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 — Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco gave Scott Olsen, his close friend and Nationals starter, a ride to Land Shark Stadium on Monday afternoon. Later on in the night, Nolasco was a driving force as the Marlins moved into second place in the National League East. Nolasco allowed two runs on four hits over eight [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Armed with a five-game winning streak, the Marlins strolled into Tropicana Field this weekend feeling pretty good about themselves. They left in a slightly different mood. Tampa Bay's rookie phenom, David Price, kept Florida at bay through six, and the Rays' bullpen was lights out once again in handing the cold Marlins [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — Saturday's Marlins-Rays game was themed "'80s Night" at Tropicana Field. But what took place offered a flashback to a much more recent time — Friday. Like the opener of the unofficially named "Citrus Series," the game was tied in the late innings, and it came down to both team's bullpens. And once [...]
ST. PETERSBURG — The Rays continued to run wild on the bases, and B.J. Upton almost singlehandedly snapped the Marlins' five-game winning streak. But Florida's 7-3 loss in front of 20,972 at Tropicana Field on Friday night came down to one simple thing. "They got big hits, and we didn't," said Marlins catcher John Baker, [...]
MIAMI — Consider it one of the more efficient methods for the Marlins to take the focus off their discombobulated bullpen. Simply bash your way into rendering it inconsequential. Cody Ross, Dan Uggla and Hanley Ramirez blasted homers on Thursday night — capped by Ramirez's grand slam to finish off a five-run eighth — and [...]
MIAMI — What the Marlins witnessed on Wednesday night was the Ricky Nolasco of old setting the stage for the emergence of a new closer, Dan Meyer. Nolasco surrendered two unearned runs over seven innings, Meyer logged his first Major League save and the Marlins defeated the Orioles, 5-2, before a crowd of 12,469 at [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Jason Bay's clutch at-bats. Pablo Sandoval's free-swinging mayhem. Kevin Slowey painting the strike zone. Adam Lind's doubles. Chad Billingsley ahead in the count. Prince Fielder's patience and power. Erick Aybar's magnificence at shortstop. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm of your hand, [...]
MIAMI — On Opening Day, Emilio Bonifacio made a name for himself by speeding around the basepaths for an inside-the-park home run. In Wednesday night's 5-2 win, he used his speed to manufacture a run that left the Orioles looking at a cloud of dust at home. Bonifacio gave the Orioles an idea of how [...]
MIAMI — The Marlins made it back to .500 the hard way. After watching a five-run lead slip away, the Marlins prevailed, 7-6, on Jorge Cantu's walk-off RBI single in the 12th inning on Tuesday night. A crowd of 10,222 at Land Shark Stadium watched the Marlins even their record at 36-36. It's the first [...]
Now it is out there, for the entire world to see: Jason Bay's clutch at-bats. Pablo Sandoval's free-swinging mayhem. Kevin Slowey painting the strike zone. Adam Lind's doubles. Chad Billingsley ahead in the count. Prince Fielder's patience and power. Erick Aybar's magnificence at shortstop. Live Major League Baseball games in the palm of your hand, [...]