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Helms, Luna and Murphy most likely candidates for hot corner

SAN FRANCISCO — With Jorge Cantu out of the picture, the Marlins are left looking for several different options at third base. Plan A was to ease Chris Coghlan back into the spot, but that was put on hold when the 25-year-old tore the meniscus in his left knee on Sunday, and he's now on [...]

Marlins deal Cantu to Texas for prospects

SAN FRANCISCO — After enduring a week of uncertainty, Jorge Cantu now has finality. Heavily mentioned in trade talks, Cantu was officially dealt by the Marlins to the Rangers on Thursday afternoon for pitching prospects Evan Reed and Omar Poveda, who is recovering from Tommy John surgery. The Marlins had no plans to offer the [...]

Marlins prospect Jennings suspended

Marlins shift Sanabia to bullpen Coghlan to have knee checked in Miami Early confidence helps Morrison in field SAN FRANCISCO — One of the Marlins' top left-handed relief prospects has been suspended for 50 games. Daniel Jennings of Double-A Jacksonville was levied with the lengthy suspension after testing positive for Methylhexaneamine, a performance-enhancing substance. The [...]

Up with Marlins, slugging prospect adjusting to new position

Marlins shift Sanabia to bullpen Coghlan to have knee checked in Miami Marlins prospect Jennings suspended SAN FRANCISCO — It took Logan Morrison two at-bats to collect his first big league hit on Tuesday. To gain national attention with his glove, it took him two Major League games to appear on ESPN's "Top Plays." The [...]

Starter gives up three runs for first time since May 8

SAN FRANCISCO — A bid at making history as well as the Marlins' chances of gaining control of their four-game series at AT&T Park came to a halt Tuesday night. Juan Uribe and Edgar Renteria each homered off Brian Sanches in the eighth inning to power the Giants to a 6-4 win over the Marlins [...]

Highly touted Morrison debuts for Marlins

Coghlan to get more opinions on knee Uggla notches milestone homer Worth noting SAN FRANCISCO — One of the most polished hitting prospects the Marlins have had in a long time, Logan Morrison made his Major League debut Tuesday night at San Francisco. The Marlins selected the contract of Morrison from Triple-A New Orleans after [...]

Murphy's pinch-hit single in ninth helps offset Veras' blown save

MIAMI — Some teams may get three walk-off victories in a season. The Marlins now have three in five days, after an improbable comeback Friday night. When Donnie Murphy singled up the middle to score Gaby Sanchez with the winning run against the Braves at Sun Life Stadium, he was a little more savvy than [...]

Veras set to step in for resting Nunez

Volstad likely to return, get call Sunday Hanley ponders scuffles on rare day off MIAMI — Jose Veras, with three career saves, may get a chance at No. 4 on Friday night when the Marlins host the Braves at Sun Life Stadium. Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez said he "wants to stay away" from regular closer [...]

Marlins' Johnson pitching like MLB's best

MIAMI — Other pitchers have had more fanfare and more recognition, but none of them have had the consistency and the streaks that Josh Johnson is enjoying this season. The 26-year-old Marlins ace continues to amaze and flirt with benchmarks that don't come along very often. Johnson racked up 11 strikeouts while surrendering one run [...]

Marlins walk off after another Johnson gem

MIAMI — Sprinter speed came to the rescue for the Marlins on a day their ace once again cemented himself as arguably the best pitcher in the game. Emilio Bonifacio tripled and scored on Ronny Paulino's walk-off single in the ninth inning, lifting the Marlins to a 3-2 win over the Rockies in front of [...]