Miami Marlins

Jeffrey Loria, the worst owner in baseball, first tried to enter the big leagues in 1994 with a bid to buy the Baltimore Orioles . Baltimore lucked out. The city got an owner who was more competent, more loyal to the town and rich enough that he wasn't tempted to turn the franchise into his own personal revenue-sharing ATM. Instead of Loria, Baltimore got Peter Angelos. That's how bad Loria is. The reason Washington now has the Nationals , the team with the best regular season record in baseball,...

MIAMI — Cole Hamels can't be pleased with the lack of run support, particularly with the type of outing he had Monday night. Hamels worked six strong innings with 10 strikeouts but was outworked by Alex Sanabia in the Philadelphia Phillies' 5-1 loss to the Miami Marlins. Hamels (1-7) has not won since April 28 at the New York Mets. "I worry about the (mental part)," said Phillies manager Charlie Manuel. "I think Cole definitely expects to be the big pitcher on our team.

MIAMI – For all the lofty expectations surrounding these Washington Nationals , the third week of the season has arrived with the growing presence of uncomfortable trends. In an 8-2 loss here to the lowly Miami Marlins on Tuesday night, each element of potential worry reared its head. Third baseman Ryan Zimmerman committed his fourth throwing error, leading to four unearned runs. Starter Dan Haren , the $13 million offseason acquisition brought in to shore up the back of the rotation , unraveled...

MIAMI — In a game between struggling starters and offenses, the Miami Marlins came out on top. Alex Sanabia outpitched Cole Hamels, leading Miami past the Philadelphia Phillies 5-1 on Monday night. Justin Ruggiano and Nick Green each drove in two runs before a season-low crowd of 13,231 at Marlins Park. "We've been waiting for those base hits and tonight we were fortunate enough to get a couple of them," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "It was nice to see. " Sanabia (3-6)

Free agent and former New York Mets shortshop Jose Reyes has signed a multi-year contract with the Miami Marlins. As AP reported : The suddenly splurging Miami Marlins landed their second big free agent in a matter of days, agreeing Sunday night to a $106 million, six-year contract with All-Star shortstop Jose Reyes, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press. Preparing to move into a $515 million retractable-roof ballpark, the Marlins have become a driving...

MIAMI — Depending on your viewpoint, it's a sensational work of modern art that perfectly captures the tropical, vibrant, colorful character of Miami, or a gauche waste of public funds and taxpayer money. The revamped Miami Marlins , featuring a new name, new uniforms, new logo, new manager and bigger payroll, opened the 2012 regular season stateside Wednesday in baseball's latest stadium showpiece, a small, intimate ballpark loaded with South Beach excess. A 71-foot...

The Washington Redskins on Wednesday made two moves to bolster the offseason depth of their quarterback position, re-signing Rex Grossman and signing former West Virginia star and Miami Dolphin Pat White . Grossman — the Redskins' starter in 16 games, combined, in 2010 and 2011 before serving as third-string quarterback last season — agreed to a one-year deal as he enters his 11th NFL season. He dressed for only two games as Robert Griffin III and Kirk...

NEW YORK — A minor league pitcher in the Miami Marlins' organization has been suspended 50 games for a drug violation. The commissioner's office announced Thursday that right-hander Juan Arias has been penalized. Arias is on the roster of the Dominican Summer League Marlins. Arias was suspended after testing positive for metabolites of Stanozolol, a performance-enhancing substance. The suspension was the 20th this year under the minor league program. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press.

ARLINGTON, Texas — The Detroit Tigers have optioned right-hander Al Alburquerque to Triple-A Toledo and recalled right-hander Evan Reed. Alburquerque has struggled with his control, and took the loss in Wednesday's game against Houston, leaving manager Jim Leyland frustrated. The 24-year-old has struck out 26 in 14 1-3 innings this year, but he's also walked 13 and thrown six wild pitches. The 27-year-old Reed has never pitched in the major leagues. He's gone 0-1 with a...

NEW YORK — The New York Mets have signed right-handed reliever David Aardsma to a minor league contract and assigned him Triple-A Las Vegas. The former Seattle Mariners closer signed with New York on Monday after opting out of his minor league deal with the Miami Marlins on Wednesday. He was 1-0 with a 2.57 ERA for Triple-A New Orleans. The 31-year-old Aardsma missed all of 2011 when he had offseason hip surgery and then an elbow ligament replacement operation that July. Aardsma signed...

MIAMI — A late run by the Arizona Diamondbacks fell one run short. Pinch-hitter A.J. Pollock grounded out on a full-count pitch with the bases loaded, ending Arizona's 2-1 loss to the Miami Marlins on Sunday. "I fouled off a couple of pitches, and got the pitch I wanted. He just got it in on me a little bit. I hit it hard," Pollock said. Mike Dunn, the Marlins' third pitch of the inning, got his second career save. Ricky Nolasco struck out 11 and Miami stopped a season-high...

PHILADELPHIA — Phillies catcher Carlos Ruiz and first baseman Ryan Howard will have MRIs on Monday. Ruiz will miss Monday's game at the Miami Marlins after straining his right hamstring Sunday in a 3-2 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Ruiz, who said he felt a "pop" while running the bases in the second inning, didn't make the trip but hopes to rejoin the team on Tuesday in Miami. Howard didn't play Sunday due to left knee soreness. He will not join the team on the trip to Miami.

MIAMI — Miami's Tom Koehler allowed a home run on his first pitch and very little else against the Arizona Diamondbacks. And that was enough to make him a tough-luck loser on Saturday. Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run and Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for Arizona in a 1-0 win over the Miami Marlins. "First pitch of the game you're trying to get ahead," Koehler said, "but it has to be a better spot. You can't go down the middle. It's supposed to be down and away.

MIAMI — Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for his first win since being struck in the head by a line drive last season, helping the Arizona Diamondbacks beat the Miami Marlins 1-0 on Saturday night. Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run for Arizona, which has won four in a row. Miami has dropped a season-worst seven straight games. McCarthy (1-3) struck out five and walked two while throwing 68 of 99 pitches for strikes in his third career shutout. He was hit in the head by an Erick Aybar liner on Sept 5. 2012,...

MIAMI — Ricky Nolasco followed his worst outing of the season with his best. It resulted in a rare win for the Miami Marlins. Nolasco struck out 11 and the Marlins stopped a season-high seven-game losing streak, holding off the Arizona Diamondbacks 2-1 Sunday. "We've been playing close games, but it doesn't matter if you lose 10-0 or 2-1, you don't want to lose so it was good to snap that and try to get on a roll here," Nolasco said. The Diamondbacks scored once...

LOS ANGELES — Just when the Miami Marlins were starting to think that Kevin Slowey had taken a huge step forward, he ended up taking another step backward. Slowey gave up five runs, 11 hits and three walks over 4 2-3 innings in a 7-1 loss to the Los Angeles Dodgers on Saturday night and did not strike out any of the 27 batters he faced. "There will be those games over the course of the season, and you hope to survive it probably a little better than I did today," Slowey said.

MIAMI — Miami's Tom Koehler allowed a home run on his first pitch and very little else against the Arizona Diamondbacks. And that was enough to make him a tough-luck loser on Saturday. Gerardo Parra led off the game with a home run and Brandon McCarthy pitched a three-hitter for Arizona in a 1-0 win over the Miami Marlins. "First pitch of the game you're trying to get ahead," Koehler said, "but it has to be a better spot. You can't go down the middle. It's supposed to be down and away.

MIAMI — For the second time in a week, Kevin Slowey has struggled with his location. Slowey (1-4) allowed six runs and seven hits in three innings for the Miami Marlins in a 9-2 loss to the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night. "You could see Slow was just struggling with his command," Marlins manager Mike Redmond said. "You could tell early on that he just didn't have it. " Slowey lost his second consecutive start and has a 9.39 ERA in his last two outings after posting a 1.81...

MIAMI — Paul Goldschmidt is one of the hottest hitters in baseball. Goldschmidt homered twice, tied his career high with four hits and drove in four runs to lead the Arizona Diamondbacks over the Miami Marlins 9-2 on Friday night. "Watch the kid, watch the way he stays with his approach, he's dangerous," Diamondbacks manager Kirk Gibson said. Goldschmidt hit a two-run homer in the first, a 428-foot drive to left on an 0-2 pitch, before Chavez homered to right on the very...