Florida Marlins News

When the Washington Nationals play the Florida Marlins, excruciating baseball -- the kind favored by the Nats no matter the opponent -- forms an unholy alliance with cursed baseball.

Hanley Ramirez homered and Andrew Miller pitched effectively into the seventh inning, leading the Florida Marlins to a 5-3 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Saturday night.

With the exception of 2007, the Marlins have had at least two All-Stars each year since 2000.

Shutting down would-be basestealers has been a struggle for the Marlins all year.

By Mark Zuckerman Article ) MIAMI By the time they arrived at Land Shark Stadium at about 11 a.m. Wednesday, Nyjer Morgan and Sean Burnett already had spent seven hours making their way from Pittsburgh to South Florida.

Brandon Moss and Ramon Vazquez homered and Charlie Morton pitched six shutout innings to help the Pittsburgh Pirates beat the Florida Marlins 7-4 on Friday night.

The Marlins returned home Sunday night as a beaten down team after being swept by the red-hot Rays at the Tropicana Dome.

Hanley Ramirez extended his RBI streak to 10 games, pinch-hitter Wes Helms beat out a potential double-play ball to put Florida ahead in the eighth inning and the Marlins remained unbeaten against the Washington Nationals this year with a 5-3 Wednesday.

The event is free and open to the public with the first 1,000 fans receiving a coupon for a ballpark-style lunch and a commemorative Groundbreaking pin, courtesy of Gulf Plumbing.

Ayala, 31, will report to Triple-A New Orleans for a couple of outings since he last pitched on June 20.

Get your Marlins Tickets now! trailed in each of their three victories over the Nationals.

He was known as a smiling jokester among his teammates in the Dominican winter league, so everyone on the Licey Tigers could tell that something was not right with Emilio Bonifacio last December.

The Florida Marlins got a taste of their own medicine over the weekend and will seek a measure of revenge Monday night, when they host the Washington Nationals in the first of three straight games at Land Shark Stadium.

The final piece of the Florida Marlins' 15-year quest for a permanent South Florida home came down to $6.2 million, last-minute political confusion and, finally, a 1 a.m. vote at County Hall.

Orioles pitcher Koji Uehara had an arthrogram Tuesday on his ailing right elbow, and it's still uncertain how long he will be forced to remain on the 15-day disabled list.

Miami-Dade County commissioners have approved a proposal to build a new baseball stadium for the Florida Marlins in Little Havana.

It would've been very easy for the Marlins to be pretty much out of the race in the National League East at this time.

The long-awaited sale of bonds to pay for a new baseball stadium in Little Havana fell short Tuesday, prompting a scramble at County Hall and a last-minute pledge by the Florida Marlins to cover the difference.

The past two weeks have been difficult for outfielder Jeremy Hermida, whose hitting slump has nearly coincided with manager Fredi Gonzalez's decision to have Brett Carroll replace him in right field -- at least most of the time -- against left-handed pitching.

Hanley Ramirez has established himself as a good player since being acquired for Josh Beckett and Mike Lowell couple of years ago.