Miami Marlins Rumors & News

Palm Beach Post "Is Steve Cishek out of the closer’s job? With Miami leading 2-1 in the eighth inning tonight, manager Mike Redmond had Chad Qualls warming up to pitch the ninth inning. After the game, Redmond was asked: Who’s your closer? “We’re going to use everybody,” he replied. “We’re going to use..." May 21

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The Marlins signed Gil Velazquez to a minor league contract and assigned him to Triple-A New Orleans. Velazquez was expected to join the Zephyrs in time for Saturday’s game in Fresno, Calif. Velazquez, who split time last season between the Marlins and the Zephyrs in 2012, in December signed a..." May 19

Hardball Talk "Logan Morrison is finally making steady progress in his recovery from September 2012 knee surgery. According to Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald, the Marlins first baseman is scheduled to begin playing in minor league rehab games on Monday with the High-A Jupiter Hammerheads. He’s spent the..." May 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "For the 15th time this season, the Marlins were limited to five hits or fewer in Sunday’s series finale against the Diamondbacks. Unlike most of the previous 14 occasions, they made one of the hits count. Marcell Ozuna’s one-out, two-run double off the left-field wall in the sixth brought home..." May 19

Miami Herald "Leave it to the Marlins to find a new -- and very rare -- way to lose. They dropped a 1-0 decision to Arizona on Saturday on Gerardo Parra's home run off Tom Koehler on the very first pitch of the game. That doesn't happen often. Heck, according to Stats LLC, it hasn't happened in any MLB..." May 19

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "It's not better to be lucky than good. The ideal situation is to be both. That's been the case with right-hander Ryan Webb, who before Wednesday had faced 32 batters without allowing a base hit. Joey Votto brought that run to an end with one of two seventh-inning Reds' singles off Webb. Webb..." May 18

Arizona Republic "Paul Goldschmidt clubbed two home runs and added two more hits in the Diamondbacks’ 9-2 rout of the Miami Marlins on Friday night, and perhaps the ultimate compliment for the burgeoning superstar is that no one seemed the least bit surprised. “Every time he goes to the plate,” third baseman..." May 18

Miami Herald "On the eve of Heath Bell’s return to South Florida, the pitcher who took the place of the much-reviled closer in the Marlins bullpen brought back memories of his predecessor. Steve Cishek coughed it up Thursday in a 5-3 loss to Cincinnati. Just after the Marlins rallied in the ninth to tie..." May 17

Dayton Daily News "Shin-Soo Choo's first home run landed in the nightclub beyond the left-field fence, catching by surprise revelers distracted by the Miami Heat on TV. His second homer dropped into the right-field bullpen amid Marlins relievers, who saw ball coming. Clearing the hard-to-reach fence both ways,..." May 16

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Like every catcher, Jeff Mathis' body is a catalogue of hard knocks. "I've broke my face, wrists. Nothing compared to the pain that was in my collarbone," said Mathis, who finally became an active member of the Marlins on Tuesday. One of the players acquired in the offseason trade with..." May 15

Miami Herald "There is strong sentiment within the Marlins organization to take a college position player with their first pick — the sixth overall — in next month’s amateur draft. With five of the first 80 picks in the draft, the Marlins have a chance to continue adding to their stockpile of young talent..." May 15

Cincinnati Enquirer "Reds manager Dusty Baker always says Homer Bailey has the stuff and the stamina to be an ace. Tuesday night, he showed a lot of both in beating the Miami Marlins, 6-2, before 14,694 at Marlins Park. Bailey threw a complete game, the fourth of his career. He struck out 10, equalling a career..." May 15

Palm Beach Post "Back in 1908, the St. Louis Cardinals scored just 372 runs in 154 games, an average of 2.41 runs per game. More than a century later, those Cardinals still hold the major-league record for fewest runs in a season. The 2013 Miami Marlins are ahead of that pace — but that’s about the best thing..." May 14

San Diego Union-Tribune "With yet another sweep of the broom, they’ve gone a long way toward cleaning up their mess at home, making things at least presentable. Now the Padres, ever so close to .500 overall, must go make some hay on that 6-10 road record. Sparked by a player who's become a bit of a demon at Petco..." May 09

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Add starter Alex Sanabia and infielder Chris Valaika to the ever lengthening list of ailing team members. Valaika appears disabled list-bound after fracturing the tip of his left radius, one of two arm bones, near the wrist. A San Diego native making his first ever Petco Park appearance,..." May 08

San Diego Union-Tribune "The Padres are streaking. And individual Padres are streaking. Striking early against Castle Park High grad Alex Sanabia, the Padres defeated the Maimi Marlins 5-1 before 16,263 at Petco Park Tuesday night. The win was the third straight for the Padres, their 10th in the last 13 games and..." May 08

Miami Herald "Here are a few Marlins health updates from manager Mike Redmond on Monday before the Fish kickoff a three-game set here at Petco Park against the Padres. > The time has finally come for Logan Morrison. Redmond said the first baseman will begin playing in extended spring training games Tuesday...." May 07

Miami Herald "Angered by an unflattering newspaper article, inspired by the unbridled energy of a rookie and aided by the feeble pitching of a former ace, the Marlins looked like some other magnificent team Sunday and not the one that started out losing 22 of its first 31 games. The worst-hitting team in the..." May 06

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The kids were all right for the Miami Marlins on Saturday night. More than all right. Two of their prized prospects gave a glimpse at a brighter future for a struggling franchise as right-hander Jose Fernandez earned his elusive first major league victory after fellow rookie Marcell Ozuna..." May 05

MLB.com "Instead of taking questions after being shellacked once again, this time by the Marlins, Roy Halladay went directly to the answer. "My shoulder is bothering me," the Phillies right-hander, who has been suffering through a down-and-up-and-down-again season, revealed after allowing nine runs in 2..." May 05

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The pain signals no longer were flooding his brain. Face down in a prone position beyond first base after his right hamstring strain Monday, Giancarlo Stanton already was thinking about the recovery. "Here we go, this month process to bring everything back," said Stanton, before the Marlins'..." May 01

MLB.com "Marlins shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria is eligible to come off the disabled list on Thursday, and chances are he will be reinstated. The 24-year-old went on the DL on April 18 with a right elbow contusion. What the team is waiting for is to see how he performs on Wednesday night in a rehab..." May 01

New York Post "When it counts the most, Jordany Valdespin is one tough Hombre. The Mets' "El Hombre" had mostly remained inconspicuous since hitting a 10th-inning grand slam to beat the Dodgers last week, but Wednesday reappeared to torment a school of fish. Valdespin delivered a pinch-hit, three-run homer..." May 01

Miami Herald "Giancarlo Stanton has a grade 2 hamstring strain that will keep him out of the Marlins lineup for at least a few weeks, and that's in a "best-case scenario." Stanton underwent a MRI on Tuesday, one day after pulling up lame while running the bases. "No real timetable," Stanton said. "We don't..." May 01

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "Kevin Slowey was in cleats and in the bullpen early Tuesday morning. Scheduled to start the second game of the series Tuesday night, Slowey told his manager he was ready in a relief capacity to enter the series opener, which ended in 15 innings. The Marlins didn’t need Slowey to walk-off the..." May 01

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "First he clutched, then he hopped, then he belly-flopped onto the Marlins Park grass down the first-base line. The hamstring fairy shot another arrow through a Marlins’ player’s hind quarters. Giancarlo Stanton could be facing another extended stretch on the sideline after blowing out his right..." April 30

New York Post "Jeremy Hefner does a better job of owning the Marlins than Jeffrey Loria. The Mets right-hander doesn’t consider it a fluke. Sometimes, he says, a pitcher just matches up well against an opponent. Hefner, tonight’s scheduled starter for the Mets, owns a 2.21 ERA in four career appearances..." April 30

North Jersey "It devolved into madness – an injured third baseman pinch hitting in the 13th, a back-from-the-disabled-list starter coming in as a reliever in the 14th – as the Mets searched for an expedient way to put this game to bed. By midnight, an already thin crowd at Marlins Park looked emaciated...." April 30

CSN Washington "Atlanta has come back to Earth a bit, as they no longer hold the game's best record, ceding that title to the surprising Boston Red Sox (18-7). They do, however, still possess the only winning record in the division, as the Nationals (13-13), Phillies, and Mets all continue to hover at or just..." April 30

New York Post "Now that was ugly. But memorable and ugly sure beats just another night at the ballpark when baseball is set back a century or so. Nick Green’s towering fly to left was deep enough in the 15th inning at Marlins Park, and Lucas Duda’s throw home had no chance. Green’s sacrifice fly scored the..." April 30

Miami Herald "At 6-19, the Marlins still have the worst record in the major leagues, but here’s a sliver of hope for the team’s fans — Giancarlo Stanton is suddenly hot. Stanton went 3 for 3 with two homers, a run-scoring single, a walk and four RBI as the Marlins rallied to beat the Chicago Cubs 6-4 in a..." April 29

Miami Herald "When Giancarlo Stanton ends long home run droughts, he tends to get hot for an extended period. It happened in July 2011, when he snapped a homer drought of 83 at-bats and then slugged four long balls in eight games. It happened again last April, when Stanton ended his career-long drought of..." April 29

MLB.com "Giancarlo Stanton blasted a pair of homers and collected four RBIs as the Marlins avoided the four-game series sweep in a 6-4 comeback victory over the Cubs on Sunday afternoon in front of 19,817 at Marlins Park. Trailing, 3-2, in the sixth inning after collecting just one hit, the Marlins..." April 28

Toronto Sun "Miami Marlins owner Jeff Loria has ticked off his players. The team’s head honcho has been allegedly meddling with the starting lineup, according to Yahoo! Sports. The situation reached a fever pitch Tuesday when he decreed that first-year manager Mike Redmond start Jose Fernandez over Ricky..." April 27

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "The left-field scoreboard had all the usual batter information. Giancarlo Stanton was up, and all his pertinent statistics were listed, including the zero in the home run column. Stanton just missed knocking it off the board – literally. In his 65th at-bat, Stanton hit his first home run of..." April 27

Miami Herald "Manager Mike Redmond showed up for his daily press conference with reporters in the Marlins dugout Thursday with a list of health updates on injured players. The best news: shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, out since April 17th with a right elbow contusion, is expected to be ready to go when his..." April 26

CBSSports.com "Baseball commissioner Bud Selig seemingly has planned to step down, retire or vacate his job almost since he took office back in 1992. But this time, he is much more emphatic about his retirement pronouncements, even to the point of believability. “You can believe it,'' Selig said, pretty..." April 26

Yahoo! Sports "Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria personally mandated the lineup card change that flip-flopped starting pitchers Jose Fernandez and Ricky Nolasco in a doubleheader Tuesday and left Marlins players furious with his continued meddling, three sources with knowledge of the situation told Yahoo!..." April 26

Chicago Tribune "The classic paradox of what would happen when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object was not particularly relevant Thursday night when the Cubs and Marlins began a four-game series under a full moon in Miami. Both offenses have been mutually stoppable, as is evident of their standing as..." April 26

Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel "After losing the opener of Tuesday’s day-night doubleheader at Target Field, Marlins’ manager Mike Redmond once again expressed frustration with the offense. “We’ve been doing the same thing day in and day out,” Redmond said, following the 4-3 Twins’ victory. “It seems like it’s five hits, two..." April 24

Miami Herald "Jose Fernandez was itching to see snowfall for the first time in his life on Monday. But when he takes the mound for the Marlins Tuesday, he doesn’t want to be pitching in the white stuff. “That’s no bueno,” Fernandez said. The 20-year-old Cuban rookie will be making his fourth big-league..." April 23

Minneapolis Star Tribune "Three inches of snow, 35 degrees of wind chill, and 88 mph of fastball. It’s not the usual recipe for a southern California kid to win a ballgame, but Kevin Correia made it work on Tuesday. The San Diego righthander kept Miami’s bats as cold as the obnoxious weather in Game 1 of a day-night..." April 23

Miami Herald "His voice dripping with sarcasm, slugger Giancarlo Stanton gave a whoop-dee-doo response when asked about finally driving in his first run of the season. “Oh my gosh,” Stanton said. “Hallelujah.” There was no reason for Stanton — or anyone else on the Marlins — to rejoice. By the time..." April 22

Miami Herald "Miami’s cold bats won’t be warming up any in Minnesota, at least not literally. The Marlins are bracing for extremely frigid weather Monday when they open a two-game set at Target Field in Minneapolis against the Twins. Monday’s game-time forecast: temperatures in the low 30s, winds gusting..." April 22