Kyle Stowers hits a two-run home run to right-center field, his second homer of the game, to give the Marlins a 4-0 lead in the 3rd inning

Kyle Stowers hits his third home run of the game, scoring Agustín Ramírez and increasing the Marlins' lead to 7-0 in the top of the 5th inning

Being traded away from the Orioles was a dramatic change for Kyle Stowers. But the move to the Marlins helped lift his career.

Stowers was unsure if he would ever get a big-league chance. Now he's a poster child for what the Marlins must do for success.

It's pretty surreal, to be honest. It's something that certainly is on the career bucket list to experience. It's not my mountaintop, per se, but it's something that I definitely wanted to accomplish.

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During Friday’s homecoming, Kyle Stowers held court in the visitors’ dugout reminiscing about his favorite moment as an Orioles rookie at Camden Yards. The Marlins' left fielder went back to Aug. 25,

Orioles fans were anxiously awaiting to see what moves the front office would make to bolster one of the best teams in the American League.