Florida Marlins News

There’s plenty of blame to go around after the Mets’ shocking and historic collapse in the NL East.

Believe it, Philly. The Fightin’ Phils are going to the playoffs. Ryan Howard hit his 47th homer, 44-year-old Jamie Moyer pitched 5 1-3 gutsy innings and the Phillies beat Washington 6-1 Sunday to end a 14-year playoff drought. Considered all-but-out of contention just 2 1/2 weeks ago, Philadelphia overcame a huge deficit in the standings, [...]

Following the last bewildering loss of a season gone sour, the dejected New York Mets filed into their quiet clubhouse and packed for a particularly stark winter. When they needed a big game, Tom Glavine pitched one of his worst. And now, their collapse is complete. After blowing a big September lead in the NL [...]

The collapse is complete. After blowing a big September lead in the NL East, the New York Mets missed the playoffs Sunday when Tom Glavine was tagged for seven runs during the first inning of an 8-1 loss to the Florida Marlins in the regular-season finale. New York’s loss coupled with Philadelphia’s 6-1 win over [...]

Florida catcher Miguel Olivo was suspended for five games Sunday and fined for his role in a weekend brawl against the New York Mets. Olivo was at the mound during a pitching change in the fifth inning Saturday and started jawing with the Mets’ Jose Reyes, who was at third. Olivo charged across the diamond [...]

John Maine stopped the Mets’ slide with an overpowering performance that pulled them into a first-place tie. He nearly did a whole lot more than that. Maine flirted with the first no-hitter in team history before allowing an infield single to Paul Hoover with two outs in the eighth inning, and New York snapped out [...]

John Maine flirted with the first no-hitter in Mets history before allowing an infield single to Paul Hoover with two outs in the eighth inning, and New York snapped out of its September doldrums by routing the Florida Marlins 13-0 in a fight-filled game Saturday. Maine (15-10) finished with 14 strikeouts, the most by a [...]

Florida catcher Miguel Olivo charged across the diamond and threw a punch at Jose Reyes, setting off a bench-clearing brawl between the Marlins and New York Mets on Saturday. First, the teams spilled onto the field when Florida pitcher Harvey Garcia threw behind Luis Castillo in the fifth inning. Mets pitching coach Rick Peterson was [...]

FLUSHING, New York (Ticker) - The Florida Marlins restructured their front office Saturday, naming Michael Hill as the club’s new general manager.

Michael Hill was named general manager of the Florida Marlins on Saturday, replacing Larry Beinfest, who became president of baseball operations. The Marlins also named Dan Jennings and Jim Fleming as assistant general managers, adding to their roles in the team’s player personnel and development departments.