Florida Marlins News

Miguel Cabrera crouches on the grass near the third-base dugout and begins rooting through his equipment bag. Helmet? Check. New batting gloves? There they are. Bat? Yep. He’s ready to hit. And with a new $7.4 million contract, Cabrera will finally earn a slugger’s salary this year. Cabrera was the first player in the batting [...]

Matt Lindstrom must be the hardest-throwing, Swedish-speaking, former Mormon missionary in baseball. It’s a large leap from Stockholm to the big leagues, but Lindstrom has a shot at becoming the Florida Marlins’ closer this season. A fastball clocked last fall at 102 mph makes the rookie right-hander a strong candidate, and his missionary background could [...]

Former Boston Red Sox relief pitcher Rich Garces has signed with the Nashua Pride. Garces, nicknamed “El Guapo,” had a 10-year career in the major leagues, playing for the Minnesota Twins, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins and the Red Sox. “Signing Rich to pitch this season is really fun for the fans in Nashua,” said Butch [...]

Free-agent outfielder Steve Finley is trying to decide whether to wait for a potential opening with the Chicago…

Rain fell, a cold wind blew from the north, and yet Florida Marlins left-hander Scott Olsen was eager to go outside. Luckily for Olsen and his teammates, the skies soon cleared for their first spring training workout Sunday. Pitchers threw in the bullpen and batters hit in cages as new manager Fredi Gonzalez led three [...]

Randy Johnson arrived at spring training ready to work his way back from surgery, while Jered Weaver is confident his sore arm won’t slow him down too much. Back with the Arizona Diamondbacks, Johnson made the familiar trek down Interstate 10 from his Paradise Valley home and found his name on the same spring [...]

Miguel Cabrera became the first player to win in arbitration this year when the Florida Marlins’ All-Star third baseman was awarded a $7.4 million salary on Saturday instead of the team’s offer of $6.7 million. Cabrera made $472,000 last year and was eligible for arbitration for the first time. He was second in the NL [...]

Florida Marlins third baseman Miguel Cabrera apparently won one for the players.

Miguel Cabrera became the first player to win in salary arbitration this year when the Florida Marlins’ All-Star third baseman was awarded a $7.4 million salary on Saturday instead of the team’s offer of $6.7 million. Cabrera made $472,000 last year and was eligible for arbitration for the first time.

Miguel Cabrera and the Florida Marlins went to an arbitration hearing Friday, with the All-Star third baseman asking for $7.4 million and the team offering $6.7 million. Cabrera finished second in the NL last year with a .339 batting average, and he had 26 homers and 114 RBIs. He made $472,000 last season and is [...]