Report: MLB Expanding Playoffs In 2012
According to Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal, sources have confirmed that Major League Baseball will expand the playoffs from eight teams to 10 teams starting this season by adding two additional wild card teams.
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According to Foxsports.com's Ken Rosenthal, sources have confirmed that Major League Baseball will expand the playoffs from eight teams to 10 teams starting this season by adding two additional wild card teams.
The Miami Marlins had high hopes for center fielder Chris Coghlan this time last year. He was just two years removed from being the NL Rookie of the Year, but struggled last year and may not even make the team this season.
For the first time since they were renamed, the entire Miami Marlins roster will show up in Jupiter to start spring training for the upcoming 2012 season Sunday.
The calendar may still read February, but spring training is getting underway across Florida and in Arizona. Almost every team has had pitchers and catchers report, though the Miami Marlins, Chicago White Sox, and Texas Rangers will report Wednesday.
While it's still several weeks before we can actually get a look at the inside of the new Miami Marlins ballpark; the designers of the Sony Playstation 3 game MLB 12 The Show have put together what the new field will look like in a game.
In case there was any doubt that the NFL was the new national pastime, a new Harris Interactive survey put the issue to rest.
After the Miami Marlins hired manager Ozzie Guillen and acquired Carlos Zambrano to a roster that already had Hanley Ramirez; it looked like must-see TV, and apparently Showtime has agreed.
The Miami Marlins have worked hard during the offseason to shore up the pitching staff and the infield, but they are in wait-and-see mode as they look at adding a big-name centerfielder.
Miami Marlins reliever Leo Nunez was arrested Thursday in his native Dominican Republic but then quickly released, with authorities saying he will not face charges stemming from an investigation into his use of false documents to sign a professional baseball contract.
The Miami Marlins don't have a need at first base, but the possibility of bringing in the best player in the game may be too much to pass up on.
The Miami Marlins finally made their first big splash in free agency Thursday night when the brought in closer Heath Bell. Now, the Marlins are preparing to up their offer for free agent shortstop Jose Reyes.
He's been with the team through the good times and all of the really bad seasons; but now that the Miami Marlins have a new name and new home, Billy the Marlin got a quick makeover as well.
The Miami Marlins have a need for starting pitching help, and the Oakland Athletics have a starting pitcher to deal. But, the price to acquire the southpaw from Hialeah may be too steep for the Fish.
It appears the Miami Marlins are serious about trying to rebuild the beleaguered franchise.
In one of the most exciting World Series games of all-time, the St. Louis Cardinals, down to their final strike in both the ninth and 10th innings, forced a decisive Game 7 when David Freese capped a game for the ages with a walk-off home run to center field.
The Florida Marlins have scheduled a 1 p.m. news conference Wednesday where the team is expected to confirm the worst-kept secret in Miami that Ozzie Guillen will be the team's new manager in 2012.
The Florida Marlins are in dead last in the NL East as the season comes to an end, but that doesn't mean the team didn't have some solid individual efforts this season.
Bryan Petersen homered with two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning and Javier Vazquez pitched a five-hitter as the Florida Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 3-2 on Tuesday night.
The Florida Marlins playoff chances have been over for a long time, but the last official series for the Marlins starts Monday night against the Washington Nationals.
Rookie Randall Delgado pitched five innings for his first major-league win, and the Atlanta Braves put the brakes on their recent skid by beating the Florida Marlins 4-0 Tuesday night.
The sliding Atlanta Braves stumbled again Monday night, losing 6-5 to the Florida Marlins on Omar Infante's game-ending two-run homer.
Stephen Strasburg allowed one run and four hits over six innings in his third start after Tommy John surgery, but Donnie Murphy's two-run home run in the 13th inning helped give the Florida Marlins a 4-1 win over the Washington Nationals on Saturday night.
If this is the end of Javier Vazquez's career, he's ending it on a high note. The Marlins' right-hander threw his first complete-game shutout in more than six years Friday night to lead Florida to a 3-0 win against the Washington Nationals.
Ryan Howard hit an RBI double in the 10th inning soon after Cliff Lee fell one strike short of his seventh shutout, and the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Florida Marlins 2-1 Thursday to sweep the day-night doubleheader.
The Atlanta Braves beat back the Florida Marlins 4-1 Wednesday in a game that wasn't as close as the final score made it seem.
Yelitza Perez, a Venezuelan mother living in the United States, says she has taken extra precautions to protect her daughter's citizenship status.
Jaylen Brown scored 43 points, Jayson Tatum had his first triple-double of the season and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night.
Davis was charged with battery, false imprisonment, and attempted kidnapping following his arrest in January.
Joel Kohnert, 44, a BSO Fire Rescue lieutenant hired in 2010, and his wife, Jennifer Kohnert, were charged with child abuse without great bodily harm.
For CBS Miami sports producer Jorge Perez, the ordeal began with a letter from the Internal Revenue Service claiming he failed to file taxes for a company he says he has no connection to.
Yelitza Perez, a Venezuelan mother living in the United States, says she has taken extra precautions to protect her daughter's citizenship status.
NASA's Artemis II astronauts are set to launch today on a nine-day mission around the moon and back. Follow the countdown and watch it live.
Jaylen Brown scored 43 points, Jayson Tatum had his first triple-double of the season and the Boston Celtics beat the Miami Heat 147-129 on Wednesday night.
Davis was charged with battery, false imprisonment, and attempted kidnapping following his arrest in January.
Joel Kohnert, 44, a BSO Fire Rescue lieutenant hired in 2010, and his wife, Jennifer Kohnert, were charged with child abuse without great bodily harm.
In courtroom testimony, Shandelle Maycock recounted the harrowing night her daughter was abandoned in the Everglades, describing the horrors they endured.
A former prison guard trainee has been sentenced to death for the 2019 execution-style killings of five women inside a Florida bank.
Florida coach Billy Napier is getting a fourth season to try to get the Gators back to their winning ways.
A Florida man has filed a federal lawsuit against Jacksonville sheriff's officers who severely beat him last year after he ran from a traffic stop.
The Marion County Sheriff's deputy told authorities that he accidentally shot and killed his girlfriend while cleaning his gun.
President Trump predicted in a prime-time address that the U.S. will complete its military mission in Iran "very shortly," and said U.S. forces have achieved "overwhelming victories," but he did not offer a definitive timeline.
Lev Parnas is the latest democrat to throw his name into the fray, and it's a name that many may associate with President Donald Trump.
President Trump has told Britain's Telegraph newspaper he could try to terminate U.S. membership in NATO. He's railed against NATO allies for refusing to join the Iran war.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday appeared open to invalidating President Trump's executive order that would end birthright citizenship.
President Trump went to the Supreme Court on Wednesday as the justices took up his executive order seeking to end birthright citizenship, a major test of his immigration agenda.
Emily Gregory describes the days following her upset victory in Tuesday's special election as "a little overwhelming, surreal, but exciting."
The Miami Center for Mental Health and Recovery, located at 2200 NW 7th Avenue, would be a first-of-its-kind facility that could make a difference in the lives of countless people.
Wasserman Schultz pushed back against the suggestion that the United States was led into this war by Israel and its leader, Benjamin Netanyahu.
In advance of the trial, CBS News Miami spoke to Miami Herald federal courts reporter Jay Weaver about what Rubio is expected to say when he takes the stand.
Critics of the bill argue that the attacks on the teacher unions are part of a broader education strategy that has slowly been unfolding for the past 30 years.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Food containing norovirus may smell and taste normal but still cause serious illness if consumed, FDA warns.
HHS Secretary RFK Jr. wants the popular coffee chains to prove their surgery drinks are safe for teens and suggested the Trump administration could place limits on your cup of coffee.
Tests of dozens of baby formulas by Consumer Reports found that nearly half contained potentially dangerous chemicals.
A trial has been set in the San Francisco Bay Area for a Florida woman accused of providing a cosmetic injection that killed a woman who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
A lawsuit filed late last month took Chicago-based McDonald's to task over the McRib sandwich, calling its name a form of false advertising.
Florida insurance policyholders could be seeing some form of relief in their wallets thanks to market reforms made statewide, Gov. Ron DeSantis said.
The company said Tuesday that 85% of its retail products and "nearly all" of its school offerings are already made without "certified colors."
Less than two days after Delta Air Lines offered $30,000 to each passenger on board the flight that crashed and flipped in Toronto on Monday afternoon, the company is facing its first two lawsuits in the incident — and they likely won't be the last.
Activists are calling for a nationwide boycott of Target stores following the company's decision to roll back its diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
A Las Vegas performer has sued Taylor Swift over the title of her hit album "The Life of a Showgirl," alleging it violates the performer's trademark.
The price hike raises the cost of the standard plan with ads by $1 per month and the cost of the standard and premium plans by $2.
Savannah Guthrie stepped back from her NBC duties almost two months ago when her mother, Nancy Guthrie, disappeared. The investigation is ongoing.
An unlicensed cosmetologist from Florida has been found guilty in a California court for providing an injection that killed a model who was known as a Kim Kardashian lookalike, prosecutors said.
Local reports estimate that roughly 40,000 people gathered across central Seoul to watch K-pop band BTS reunite.