LOS ANGELES -- Before Luis Arraez joined the Marlins, Jazz Chisholm Jr. regularly hit leadoff for the ballclub. The dust has settled since Miami dealt Arraez to San Diego, and Chisholm once again finds himself atop the order. For the second consecutive game, Chisholm set the tone to manufacture early

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OAKLAND -- After losing by 16 runs and trading away star hitter Luis Arraez on Saturday, the Marlins needed a pick-me-up at the Oakland Coliseum on Sunday. Nick Gordon delivered. Gordon's big three-run blast punctuated a first-inning barrage from the Marlins, who rolled to a 12-3 victory in the series

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. Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix acknowledges there’s no guarantee prospects will pan out, but he’s confident in the scouting department’s analysis

OAKLAND -- Peter Bendix was just a 12-year-old Cleveland baseball fan when his team was bested by the Marlins in the 1997 World Series. Bendix also remembers how the Marlins' front office in subsequent months traded away the core of the championship team. Now, as he sits atop the Miami

We’re still months away from the Trade Deadline, but we have already seen the first blockbuster trade of the 2024 season. Luis Arraez is headed to San Diego. The Marlins on Saturday finalized a deal with the Padres for the two-time batting champion. Miami acquired right-handed reliever Woo-Suk Go and

Just 41 days after being drafted, Noble Meyer made his Single-A debut with Jupiter at Clover Park last August. Now, 259 days later, the 19-year-old returned to St. Lucie to record a career-best outing. In Jupiter’s 4-0 victory over the St. Lucie Mets on Saturday, the top Marlins prospect twirled

It's only May, but the first blockbuster trade of the 2024 season is already in the books. The Padres have acquired two-time batting champ Luis Arraez and cash from the Marlins in exchange for reliever Woo-Suk Go and three prospects. It's a move that bolsters the top of the Padres'

The patrons of Minor League Baseball are perhaps more accustomed to odd game delays than their Major League counterparts (see Tuesday’s bee incident), but Friday’s San Antonio Missions game still left many scratching their heads. In the top of the third inning, now-Marlins prospect Nathan Martorella was on second base

OAKLAND -- Dane Myers was stretching in the outfield Friday evening when he heard the news. Instead of hitting cleanup, he’d be the leadoff man against Oakland. Wait, leadoff? Considering that it was less than 15 minutes before first pitch, the news shocked Myers. Since last April, the Marlins’ leadoff

MIAMI -- When the week began, Jesús Sánchez sulked by himself in the dugout after being benched during the club’s seventh consecutive loss. What a difference three days makes for both Sánchez and the Marlins. Sánchez raised his arms awaiting his teammates’ embrace as the walk-off hero in Thursday afternoon’s

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You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly compendium of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. May's highlights include nonagenarian icons, Mardi Gras sweets, reinterpretations of local disasters and, of course, much more. Let's get to it.

MIAMI -- Over the weekend, one reporter asked Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix whether he intended to address the pitching depth being tested early on by injuries. Five players are sidelined on the starting staff alone: Sandy Alcantara, Eury Pérez, Jesús Luzardo, Braxton Garrett and A.J. Puk. “Unfortunately,

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

MIAMI -- Dane Myers happened to be taking cuts off the machine with Otto Lopez and assistant hitting coach Jason Hart when Jazz Chisholm Jr. was ejected for arguing a called third strike from home-plate umpire Jansen Visconti in the seventh inning. Myers knew it was time to spring into

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

MIAMI -- Not much has gone right for the Marlins this season. Whether it be injuries, bad breaks or lack of execution, one thing remains in their control: effort. In the midst of their second skid of at least seven games this season, manager Skip Schumaker made an example of

There's a longtime scout who likes to say, "The Draft is hard." The 2014 Draft was very hard. It's just one of three Drafts where the No. 1 overall pick finished his career without reaching the Majors, and the only one where neither of the top two selections made it.

MIAMI -- “The message has been to continue to work hard, to continue to do what you can, to control what you can, and that this will not last forever.” Those were the words of Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix about two hours before the Marlins would lose

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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