Top draft picks Morissette, Mack ready to ‘get to work’

Marlins draft picks Joe Mack and Cody Morisette were at loanDepot park for the team’s game against the San Diego Padres after signing their contracts.

They wore home white Miami Marlins jerseys and roamed around the field at loanDepot park, a ballpark they hope to play on for real in a few years. They met Don Mattingly and Derek Jeter in the process.

They took in the moment on Friday as their professional baseball careers are about to get underway.

Make no mistake about it: catcher Joe Mack and infielder Cody Morissette, the Marlins’ second and third picks from the 2021 MLB Draft, enjoyed the moment.

But they’re also not hiding the fact that they know a long road is ahead of them and that they’re ready to get started.

“I can’t wait,” Morissette said, “to get to [the

MARK BROWN Getty Images Cody Morissette, left, and Joe Mack were on hand Friday, but the punchless Marlins lost to San Diego.