 2027, gets his way, there will be more to come. 

“If I stay here for a couple more years, maybe I will break every record,” Alcantara said. “It's going to be a great opportunity to me to come here every day.” 

As part of the annual Dominican Republic Heritage Celebration on Saturday, the Marlins showed a video of Alcantara’s accomplishments over his eight seasons with the club. On June 12 in Pittsburgh, he became the fifth active Dominican-born pitcher with at least 1,000 career strikeouts. 

“Time goes fast,” Alcantara said. “When they put the video on the screen, the first face that I saw was my 2018 face: skinny, baby face. I feel very happy and blessed to keep myself here, especially in this organization, and I’m always going to be grateful for all the opportunity. And now, looking different, strong, getting old, breaking records. I always want to feel good about this organization for all the opportunity.”

Each achievement has come with a postgame champagne toast and keepsakes. Alcantara keeps them all, plus memorabilia from legends like Albert Pujols’ bat, in an office at his house.  

“I have like a lounge where you can sit, rest, watching TV,” Alcantara said. “I have all my bats and ball and jersey hanging. I think I need more space to keep all this stuff.”

Griffin Conine joined Intentional Talk to discuss what it was like growing up with a dad playing in the big leagues and going to Duke.

In collaboration with PNC Bank and the Kiwanis Club of Little Havana, the Marlins on Monday morning provided school supplies to 600 students at Georgia Jones-Ayers/Lenora B. Smith K-8 Center (a Miami-Dade County Title I school) through the Miami Marlins Foundation Back to School Distributions. 

Manager Clayton McCullough and All-Star Otto Lopez handed out everything from pencils to composition notebooks in the 15th annual back-to-school distribution, which is part of the Miami Marlins Foundation’s commitment to supporting education and creating meaningful opportunities for youth throughout South Florida. 

The Marlins also distributed school supplies to more than 600 students at Kensington Park Elementary School on Tuesday. 

Alongside community partners, the Foundation works to address the needs of local students and families while using the power of baseball to make a lasting impact beyond the ballpark.

• Pete Fairbanks is undergoing further evaluation after exiting Monday’s outing with nerve irritation for the second time this season. More >> 

• The Marlins celebrated their beloved broadcaster with an emotional Tommy Hutton Day. More >> 

• Miami designated for assignment veteran John King and recalled rookie Jack Ralston. More >> 

• According to MLB Pipeline, the Marlins’ farm system has some of the best infield prospects. More >> 

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