Ronny Simon, a 25-year-old utility player for the Miami Marlins, faced a tough outing in his 19th career game, committing three errors in just four innings during an 8-6 loss to the Padres. His mistakes allowed San Diego to rally back from an early six-run deficit, ultimately leading to Simon being pulled from the game. Despite the difficulties, fellow player Fernando Tatis Jr. reassured that such nights are common in baseball, especially for young teams like the Marlins, who are still developing their skills.
The ball, it seemed, just kept finding Simon, and the errors kept piling up. His first blunder came in the second inning after he could not field an RBI single to his left from Tyler Wade.
Padres star Fernando Tatis Jr. expressed his understanding: "Everyone that has won a Platinum or Gold Glove has had one of those nights. I definitely know he's a great player..."
Young teams like the Marlins are going to go through growing pains, and Simon had one of those nights that almost every big leaguer will have to endure and then forget.
Simon then fired wildly to the plate, which allowed another run to score and cut the lead to 6-3.
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