The Florida Marlins, based in Miami, Fla., participate in Major League Baseball (MLB) and are a member of the National League East Division. The Marlins were founded in 1993.Since their inception, they have played home games at Sun Life Stadium.
MIAMI — The Marlins are one of three finalists seeking the services of reliever Derrick Turnbow. The right-hander, who is striving to overcome injuries and control troubles, has been on Florida's radar for a while. The team's interest has been to see if it can sign Turnbow to a Minor League contract with an invitation [...]
Ryne Sandberg lobbied for Andre Dawson in his Hall of Fame induction speech. Tony Perez, another member of Cooperstown's elite, made a plea. Now, Dawson can only wait and see if the voting members of the Baseball Writers' Association of America feel he's worthy of induction into the Hall of Fame. "We all respect the [...]
MIAMI — Call them overachievers, if you want. Before the 2008 season began, the experts had plenty to say about the Marlins. Most of the commentary was unfavorable, which is nothing really new to those who follow the team closely. With so much focus in baseball centered on payroll, it is easy to predict a [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays addressed their bullpen on the night before Christmas by landing right-hander Joe Nelson. On Wednesday night, Doug Schaer, Nelson's agent, said his client wanted to remain in the state of Florida. Nelson lives in Palm Beach County, and by crossing the state, the 34-year-old will be close to home. Nelson's [...]
MIAMI — Home for the holidays for Josh Johnson often means spending time in two places. This year will be no different for the Marlins right-hander. Raised in Oklahoma, Johnson also had family in the Minneapolis area. So when he was growing up, he regularly made the trips up north to see his relatives in [...]
It couldn't happen again. Could it? On the final game of the regular season in 2007, the Marlins went into Shea Stadium and broke the hearts of the Mets, beating them to put the final dagger in what turned out to be a historic collapse to take them out of the playoff picture. In 2008, [...]
MIAMI — "Marley & The Marlins," coming to a theater near you? Sort of. The comedy "Marley & Me" is being released on Christmas, and a couple of scenes in the movie that stars Owen Wilson, Jennifer Aniston and a Labrador Retriever named Marley were shot during a Marlins game at Dolphin Stadium. "It must [...]
Do you see Hanley Ramirez playing left field in the near future? We can get a good defensive free-agent shortstop like Omar Vizquel. — Jose G., Miami. The subject of switching Hanley to the outfield was brought up at the Winter Meetings, and team president of baseball operations Larry Beinfest said the commitment is to [...]
MIAMI — International baseball at its finest will soon be coming to a world-class city. The 2009 World Baseball Classic will feature Round 2 games in the diverse city of Miami. In all, six games will take place from March 14-18 at Dolphin Stadium, home of the Florida Marlins. Tickets to the second round through [...]
MIAMI — Recent years have shown the Marlins have a way of resurrecting former closers' careers. With that kind of track record, it's not surprising that Florida has inquired about free agent Derrick Turnbow, who formerly was a standout closer in Milwaukee. The Marlins' interest in Turnbow would be for a Minor League contract, with [...]