Eury builds up in solid start as Marlins sweep Nats
WASHINGTON -- Eury Pérez was a picture of calm and joy on Sunday morning. The 22-year-old sat in a lounge chair in the visiting clubhouse at Nationals Park, surrounded by a few of his fellow Latin pitchers (Sandy Alcantara, Ronny Henriquez and Edward Cabrera), playing cards as his laugh echoed
Fatherhood gives Shomon new perspective on the game
This story was excerpted from Christina De Nicola's Marlins Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. The best part of Marlins assistant hitting coach Derek Shomon’s day is when he looks down at his phone and sees an incoming
Father's Day Sale brings you MLB.TV for 50% off
If you're still scratching your head about what to get your dad or for yourself for Father's Day, then we have the deal for you. During the Father's Day Sale from now until June 17, an MLB.TV Yearly subscription is half off at $59.99, bringing you every out-of-market regular-season game,
Junk 'probably the difference' as scrappy Marlins outlast Nats, claim series
WASHINGTON -- On Saturday morning, less than 12 hours after the Marlins’ series opener vs. the Nationals ended (12:35 a.m. ET), Eric Wagaman stood on the stairs in the visiting dugout at Nationals Park, just a few steps down from the field. Glove in hand, he stared out at the
Latest Marlins injuries & transactions
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Ramírez's multihomer game helps power Marlins past Nats
WASHINGTON -- It took one swing for Agustín Ramírez to set the tone on Friday night, mashing a home run into the visitors’ bullpen in left field at Nationals Park in the first inning. But he wasn’t satisfied with just one long ball. So, he hit another. Ramírez walloped a
Checking in on Marlins' 2024 Draft picks
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Hernandez hits 1st HR as he fulfills father's dream of playing in the bigs
PITTSBURGH -- Before Marlins rookie outfielder Heriberto Hernandez was born in Bonao, Dominican Republic, his father, José Heriberto Hernandez, had one dream for his son: to become a Major Leaguer. So when Hernandez watched Pirates center fielder Oneil Cruz stop chasing his first career homer during Wednesday afternoon’s 5-2 Marlins
Latest mock draft: Where first round stands before Men's College World Series
The Nationals still are evaluating 7-8 players for the No. 1 overall pick, a group that consists of most of the consensus upper-tier of talent: two high school shortstops (Ethan Holliday and Eli Willits), the best of the college arms (lefties Kade Anderson of Louisiana State, Jamie Arnold of Florida
Alcantara snaps personal skid with scoreless gem vs. Bucs
PITTSBURGH -- Don’t look now, but Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara appears to have gotten his groove back. Alcantara tossed six scoreless innings and batterymate Nick Fortes went deep as the Marlins held on for a 3-2 victory over the Pirates on Tuesday night at PNC Park.
Five years later: Here's each team's best Draft pick from 2020
Since the Draft began in 1965, there has never been a more difficult year than 2020. The pandemic shutdown ended the college and high school seasons in the second week of March, and some prepsters never even took the field. During the three months leading up to the Draft, teams
628 days later, Pérez returns and strikes out five
PITTSBURGH -- Marlins right-hander Eury Pérez went to bed Sunday night knowing the wait was finally over. And 628 days after last taking a big league mound, he was ready for his highly anticipated return from Tommy John surgery. Sleep came relatively easy to Pérez, who woke up in the
Weathers placed on 60-day IL with left lat strain
PITTSBURGH -- The Marlins placed left-hander Ryan Weathers on the 60-day injured list with a left lat strain on Monday night before their 10-3 loss to the Pirates. The club reinstated righty Eury Pérez as the corresponding 40-man roster move. Weathers, who had returned to Miami to be evaluated for
No. 22 prospect puts together big offensive night at Triple-A
Summer is near and with it comes some sizzling performances from the Minors' best prospects. Last year’s No. 3 overall Draft pick matched a career high at the plate. A trio of Top 100 teenagers put up big numbers at High-A -- including two who made excellent first impressions with
In extra-innings slugfest, it's Edwards' glove that delivers win for Marlins
TAMPA -- Thrills. Frights. Twists and turns. This isn’t about the next summer blockbuster coming to a theater near you. Those words properly describe the wild game between the Marlins and Rays on Saturday in which Miami prevailed, 11-10, in 10 innings at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Meet the kid umpire of Minor League Baseball
Keep ‘em honest, kid. Growing up, lots of children aspire to put on a Major League uniform. It isn’t everyday you find a kid already sporting an umpire’s uniform. But most kids aren't Bradley Vinson. Vinson looked like a natural last week when he was spotted officiating his own game
Weathers appears OK after being hit on head by errant throw in 1st
TAMPA -- Marlins starting pitcher Ryan Weathers found himself lying face down on the mound before he even threw his first pitch against the Rays at George M. Steinbrenner Field on Saturday. There was even more concern about Weathers’ health by the end of his shortened three-inning start due to
Contentious call swings momentum as Marlins drop another close game
TAMPA -- Friday afternoon brought thick-as-soup humidity, feels-like temperatures pushing 100 degrees and the natural pining for the air-conditioned comforts of home. Naturally, tempers ran high. The Marlins, generating their own emotional heat after a fifth straight loss, were still steaming about a third-inning call that helped swing momentum in
Marlins honor ALS patients, raise awareness on Lou Gehrig Day
MIAMI -- Monday marked the annual Lou Gehrig Day, which took place on June 1-2 this year and raises awareness about ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) to honor the legacy of Gehrig. The day is observed league-wide, with various initiatives aimed at promoting awareness and raising funds for ALS research. The
No. 1 prospect White dominates in latest High-A start
Friday night was for the pitchers, who dominated up and down the Minor League landscape, including several noteworthy performances from Top 100 prospects. The Blue Jays' Trey Yesavage continued to pile up the K's, while the Marlins' Thomas White and the Cards' Quinn Mathews were on point. Plus, the High-A
There's a NEW No. 1 pick in the latest mock draft
All spring, we’ve been talking about how the Nationals are looking at a pretty wide array of players to potentially take with the No. 1 overall pick in this year’s Draft. From the get-go, the leader of that group has been Ethan Holliday, son of Matt, brother of Jackson. And
One 2024 Draft pick from each team who is thriving
The old scouting adage is that big leaguers come from everywhere. Four members of the Draft Class of 2024 have already touched the Major Leagues, with the exciting promotion of Royals first-rounder Jac Caglianone (more on him below) the most recent, joining fellow first-round picks Nick Kurtz and Cam Smith