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'He's been waiting for this': Maldonado debuts in series opener

@cdenicola13
12:08 AM EDT

MIAMI -- Years from now, Marlins right-hander Anthony Maldonado will most remember warming up and coming off the field during his Major League debut. Until the roar that followed an inning-ending double play to cap his start, he had no idea where the family section at loanDepot park was. “I

Injuries & Moves: Brazoban activated from restricted list

April 26, 2024

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Luzardo goes on IL with left elbow tightness

@cdenicola13
April 26, 2024

MIAMI -- Although the season is still under a month old, the pitching injuries continue to pile up for the Marlins. Left-hander Jesús Luzardo, who was scratched from his start on Friday night against the Nationals, was placed on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to Tuesday) with left elbow tightness.

Marlins, Dominican Professional Baseball League announce partnership

@cdenicola13
April 26, 2024

MIAMI -- The Marlins and Dominican Professional Baseball League (LIDOM) announced a multi-year, strategic partnership on Friday afternoon at loanDepot park. Details of what it might entail have yet to be unveiled. Marlins president of business operations Caroline O’Connor and Dominican Professional Baseball League president Vitelio Mejía Ortiz were on

Behind decision to move Puk back to bullpen

@cdenicola13
April 25, 2024

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. ATLANTA -- Whenever Marlins left-hander A.J. Puk returns from the injured list, he will do so out of the bullpen. Puk, who made

Sixto's 1st start since 2020 a promising one

@cdenicola13
April 25, 2024

ATLANTA -- With left-hander A.J. Puk sidelined, southpaw Braxton Garrett scheduled to resume his rehab assignment and No. 3 prospect Max Meyer managing his workload at Triple-A Jacksonville, the Marlins have just four starting pitchers on the active roster. Enter right-hander Sixto Sánchez, who made his first start in 1,294

New Draft Top 150 list: BIG changes at the top

April 24, 2024

Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and

What's different for Rogers in the 6th inning?

Left-hander starts solid vs. Braves, but still is yet to make it past 5 2/3 frames this season
@cdenicola13
April 23, 2024

ATLANTA -- It was a pitchers’ duel for five innings of the Marlins’ 5-0 loss to the Braves at Truist Park on Tuesday night. While Atlanta ace Max Fried would go on to throw a ‘Maddux’, Miami starter Trevor Rogers would stumble in the sixth for the third straight start.

Every team's best 2024 Minor League bobblehead

@BensBiz and @JoshJacksonMiLB
April 26, 2024

There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of

For struggling Marlins, these moments magnified in loss to Braves

@cdenicola13
April 22, 2024

ATLANTA -- With victories hard to come by in the early going for the Marlins, every play is magnified. Such was the case in Monday night’s 3-0 loss to the Braves at Truist Park. Here are two moments that mattered from the series-opening defeat:

Sánchez, Marlins come out swinging in offensive flurry at Wrigley

@tim_stebbins
April 21, 2024

CHICAGO -- As Miami’s offense got to Cubs starter Kyle Hendricks early in Sunday’s series finale at Wrigley Field, at least one trend persisted in its plate appearances. The Marlins were in attack mode early in their at-bats against Hendricks, and it paid off as they knocked off Chicago, 6-3,

Marlins flood Wrigleyville in search of coffee

@tim_stebbins
April 21, 2024

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.

'We don’t need a pinch-runner': De La Cruz calls game with late HR

DH's ninth-inning blast comes after Luzardo's first quality start of the season
@tim_stebbins
April 20, 2024

CHICAGO -- Bryan De La Cruz did not necessarily agree with the Marlins’ plan for him in the ninth inning of Game 1 of Saturday’s doubleheader against the Cubs. So the 27-year-old took matters into his own hands. “I’m not going to say he called it, but he kind of

Muñoz (7 K's) makes Major impression in strong debut

@tim_stebbins
April 21, 2024

CHICAGO -- Roddery Muñoz felt uneasy when he was called into the manager’s office at Triple-A Jacksonville earlier this week. The 24-year-old right-hander had gotten off to a tough start with the Jumbo Shrimp and wasn’t sure what was coming next. Muñoz didn’t receive bad news. Manager Daren Brown informed

Marlins behind Puk amid tough start: 'Got to figure it out'

@tim_stebbins
April 19, 2024

CHICAGO -- After a bout with the flu sidelined him for 10 days, A.J. Puk returned to the mound Friday afternoon against the Cubs. But in Miami’s series opener in Chicago, Puk’s challenging stretch to open the 2024 season -- in which he has converted from a reliever to starting

Behind the Marlins' decision to option No. 3 prospect Meyer

@cdenicola13
April 18, 2024

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.

De La Cruz stays mashing, but Marlins drop series

@cdenicola13
April 17, 2024

MIAMI -- The Marlins’ Bryan De La Cruz doesn’t want to reveal his secrets. Following another multihit performance in the 3-1 loss to the Giants on Wednesday afternoon at loanDepot park, De La Cruz kept his pregame routine -- which has helped him become one of the club’s most consistent

A potential impact prospect callup for the Marlins

@SamDykstraMiLB
April 18, 2024

We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening

Weathers finds rhythm as Marlins' bats groove

Southpaw strikes out career-high 10 with backing from Arraez (2 RBIs) and offense
@cdenicola13
April 16, 2024

MIAMI -- Marlins left-hander Ryan Weathers can’t recall feeling more comfortable on a big league mound than he did on Tuesday night in a 6-3 victory over the Giants at loanDepot park. If you don’t believe him, take his manager’s word for it. Or his former manager’s word for it.

Meyer lands on first Rookie Hot List of 2024

@benweinrib
April 16, 2024

It's nearly a month since the 2024 season opened in South Korea, so it's time to take a look at the campaign's early top rookie performers, also known as the April edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List. Each month, MLB.com will look at which rookies performed best over the

After Garrett's setback, Cabrera steps up in return

@cdenicola13
April 15, 2024

MIAMI -- Hours after the Marlins announced left-hander Braxton Garrett sustained a setback in his rehab assignment, No. 3 prospect Max Meyer was optioned to Triple-A Jacksonville and slugger Jake Burger was headed to the injured list, the club needed others to step up. Right-hander Edward Cabrera was up to

Marlins place Burger on IL with left intercostal muscle strain

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April 15, 2024

MIAMI -- The Marlins' lineup took a hit after placing third baseman Jake Burger on the 10-day injured list with a left intercostal muscle strain ahead of Monday’s series opener against the Giants. In a corresponding move, infielder Otto Lopez was recalled from Triple-A Jacksonville. Burger leads the club with