By Associated Press Marcell Ozuna drove in three runs, and Giancarlo Stanton homered for the Miami Marlins, who dealt Stephen Strasburg the worst loss of his career in a 8-3 win over the Washington Nationals on Friday night. …read more
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By Darren Heitner, Contributor
Home game attendance is the most traditional way to analyze how engaged a professional baseball team’s fan base may be. However, in a proper analysis of fan base engagement, the turnstyle ticker should only be one element in a more holistic approach to determine fan activity and interest. When median ticket price, ticket demand and social media following are factored into the equation, the baseball franchise with the most engaged fan base is the San Francisco Giants. The least engaged team is the Miami Marlins.
By Associated Press Ross Detwiler departed with a lead for the third start in a row Wednesday night, and this time the bullpen held on as Bryce Harper and the Washington Nationals beat the Miami Marlins 6-1.
By Associated Press Roy Halladay earned his 200th career victory Sunday, bouncing back from consecutive poor outings to pitch eight innings and help the Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 2-1.
By Associated Press Bryce Harper homered in his first two at-bats, Stephen Strasburg retired 19 batters in a row at one stretch, and the defending NL East champion Washington Nationals opened the season with a 2-0 victory over the Miami Marlins on Monday. …read more
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By Tom Schad Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper homered in his first two at-bats of the season against the Miami Marlins on Monday, becoming the youngest Major Leaguer to homer twice in a team’s opening game of a season. …read more
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By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON — Washington Nationals left fielder Bryce Harper is the youngest major leaguer to homer twice in his team’s opening game of a season, delivering solo shots in his first two at-bats Monday.
The reigning NL Rookie of the Year, who is 20, drove a pitch from Miami Marlins right-hander Ricky Nolasco over the out-of-town scoreboard in right-center in the first inning. Harper’s second homer sailed a little to the right of that in the fourth inning.
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By Joe Frisaro Growing pains are inevitable with rebuilding, but that hasn’t changed the objective of the youthful Miami Marlins. …read more
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By Associated Press Stephen Strasburg will make his second Opening Day start for the Washington Nationals when the National League East champions open the season at home against the Miami Marlins on April 1. …read more
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By Matthew Leach About three hours prior to the Venezuelan national team’s exhibition game against the Miami Marlins, some much bigger news than baseball emerged from its home country. Hugo Chavez, president of the South American nation, died on Tuesday afternoon at 58. …read more
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By Matthew Leach Hopes are high for Team Venezuela as the club approaches pool play in the World Baseball Classic, and if the crowd at Roger Dean Stadium on Tuesday night is any indication, so are expectations. The majority of the fans in attendance for the team’s exhibition against the Miami Marlins were decked out in Venezuela gear. …read more
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By Associated Press Justin Upton hit one of the longest home runs ever seen at Atlanta’s spring training complex, a towering drive that cleared the grass berm beyond left field, as the Braves defeated the Miami Marlins 7-6 Monday. …read more
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Word that Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria rejected an offer by Jeb Bush to purchase the ballclub received little attention when it made the news a few weeks ago. Maybe it was because there didn’t seem to be much more to tell. After all, Loria insists that he is not willing to sell the franchise—to anyone, anytime—and Bush, the former Florida governor, hasn’t made public comments about the supposed offer. But the possibility of Bush leading a group that could purchase the Marlins has implications worth exploring, both in terms of the future of the franchise and the future of the Oval Office. …read more
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By ESPN.com news services Giancarlo Stanton says he’s feeling better less than 24 hours after being hit in the helmet by a fastball from the Miami Marlins‘ top pitching prospect. …read more
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By Mike Ozanian, Forbes Staff Miami-Dade county taxpayers must be wishing Miami Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria had stuck with his original game plan.
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By Marty Noble None of the people outside the peculiar environment of the Miami Marlins can even pretend to know precisely what it would take to pry Giancarlo Stanton from their roster. The Mets ought to look into that possibility.
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By Joe Frisaro Dramatically turning over their roster has created opportunity along with plenty of uncertainty for the Miami Marlins in 2013. So much surrounding the club is new. Since Jeffrey Loria assumed ownership in 2002, the Marlins also underwent a major redo in ’06, a year Joe Girardi guided an inexperienced squad beyond expectations.
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By Joe FrisaroGiancarlo Stanton is a force in the middle of the Miami Marlins‘ lineup. But like any player in the organization, the 23-year-old slugger is not considered untouchable. The All-Star right fielder’s name has surfaced once again in trade talk.
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