A new season of baseball is coming to South Florida. The Miami Marlins will start the season on Monday when they visit the Washington Nationals at 1:05 p.m. Edinson Volquez and Stephen Strasburg are expected to be the starting pitchers. A Difficult Spring for The Fish It has not been …
Read More »Marlins and Gordon Honor Fernandez in Spectacular Fashion
Emotions ran high for the Miami Marlins Monday night, and for this circumstance, crying in baseball was completely okay. The Marlins honored 24-year-old pitcher Jose Fernandez just one day after his tragic passing due to a boating accident. The Marlins held a special ceremony before the game and wore Fernandez’s name and No. 16 …
Read More »Marlins Pitcher Jose Fernandez Dies in Tragic Boating Accident
Miami Marlins young ace pitcher Jose Fernandez passed away early Sunday morning due to a boating accident on a Miami Beach shore. Fernandez and two of his friends were all found dead around three am Sunday morning when Coast Guard personnel found their 32 foot vessel upside down on a Miami Beach …
Read More »National League Wild Card Race Heading Toward a Heated Finish
With just nine teams left in the National League wild card race, three lead their divisions, three are tied for the wild card spots, and three are trying to push into a spot themselves. But just a week and a half remains of the regular season. The three division leaders — the Washington Nationals, Chicago Cubs …
Read More »Miami Marlins Holding on to Hope of NL Wild Card Berth
Marlins had an exciting win Tuesday night at home over the Nationals with a final score of 1-0, due in large part to Giancarlo Stanton’s home run. Earlier in the month, Marlins’ manager Don Mattingly said the chances are slim for the Marlins to make it to the playoffs. Now, with Miami’s third …
Read More »Marlins Reeling After Fifth Straight Loss
The Miami Marlins wildcard hopes continue to fade as they fell to the Mets Wednesday night, 5-2, for their fifth straight loss and their seventh in nine games. They are now 3.5 games out of the wildcard race. For now, the Marlins are just happy to be finished with the month …
Read More »Rays look to continue winning while Marlins fight for Wild Card spot
The Tampa Bay Rays (54-72) travel to Houston to face the Astros (66-61). The Rays are looking to extend their winning streak to three games after they split their series with the Boston Red Sox 2-2. Left-handed pitcher Drew Smyly, who will take the mound for the Rays, will look …
Read More »Rays and Marlins Pull Out Tough Wins
The Tampa Bay Rays and Miami Marlins are on two separate ends of the spectrum as they come down the stretch at the end of the season. The Rays can look at a win as a glimpse into potential for the future. Pieces that can be built upon or developed, …
Read More »Fernandez, Marlins Look to Make a Comeback vs. Royals
With the Miami Marlins (65-60) fighting for the National League’s second wild card spot and the regular season coming to an end next month, they know they are getting to crunch time in the regular season. Miami lost last night at home against defending World Champion Kansas City (65-60) 1-0. Last …
Read More »Marlins and Rays Looking to Bounce Back After Getting Blanked
Monday night was a rough one for the Marlins and Rays after both teams were shutout by the Cubs and the Royals. It was an especially tough night for Rays fans in attendance at Tropicana Field. Royals pitcher Danny Duffy had a career outing as he threw eight innings of one-hit ball. Duffy …
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