The Marlins acquired Sanchez, 27, and pitcher Ryan Stanek from Tampa in 2019 in exchange for Nick Anderson and Trevor Richards. Sanchez, who is earning $4.5 million this season, made his big-league debut in August 2020 and hit .243 (.310 on base) with 69 homers and 226 RBI in 532 games over parts of six seasons.

The Miami Marlins stood pat at the MLB trade deadline when it came to their rotation, holding onto Sandy Alcantara, for better or worse.

The Miami Marlins had a surprising but refreshingly quiet MLB trade deadline. After president Peter Bendix traded nearly everyone in sight during last year's deadline, South Beach was much calmer this time around.

Cody Bellinger has been swinging a red-hot bat since Aaron Judge went down, and our Yankees vs. Marlins predictions expect that trend to continue this afternoon.

The New York Yankees (60-49) and the Miami Marlins (52-55) open a 3-game series Friday. First pitch from Loan Depot Park is scheduled for 7:10 p.m. ET. Let's analyze BetMGM Sportsbook's MLB odds around the Yankees vs. Marlins odds and make our expert MLB picks and predictions for the best bets.

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