George Soriano #65

Is first cousins with seven-time All-Star Alfonso Soriano, who played in 1,975 career games over 16 seasons with the Yankees, Rangers, Nationals and Cubs... Resides in San Pedro de Macoris, Dominican Republic.

2025

On the Marlins Opening Day roster for the second consecutive season. Made 24 relief appearances...Posted a single-season high with two wins and 12 games finished...Struck out a season-high four batters vs. ARI (4/15) over 3.0 innings...Started the season with two scoreless appearances vs. PIT, earning the win in his second appearance (3/29), a walk-off 5-4 win in the 12th inning. Had 15 straight appearances (3/31-9/8) in which the Marlins did not win the game in which he pitched...Tossed a season-high 3.1 innings vs. WSH (9/8) in a 15-7 loss...Picked up his first save of the season at TEX (9/21) with a scoreless ninth inning tossing a season-low eight pitches...Made 13 appearances of four outs or more, sixth most on the Marlins pitching staff...Appeared in 29 games for Jacksonville (AAA) his most with any single affiliate over his career...Held the Jumbo Shrimps opposition to a 2.32 ERA while posting a 4-1 record and 49 strikeouts over 42.2 innings.

2024

Made 22 relief appearances with the Marlins, going 1-1 with a 6.75 ERA (22 ER/29.1 IP) over five stints (March 28-April 17, May 7-12, July 30-Aug. 19, Aug. 24-Sept. 4, and Sept. 7-20)...Made his first career Opening Day roster...Tossed two-plus innings in six of his 22 appearances...Recorded his only save of season on Aug. 11 vs. SD, retiring the final batter via strikeout (0.1 IP). Went one-for-three in save opportunities during the season...Earned first career win on Aug. 27 at COL, tossing one scoreless inning in relief with one strikeout...Struck out a season-high four batters on Sept. 10 at PIT. Tossed three scoreless innings with one hit and one walk...In 10 games at home, posted an 11.25 ERA (15 ER/12.0 IP) with seven walks, 11 strikeouts,and a .306 opponent’s AVG (15x49). In 12 games away, posted a 3.63 ERA (7 ER/17.1 IP) with six walks, 18 strikeouts, and a .190 opponent’s AVG (12x63)...Right-handed batters hit .227 (15x66) against him with eight extra base hits and a .734 OPS, while left-handed batters hit .261 (12x46) with eight extra base hits and a 1.004 OPS...In 24 appearances with Triple-A Jacksonville, went 0-3 with a 4.38 ERA (19 ER/39.0 IP), 17 walks, 44 strikeouts and two saves. Held opponents to a .221 AVG (30x136).

2023

Finished his first season in the Majors without a decision but posted a 3.81 ERA (22 ER/52.0 IP) in 26 appearances (one start)...Struck out 52 batters...Had a 5.14 ERA (16 ER/28.0 IP) at loanDepot park in 15 relief outings and a 2.25 ERA (6 ER/24.0 IP) in 11 games (one start) away...Left-handed batters hit .256 (23x90) against him in 2023 with four home runs and a .807 OPS, while right-handed batters hit .215 (23x107) with two home runs and a .605 OPS...In 25 relief outings this season had a 3.49 ERA (19 ER/49.0 IP), holding batters to a .232 AVG (43x185) with 48 strikeouts...Made his first career start on Aug. 5 at TEX...Gave up three runs on three hits (one home run) and three walks with four strikeouts over 3.0 innings...Recorded a career-high eight strikeouts on July 21 vs. COL in a career-high 4.0 innings pitched...Matched the club record for strikeouts as a reliever, set by Kevin Slowey on June 8, 2018 at NYM when he recorded eight strikeouts over 7.0 innings in a 20-inning affair...Had a team-high seven relief appearances of 3.0-plus innings, tied for second-most in a season by a relief pitcher in franchise history...Made his MLB debut as a reliever on April 16 vs. ARI after being recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville on April 10...Went 3.0 scoreless innings with just one hit allowed and two strikeouts...Is one of just six Marlins pitchers who went at least 3.0 innings, allowed two hits or less and did not allow a run in their Major League debuts...The last to accomplish the feat was Trevor Rogers on Aug. 25, 2020...The other four: Josh Beckett on Sept. 4, 2001, Ricky Nolasco on April 5, 2004, Adalberto Méndez on Aug. 23, 2010 and Brandon Leibrandt on Aug. 23, 2020...Split time between Triple-A Jacksonville and Miami...Posted a 1-2 record with a 5.33 ERA (15 ER/25.1 IP) in 17 appearances (five starts) for Jacksonville...Held batters to a .284 AVG (29x102) with 14 walks and 27 strikeouts.

2022

Finished 4-4 with a 2.72 ERA in 40 appearances, including six starts between Pensacola and Jacksonville...Started the season in Double-A where he had a 3.10 ERA in eight appearances (six starts)…Was promoted to Jacksonville at the beginning June where he converted primarily to a reliever. Had a 2.49 ERA in 32 appearances...In his final 17 appearances, posted a 1.01 ERA. 16 of 17 outings were scoreless...Allowed just four home runs in 76.0 innings pitched.