Spring Training Starts Tuesday
The Florida Marlins have the Philadelphia Philllies in their crosshairs as they head into spring training.
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The Florida Marlins have the Philadelphia Philllies in their crosshairs as they head into spring training.
Baseball fans across the country are rejoicing as Spring Training has sprung for every Major League Baseball team. It's the time of year when optimism reigns and anything is possible. For the Marlins, it's all about the Philadelphia Philllies.
The Florida Marlins are warming up for the start of baseball season with two historic milestones on Tuesday.
A three-game series between the Florida Marlins and Mariners from June 24-26 has been moved from Miami to Seattle because of a U2 concert.
The Florida Marlins hold auditions Sunday for next season's Mermaid and Manatees dance squads.
South Florida likes to think of itself as a sports mecca that is home to some of the best franchises out there. But recently, South Florida's sports teams have been average at best when they play in front of the home crowd.
After the Florida Marlins jettisoned second baseman Dan Uggla to the Atlanta Braves, most observers expected the Marlins to target a pitcher with some of the money Uggla would have been paid. Monday, the Marlins appeared ready to sign pitcher Javier Vazquez, according to the Associated Press.
The Florida Marlins will donate over 500 Thanksgiving meals to families in Little Havana Thursday. Families, who were chosen by Big Brothers Big Sisters of Greater Miami and Abriendo Puertas, will receive a turkey, fixings and desserts for their Thanksgiving meal between 4 p.m. and 6 p.m. near the new Marlins ballpark at NW 7th Street and NW 14th Avenue in Little Havana.
Power-hitting second baseman Dan Uggla was dealt from the Florida Marlins to the Atlanta Braves on Tuesday for infielder Omar Infante and left-hander Mike Dunn in the first trade of the general managers' meetings.
The Florida Marlins have confirmed that Edwin Rodriguez will return as manager next season.
Construction of the Miami Marlins stadium is on schedule and is poised to open by the April, 2012 deadline.
Former Florida Marlins manager Fredi Gonzalez certainly moved up the pecking order of baseball after he was fired by the Marlins. Wednesday, the Atlanta Braves named Gonzalez to replace legendary manager Bobby Cox.
