Topic: Florida Marlins

Marlins post rare away win over Phillies

PHILADELHIA (Reuters) - With no chance of catching the first-place Philadelphia Phillies, for one night the Florida Marlins earned rare bragging rights against the Major League's top team with a nail-biting 6-5 win on Friday.Catcher John Buck blasted a grand slam in ...

Stingy Lincecum pitches Giants past Marlins

MIAMI (Reuters) - Two-time Cy Young winner Tim Lincecum was nearly unhittable as he led the San Francisco Giants to a 3-0 win over the Florida Marlins at Sun Life Stadium Saturday.Lincecum allowed just two hits in seven innings while striking out ...

Uggla extends streak as Braves beat Marlins

MIAMI (Reuters) - Atlanta's Dan Uggla closed in on Major League Baseball's longest hitting streak of the season as the Braves beat the struggling Florida Marlins 8-5 on Monday.Uggla stretched his hitting streak to 29 games with a lead-off single in the ...

Broken finger sends Marlins' Infante to disabled list

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Florida Marlins have placed second baseman Omar Infante on the 15-day disabled list with a broken finger, the Major League Baseball team said on Friday.Infante, 29, fractured his right middle finger while fielding a ball against the St. ...

Marlins All-Star Ramirez exits with sprained shoulder

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Florida All-Star shortstop Hanley Ramirez exited the Marlins' 4-3 victory over the New York Mets in the sixth inning with a sprained left shoulder on Tuesday.Ramirez landed on the shoulder after diving for a ball in shallow left ...

Florida Marlins snap 11-game losing streak

MIAMI (Reuters) - Florida manager Jack McKeon got his first win since taking over as the Marlins ended a dreadful 11-games losing streak with a 5-2 victory over the Los Angeles Angels on Tuesday.The 80-year-old McKeon, the former Marlins manager who led ...

McKeon becomes interim Marlins manager at 80

Retired Jack McKeon was called upon Monday to serve as interim manager of the Florida Marlins for the remainder of the season, becoming the second-oldest manager in Major League Baseball history.The 80-year-old who guided the Marlins to the 2003 World Series title ...

Slumping Marlins name McKeon as interim manager

MIAMI (Reuters) - The Florida Marlins have named 80-year-old Jack McKeon as interim manager of the last-place club, the Major League Baseball team said on Monday.McKeon, a former Marlins manager who led the team to a World Series title in 2003, takes ...

Rodriguez resigns as Marlins manager

Frustrated Florida manager Edwin Rodriguez, his team mired in last place and riding a nine-game losing streak, abruptly resigned on Sunday.Bench coach Brandon Hyde managed the Marlins against the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, but the club will begin a search for ...

Rodriguez quits as Marlins' manager

MIAMI (Reuters) - Edwin Rodriguez has resigned as manager of the struggling Florida Marlins, the team said on Sunday.The Marlins have lost nine successive games and have won only once in 18 games in June.Their 32-39 record is the worst in the ...