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- Updated: July 26, 2016
MIAMI — Manager Don Mattingly had a little help filling out the Marlins’ lineup card on Tuesday night. And the first order of business for Miami’s “manager for a day,” Micah Goeman, was to bat Ichiro Suzuki leadoff.
“This lineup is his,” Mattingly said. “He lobbied for Ichiro today.”
Goeman, an 18-year-old from Carmel, Ind., spent the day with the Marlins as part of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. His dream has been to be a baseball manager, and prior to the Marlins-Phillies game at Marlins Park, he got an inside look.
“It’s been great to have him out, and hopefully he has a great time,” said Mattingly, a native of Evansville, Ind.
Accompanied by his family, Micah arrived in South Florida on Monday night, and they are staying until Thursday.
“It’s been great for Micah because he loves sports, and he’s sharp in his mind,” said Rob Goeman, Micah’s father. “He understands everything. He watches it all the time. He knows who the players are. He knows what is going on, but he’s never seen baseball from the inside, getting to know the team, and the manager, and how all the positions …
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