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Cervenka excited to join Marlins’ playoff push
- Updated: August 7, 2016
DENVER — The transition of pitching for a cellar dweller to a contender was a welcomed change for Marlins left-hander Hunter Cervenka, but the feeling of being wanted at all was special to him in the not-so-distant past.
In his seventh season in the Minor Leagues, Cervenka finally made it to Triple-A with the Cubs in 2015, but he was released after posting an 11.08 ERA in 12 outings. Cervenka went home and waited for a call from another team, but it never came.
After nearly three weeks, Cervenka signed with the Sugar Land Skeeters, an Independent League team. Cervenka figured they were close enough to his Baytown, Texas, home to give it a shot.
“I called my agent and told him I was done,” Cervenka said. “Then the opportunity in Sugar Land came along… I went there and pitched well, and the Braves noticed and …
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