Florida Marlins News

For Adam Wainwright, spring training is off to a nice start. The World Series closer, bidding for a place in the St. Louis Cardinals’ rebuilt rotation, pitched three hitless innings Wednesday to help beat the Florida Marlins 6-3 in the exhibition opener for both teams. Wainwright, who earned the win, walked one and fell behind [...]

With right-hander Josh Johnson sidelined by a sore arm, the Florida Marlins are auditioning candidates for a fifth starter to begin the season. Johnson has yet to throw from a mound during spring training, and the Marlins anticipate he won’t be ready for the start of the season April 2, manager Fredi Gonzalez said Wednesday.

When he’s home, Hanley Ramirez talks to the wall — specifically, to the plaque in the living room honoring him as NL Rookie of the Year last season. “I look at it every day,” he says. “I tell it, `You’re going to make me work hard this year.”‘ The Florida Marlins shortstop wants to improve [...]

They hail from Oakland and Oklahoma, from Venezuela, from Kalamazoo and Corona, Calif. Two are newlyweds, all are 25 or younger and none is afraid to throw Ryan Howard a bases-loaded fastball. They make up the Florida Marlins’ rotation, and they make baseball’s lowest-paid team a potential playoff contender.

Miguel Cabrera homered and top prospect Chris Volstad pitched scoreless ball to help the Florida Marlins beat the University of Miami 12-7 on Tuesday. Volstad started and allowed two doubles but struck out two in 1 2-3 innings. He signed with the Hurricanes out of high school but instead turned pro after the Marlins made [...]

Detroit Tigers manager Jim Leyland had a lot to be happy with after Tuesday’s 14-0 rout of Florida Southern. Detroit used eight pitchers, many trying to gain a rotation spot, and no one gave up more than one hit. “You have to remember that there is always the chance they will have David Ortiz standing [...]

Florida Marlins officials were unhappy to hear that their manager last year, Joe Girardi, gave rival pitcher Jon Lieber helpful tips during the season. Lieber said his season with the Philadelphia Phillies turned around shortly after he was roughed up by the Marlins last July 31, and he credits a phone call from Girardi, a [...]

Florida Marlins newcomer Aaron Boone sits at his spring training locker and surveys the clubhouse, a roomful of youngsters confirming what he already knew. He’s old — by Marlins standards, at least. At 33, Boone figures he still has a few good years left. But he’s one of the few players in Florida’s spring training [...]

Dontrelle Willis crawls across the floor near the lunch buffet in the Florida Marlins’ spring training clubhouse, a pair of camouflage shorts draped over his head. The reason is unclear; only a handful of teammates are in on the joke. But everyone in the room is laughing, Willis loudest of all. “His charisma is crazy, [...]

Alex Sanchez is trying to return to the major leagues with the Florida Marlins after being the first player penalized two years ago under baseball’s toughened steroids policy. “I’m here to prove to everybody that I can still play. I’ve got some good things to give to this team,” Sanchez said Thursday.