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MIAMI – The Marlins’ clubhouse resembled a chaotic combination of move-out day and graduation between the shipping boxes and exchange of pleasantries on Sunday afternoon. When the 2026 Marlins began their journey seven months ago at Spring Training, the underdogs held postseason aspirations. Instead, Miami finished below .500 and fell short of making the playoffs for a third consecutive year. By beating the National League East champion Braves, 5-3, at loanDepot park to cap the 2026 schedule, the Marlins (80-82) did surpass last season’s win total by one. “I believe we're close, and I think another important part is we have to realize how far away we are,” manager Clayton McCullough said. “This is not going to just be guaranteed again. Like, ‘Hey, next year it's just automatically going to mean that you're going to make these ... incremental steps.’ We're going to have to do a lot and continue to have that mentality that we have. We have to be hungrier next year than we were this year, and I think everyone \[will\
