Swimming Upstream returns with our longest player interview to date, catching up with Miami Marlins first baseman/outfielder Troy Johnston. Johnston chatted with Alex Carver and Kevin Barral about becoming a father for the first time, his experience playing winter ball in the Dominican Republic, changes he's made during the 2025 season, continuing to wait for a long-overdue call-up and much more.

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