Marlins notebook
Miami Marlins Jose Fernandez keeps his poise
Jose Fernandez looks at his rookie season with the Marlins as one big learning experience.
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Jose Fernandez looks at his rookie season with the Marlins as one big learning experience.
LOS ANGELES -- Derek Dietrich crushed a three-run home run, Jose Fernandez rebounded from giving one up himself early, and the Marlins overcame their largest deficit of the season to rally past the spiraling Dodgers 5-4 on Friday night.
Juan Pierre, 35, said competing for a stolen-bases title with younger players at the end of the season ‘would be pretty cool.’
The Marlins have had to call up top prospects early in the season because of injuries, which could cause roster upheaval when players return.
The Marlins lost all three games to the Padres and sent another player to the disabled list, calling up another top prospect.
Had it not been for veteran catcher Miguel Olivos persistence, Marlins right-hander Alex Sanabia said he probably would have tried to keep pitching through the tightness he experienced in his right groin Tuesday, potentially worsening the Marlins already dire injury situation.
To offset their low attendance, the Marlins will close the upper bowl at Marlins Park for at least some weeknight games.
Alex Sanabia said he’s ‘getting goose bumps’ in anticipation of his first start in his hometown in front of friends and family.
The way things have been going lately, Marlins manager Mike Redmond might want to get used to the idea of playing shorthanded all the time.
Defense is something Marlins manager Mike Redmond takes seriously.
Three eateries negotiating with the city of Miami to operate at the garages at Marlins Park backed out after the team tanked its roster. Not a single business has opened since the ballpark was inaugurated.
A little more than 24 hours after pounding Roy Halladay and scoring a season-high 14 runs in a win over the Phillies, the Marlins got back to being, well, themselves again.
Marcell Ozuna has discarded his free-swinging approach, and he is new controlled style at the plate is having a major impact on the Marlins’ offense.
After being insulted in a newspaper article, the Marlins pounded Roy Halladay and got a team record-tying seven RBI from Adeiny Hechavarria.
Never in his lifetime had Adeiny Hechavarria ever driven in seven runs in any one game. On Sunday, the Marlins light-hitting shortstop with the .169 average drove in seven in only two at-bats against Roy Halladay.
Rising rookie Jose Fernandez earned his first win in the big leagues, and Marcell Ozuna blasted his first homer in the majors.
If rookie right fielder Marcell Ozuna continues to prove he belongs in a major-league lineup, it could create an interesting decision for the Marlins once Giancarlo Stanton returns from the disabled list.
Ricky Nolasco entered the game with an .857 winning percentage at Citizens Bank Park but gave up three home runs in a loss to the Phillies.
Jose Fernandez was ecstatic after being formally introduced Friday to his major-league pitching idol, Phillies lefty Cliff Lee, even though their pitching styles are not at all alike.
Juan Pierre became the 18th player with 600 career steals, but the Marlins were routed in the opener of their longest road trip of the season