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.
02/27/10 1:54 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — A new diet has helped Anibal Sanchez trim down and become hungrier to secure a spot in the Marlins' rotation. His track record of success, and the fact he finished 2009 in the rotation, makes him a front-runner in Spring Training. Ability isn't the drawback with the Venezuelan [...]
02/26/10 11:57 AM EST JUPITER, Fla. — You'd have a tough time convincing Jorge Cantu that there isn't something to the power of positive thinking. One of the hardest-working Marlins, Cantu set his mind to reaching a specific goal last year. Through adversity and injury, he managed to reach it the hard way. Before Opening [...]
02/25/10 6:47 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — It was just 30 pitches in front of an "L" screen at one of the back fields of the Roger Dean Stadium complex. But Josh Johnson's short encounter with hitters was enough to impress Wes Helms. "He's one of them guys that right now is the time you'd [...]
02/24/10 5:09 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — Not since 2005 have the Marlins entered Spring Training with such lofty aspirations. Back then, they had a nucleus of Josh Beckett, Dontrelle Willis, Miguel Cabrera, Juan Pierre, Luis Castillo, Alex Gonzalez and Mike Lowell. In hopes of pushing the club into the postseason, Florida signed free-agent slugger [...]
02/23/10 1:16 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — From the outset of Spring Training, Marlins management made its intentions clear. Rotation jobs are going to be won, not inherited. Aside from those occupied by Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco, the remaining three rotation spots will be determined by performance. The edict is fresh, but to the [...]
02/22/10 4:11 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — Watching a pitch you've thrown leave the ballpark can be a humbling experience. In all, Chris Volstad endured that 29 times in 29 starts last year. As much as that statistic sticks with the 23-year-old right-hander, Volstad is more disappointed with a more meaningful number. A 5.21 ERA [...]
02/21/10 3:10 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — No longer do the Marlins refer to themselves as "young." With a core of players together for five seasons, the franchise actually considers itself as "coming of age." For years, they were known as the "youthful" or "young" Marlins. It's time to shed that label. "We're not young [...]
02/20/10 4:15 PM EST JUPITER, Fla. — They may not win any popularity contests, and they don't seek attention, but Marlins right-handers Josh Johnson and Ricky Nolasco form a talented tandem that is gaining more notoriety. When sizing up the best one-two rotation combinations in the game, Johnson and Nolasco belong in the conversation. The [...]
02/20/10 12:00 AM EST JUPITER, Fla. — Armed and ready to roll. The Marlins officially open Spring Training on Saturday morning, as pitchers and catchers enter the Roger Dean Stadium complex for the first day of workouts. Select a team:AL East Baltimore OriolesBoston Red SoxNew York YankeesTampa Bay RaysToronto Blue JaysAL Central Chicago White SoxCleveland [...]
02/18/10 11:14 AM EST MIAMI — For the past five years, the Marlins have seen a trend in their closer role. Mainly, the pitcher earmarked for the job at the start of Spring Training hasn't necessarily secured it during the regular season. Florida witnessed that in 2005, when Todd Jones emerged after Guillermo Mota was [...]