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Tyler Freeman’s 3-run homer lifts the Guardians to a 6-3 win over the Marlins
Read full article: Tyler Freeman’s 3-run homer lifts the Guardians to a 6-3 win over the MarlinsTyler Freeman hit a tie-breaking three-run homer in the seventh inning and the Cleveland Guardians beat the Miami Marlins 6-3 on Sunday.
Marlins place pitcher Ryan Weathers on 15-day injured list with sprained finger
Read full article: Marlins place pitcher Ryan Weathers on 15-day injured list with sprained fingerThe Miami Marlins placed left-handed pitcher Ryan Weathers on the 15-day injured list Saturday because of a left index finger sprain.
Former MLB player Yuniesky Betancourt among 4 arrested on insurance fraud charges in Miami-Dade
Read full article: Former MLB player Yuniesky Betancourt among 4 arrested on insurance fraud charges in Miami-DadeA former Major League Baseball shortstop was among four people state officials called “scam artists” after they were arrested on insurance fraud charges in Miami-Dade County.
Judge orders house arrest for Miami Palmetto baseball player accused of injuring teammate
Read full article: Judge orders house arrest for Miami Palmetto baseball player accused of injuring teammateAfter spending nearly a week in a juvenile detention center, a Miami Palmetto Senior High School baseball player accused of injuring a teammate will get to go home.
Why Shohei Ohtani’s heavily-deferred contract could be model pro athletes ask for going forward
Read full article: Why Shohei Ohtani’s heavily-deferred contract could be model pro athletes ask for going forwardOhtani has decided to defer $680 million of the contract until after his playing days are over, meaning he’ll take in roughly $2 million of salary each year for the duration of the contract that will run through 2033.
Marlins introduce Peter Bendix as president of baseball operations
Read full article: Marlins introduce Peter Bendix as president of baseball operationsThe Miami Marlins held a press conference Monday to formally introduce Peter Bendix as the team’s new president of baseball operations -- a job that convinced him to leave the Tampa Bay Rays after 15 seasons.
Marlins’ Braxton Garrett gets tagged for 6 runs in loss to Rockies
Read full article: Marlins’ Braxton Garrett gets tagged for 6 runs in loss to RockiesThere are going to be losing stretches throughout a 162-game schedule and Skip Schumaker’s Miami Marlins (53-46) are experiencing just that, with their latest loss being 6-1 Friday night to open a three-game weekend series at LoanDepot Park vs. the Colorado Rockies (38-59).
Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado sinks Marlins in 10th
Read full article: Cardinals’ Nolan Arenado sinks Marlins in 10thNolan Arenado, with two men on base and two outs in the 10th inning, sent the Busch Stadium crowd home happy with a walk-off three-run home run Tuesday night vs. the Miami Marlins in a 5-2 result.
Prep baseball teams can use communication devices from dugout in 2024
Read full article: Prep baseball teams can use communication devices from dugout in 2024The coach must use the communication device from the dugout only, and the catcher on defense is the only player on the field a coach can communicate with through the device.
Bobby Bonilla Day is almost here, but he’s not only former MLB player collecting big money
Read full article: Bobby Bonilla Day is almost here, but he’s not only former MLB player collecting big moneyBonilla isn’t alone in 2023 when it comes to former Major League Baseball players who are now out of the league, but are collecting big paychecks because of deferred payments.
Groundout that was groundbreaking: Woman makes history by playing in college baseball game
Read full article: Groundout that was groundbreaking: Woman makes history by playing in college baseball gameOn Friday, a woman from Brown University became the first to ever play in a Division I college baseball game.
Is this prep baseball team from Michigan REALLY country’s best? Evidence suggests yes
Read full article: Is this prep baseball team from Michigan REALLY country’s best? Evidence suggests yesWhenever any high school baseball rankings come out, it’s hard to ever see a team in those rankings not from states such as Florida, Texas, California, Arizona, Mississippi or Georgia. But for most of the year, St. Mary’s was ranked No. 1 in the country by MaxPreps.
Light of inspiration: Detroit Edison baseball team advances to state championship against all odds
Read full article: Light of inspiration: Detroit Edison baseball team advances to state championship against all oddsIt’s hard enough for any school to get to a state baseball final, let alone a school in a city where prep baseball is an afterthought. But the improbable nature of Edison’s run goes even further than that.
5 reasons we might not see another 3,000-hitter in baseball for a while, if ever
Read full article: 5 reasons we might not see another 3,000-hitter in baseball for a while, if everThe camera phones were raised high and the anticipation was buzzing through the stadium. When it finally happened, nearly 40,000 fans in Detroit cheered, got goosebumps, and even cried tears of joy that they got to be part of baseball history on Saturday.
5 reasons why attending spring training is a home-run experience
Read full article: 5 reasons why attending spring training is a home-run experienceBaseball’s regular season begins this week, so that means the abbreviated spring training session for teams, which started late due to the offseason lockout, is over.
‘Field of Dreams’ game ends in cinematic fashion, with 2-run homer in the 9th
Read full article: ‘Field of Dreams’ game ends in cinematic fashion, with 2-run homer in the 9thTim Anderson recently admitted he has never watched “Field of Dreams.” Well, he just submitted a pretty good script for a sequel.
Guardians for the future: The history behind a name change for the longtime baseball franchise
Read full article: Guardians for the future: The history behind a name change for the longtime baseball franchiseFans were probably a little puzzled at first when the news broke announcing the new nickname for Cleveland’s baseball team.
How these professionals throw a Wiffle Ball is seriously mesmerizing
Read full article: How these professionals throw a Wiffle Ball is seriously mesmerizingIf you think trying to hit a baseball off a professional pitcher is hard, it might not have anything on trying to hit a Wiffle Ball off a professional.
Prepare for family fun: Marlins baseball isn’t the only excitement happening at loanDepot park this summer
Read full article: Prepare for family fun: Marlins baseball isn’t the only excitement happening at loanDepot park this summerSummertime is in full swing, so everyone is undoubtedly considering all the fun things they want to do this summer.
Parkland girl is already a baseball legend
Read full article: Parkland girl is already a baseball legendValentina hit the first ever over-the-fence home run by a girl in Parkland Little League history. Valentina is talented and works very hard off the field — and she loves the grind. She says she wants to be an inspiration to other girls who want to do what she does.
Cuban baseball star defects after team’s arrival in South Florida
Read full article: Cuban baseball star defects after team’s arrival in South FloridaRaico Santos said on Wednesday night that he was very happy and grateful to God for being able to visit the United States. He is one of the stars of Cuba’s national baseball team.
Roberto Clemente: More than Latin America’s baseball star
Read full article: Roberto Clemente: More than Latin America’s baseball starRoberto Clemente was the first Latino to be inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame. The legacy of Roberto Clemente is still treasured today, proven nearly 50 years after his death. In fact, the Orange County School Board unanimously voted to rename the facility Roberto Clemente Middle on Sept. 21, coincidentally during Hispanic Heritage Month. Becoming baseball’s most prominent Afro-LatinoRoberto Clemente started his Major League Baseball career with the Pittsburg Pirates. The son of a sugarcane worker, Clemente began his professional baseball career just after finishing high school.
Iguana on the field interrupts FIU baseball game
Read full article: Iguana on the field interrupts FIU baseball gameIf you live in South Florida, you’ve probably seen iguanas running around in your yard before. But it’s hard to remember seeing one at a baseball game. At least, that was before Sunday’s game at FIU. AJ Ricketts was on the play-by-play call and he joined Local 10 to discuss the “iguana interruption.”
Marlins announce Spring Training tickets will go on sale beginning next week
Read full article: Marlins announce Spring Training tickets will go on sale beginning next weekJUPITER, Fla. – Baseball season is creeping up on us, and soon Spring Training will be here before we know it. On Monday the Miami Marlins announced that Spring Training tickets will go on sale starting Monday, Feb. 1. Full Spring Training season packages are not available this year due to health and safety protocols. Feb. 1 will be the first day 2020 Roger Dean Stadium season tickets holders can purchase tickets. The first game of Spring Training will be on Feb. 27 when the Marlins host the Cardinals.
Did Sonia Sotomayor save baseball 28 years ago?
Read full article: Did Sonia Sotomayor save baseball 28 years ago?While appointing Sonia Sotomayor as a justice for the Supreme Court in 2009, then-President Barack Obama caught a few people by surprise when he said, “Some say Judge Sotomayor saved baseball.”
Mets, Marlins walk off field in social injustice protest
Read full article: Mets, Marlins walk off field in social injustice protestMiami Marlins center fielder Lewis Brinson walks away from home plate after placing a Black Lives Matter T-shirt on home plate as his teammates and the New York Mets walk off the field Thursday, Aug. 27, 2020, in New York. The Mets and Marlins jointly walked off the field after a moment of silence as they chose not to start their scheduled baseball game Thursday night. After other games around baseball were postponed to protest social injustice, the Mets were late to take the field Thursday and never submitted a lineup to the public or the umpires. I have said both publicly and privately that I respect those decisions and support the need to address social injustice. "We fully respect our players and the Marlins players decision to not play tonight and appreciate the sincerity of all those who wish to draw attention to social injustices and racial inequalities that must be addressed.
Miamis Jim Morris headed to College Baseball Hall of Fame
Read full article: Miamis Jim Morris headed to College Baseball Hall of FameCORAL GABLES, Fla. University of Miami coaching great Jim Morris is going into the National College Baseball Hall of Fame. Morris, who was the national coach of the year when he led the Hurricanes to national championships in 1999 and 2001, will be enshrined as part of a virtual ceremony later this month. Morris retired in 2018 as one of only 12 coaches from all levels of college baseball with over 1,500 wins. There is perhaps no more fitting honor for Coach Morris than to be named a member of the National College Baseball Hall of Fame, Miami Director of Athletics Blake James said in a statement. Coach is college baseball.
Cardboard fans? Masks? MLB is back, but it doesn’t look real -- these photos might weird you out
Read full article: Cardboard fans? Masks? MLB is back, but it doesn’t look real -- these photos might weird you out(2020 Getty Images)A lone Boston Red Sox employee eats a hot dog in the stands before a game between the Boston Red Sox and the Baltimore Orioles at Fenway Park on July 26, 2020 in Boston. (2020 Getty Images)A peek at Tropicana Field during a game between the Tampa Bay Rays and the Atlanta Braves on July 27, 2020 in St. Petersburg, Florida. (2020 Getty Images)A mask is placed on the Teammates Statue on Opening Day at Fenway Park on July 24, 2020 in Boston. (2020 Getty Images)A general view of of cardboard cutouts placed in the seats before the game between the Los Angeles Dodgers and the San Francisco Giants at Dodger Stadium on July 25, 2020. (2020 Getty Images)With information from the Associated Press.
Roaming mountain lion caught in downtown San Francisco
Read full article: Roaming mountain lion caught in downtown San FranciscoIn this image from surveillance camera video provided by KGO-TV/ABC7, a young mountain lion wanders through the station's parking lot in San Francisco Tuesday, June 16, 2020. The disoriented cougar roamed the streets of the city for two days until he was spotted by a police officer near Oracle Park, home of the San Francisco Giants. Campbell said officials get reports of cougars in San Francisco about once a year. We never had a mountain lion right in the middle of downtown San Francisco, Campbell said. If approached by the mountain lion, make yourself appear big and shout."
Marlins complete an all pitching MLB draft
Read full article: Marlins complete an all pitching MLB draftThe Marlins had a plan entering the shortened 2020 MLB draft. A day after taking Minnesota pitcher Max Meyer with their first-round pick, Miami selected five more pitchers in rounds two through five. The focus was clearly pitching as the Marlins used every pick they had on pitching. The Oklahoma native is coming off Tommy John surgery but was considered one of the top high school pitchers in the draft. The Marlins then took Ball State right-hander Kyle Nicolas, Coastal Carolina pitcher Zach McCambley, Jake Eder from Vanderbilt and closed their all pitching draft by selecting Kyle Hurt of Southern California.
Canes and FIU players get the call from MLB draft
Read full article: Canes and FIU players get the call from MLB draftThe Miami Hurricanes baseball team didnt get a chance to compete for a national championship because of the coronavirus pandemic, but the Canes did have three players given the chance to live out another dream. UM players Slade Cecconi, Chris McMahon and Freddy Zamora were all selected in the 2020 MLB draft. Cecconi was selected in the first round by the Arizona Diamondbacks. Fellow pitcher, McMahon, was drafted in the 2nd round by the Colorado Rockies and shortstop Freddy Zamora was also taken in the 2nd round by the Milwaukee Brewers. FIU pitcher Logan Allen was selected in the 2nd round by the Cleveland Indians.
Skiing in Colorado to resume amid coronavirus pandemic
Read full article: Skiing in Colorado to resume amid coronavirus pandemicThe ski resort will open for limited spring skiing and riding on Wednesday, May 27, 2020. At least one resort high in the Colorado Rockies is planning to reopen after a more than two-month hiatus caused by the coronavirus. Jared Polis is expected to make an announcement involving all Colorado ski resorts Monday. Still, some are choosing not to allow late spring skiing. Kate Brown signed an executive order allowing skiing and snowboarding to resume across the state.