After missing the first few months of his first full professional season, Max Williams proved he was back in the most emphatic way possible: by slugging a homer in his first at-bat on July 9. “You just get that confidence and you start rolling, and then I was playing like

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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Back on Jan. 13, Dillon Lewis got a phone call: He was invited to Spring Training. A member of the Yankees, he began to pack his bags and exhale -- he made it through the offseason without getting traded. About four hours later, his phone rang again:

MIAMI -- Players from across the Marlins’ Minor League system stood together at loanDepot park on Friday for the club's 2026 Player Development Awards. Their faces lit up as Marlins players stopped to shake their hands and offer a few words of advice pregame. For the young players, the moment

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Marlins 2026 first-round Draft pick Jacob Lombard is showing a knack for the big swing. Lombard whacked a two-run home run on Thursday, helping Single-A Jupiter to a victory in the Florida State League semifinals, 13-2, over Daytona at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium. Lombard and the Hammerheads are now heading

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When the Marlins selected Brandon Compton in the second round of the 2025 Draft, the big question was would he be able to tap into his top-of-the-line raw power. The Arizona State product put on a historic performance at the Draft Combine in July, posting the three highest exit velocities

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The Machiavellian guidance to “hit them where it hurts” was seen in two different forms during Saturday’s duel between Jupiter and St. Lucie at Roger Dean Chevrolet Stadium, with Jacob Lombard at the center of both. After taking a couple of literal blows, the Marlins’ No. 4 prospect delivered a

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ATLANTA -- Jonathon Long knew his future was uncertain with Michael Busch blocking first base at the big league level for the Cubs. Long saw what happened to former Triple-A teammate Owen Caissie, who also had little to prove in the Minors but had nowhere to play, and was shipped

Aug. 4 will be a day to remember for the Lombard family for a couple of reasons. Eldest son George Jr. -- MLB's No. 20 prospect -- made his Major League debut at Yankee Stadium as the Bronx Bombers took on the Cardinals, while younger son Jacob took the field

NEW YORK -- The Marlins made several moves ahead of Monday’s 6 p.m. ET Trade Deadline. Here is a more detailed look at the prospects Miami received in return for Liam Hicks, Braxton Garrett and Lake Bachar:

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MIAMI -- Growing up in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, a teenage Rintaro Sasaki watched on TV as Japanese legend and Hall of Famer Ichiro Suzuki played nearly 7,500 miles away in a city called Miami and memorably collected his 3,000th career Major League hit in a Marlins uniform. Earlier this week,

MIAMI – Jacob Lombard is no stranger to loanDepot park.

MIAMI -- After the pleasant surprise of local prep star Jacob Lombard falling to them with the 14th overall pick, the Marlins concluded Day 1 of the 2026 MLB Draft on Saturday with four more selections. Early on, it looked as though the Marlins might go down the route of

MIAMI -- Jacob Lombard is a local kid through and through. Lombard, who recently graduated from Miami Gulliver Prep, grew up attending Marlins games and cheering on the likes of Giancarlo Stanton and Derek Dietrich. He can tell you all about Otto Lopez's 2026 All-Star campaign. The Marlins chose prep

MIAMI -- There was plenty of chatter when Rintaro Sasaki, Japan’s all-time high school home run leader, arrived stateside to attend Stanford. Count Marlins area scout Scott Fairbanks among those in the baseball community eager to see how the slugger would make the transition.

MIAMI -- Nearly a year ago, the Marlins didn’t know whom they would select seventh overall until the pick got closer and closer. So much depended on what the clubs ahead of them did. Aiva Arquette, considered the consensus top collegiate position player in last year’s MLB Draft, falling to