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• Marlins announce spring roster

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          There should be no trouble finding a good seat at Roger Dean Stadium most days when the Marlins play there this spring. But the Marlins' clubhouse looks like it'll be a tight squeeze. The Marlins announced a spring roster totaling 71 players.

           I'm' [...]

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• Reliever Chad Qualls agrees to terms with Marlins

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         Veteran reliever Chad Qualls has agreed to terms with the Marlins on a minor league deal with invitation to spring training, two sources have confirmed. The 34-year-old right-hander has made 597 relief appearances over the course of his 9-year career, going 40-35 with a 3.92 ERA.

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• Ex-Dolphins QB Pat White prefers football over Marlins

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          While the Marlins have made Pat White an offer to try his hand at minor league baseball, the former Dolphins quarterback and one of his associates are sending out strong signals that baseball is only a backup option if he can't work his way back into' [...]

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• Marlins sign Kevin Slowey, Mitch Talbot to minor league deals

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        The Marlins have reeled in two more players hoping to resurrect their big league careers in pitchers Kevin Slowey and Mitch Talbot. The two right-handers -- neither of whom has pitched in the majors since 2011 -- signed minor league deals with invites to spring [...]

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• Report: Cincinnati -- not Miami -- chosen for 2015 All-Star Game

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        According to a published newspaper report, the 2015 All-Star game will be awarded to Cincinnati and Great American Ballpark, as the Marlins and their new ballpark will have to wait for another odd-numbered year to serve as host.

        Marlins president David Samson said last [...]

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• Matt Downs agrees to terms with Marlins

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           Utility player Matt Downs has agreed to terms with the Marlins on a minor league deal and invitation to spring training.

           The versatile 28-year-old spent last season with Houston, where he hit .202 while playing six different positions: all four infield spots [...]

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• Jose Reyes: Loria said one thing, did another

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         Imagine Jose Reyes' shock when, while on vacation in Dubai following the season, he received text messages telling him that he had been traded to the Toronto Blue Jays.

         “I went to Dubai on vacation with my wife,” Reyes said Thursday in Toronto in what' [...]

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• Stanton, Cishek and Heath Bell named to Team USA provisional roster

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        Giancarlo Stanton and Steve Cishek have been named to Team USA's provisional roster for the World Baseball Classic this spring.

        But, in somewhat of a stunner, so was former Marlins closer Heath Bell.

        "I'm so pumped to be part of this team and'" [...]

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• Marlins sign Michael Wuertz, Nick Green to minor league deals

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        The Marlins have signed right-handed reliever Michael Wuertz, according to his agent, Beverly HIll Sports Council, and utility infielder Nick Green to minor league deals with invitations to spring training.

         Wuertz made more than 400 relief appearances over eight seasons with the Cubs [...]

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• Marlins single-game tickets go on sale Feb. 9

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         There's no more FanFest. But the Marlins are hosting the newly named "MetroPCS Winter Warm Up" at Marlins Park on Feb. 9 when fans can purchase single-game seats to the 2013 season for the first time.

          The event, which will be held from [...]

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