Miami Marlins players wear a black circle containing the number 16 on their jerseys, just above their beating hearts. That patch reflects the reality of their present situation: Life goes on after death — even in pro baseball. It is in memory of the late Jose ...
New Miami Marlins skipper Don Mattingly gently rocked back-and-forth and swung side-to-side in his swivel chair as he entertained MAS inside the manager's office in the Marlins clubhouse. The man known as "Donnie Baseball" for the tremendous skill and elan he played with as a ...
Reigning NL batting champion Dee Gordon of the Miami Marlins says he unknowingly took the performance-enhancing drugs that led to his 80-game suspension, but will accept the penalty. The announcement of the suspension by Major League Baseball came shortly after the Marlins' victory at Los ...
Ichiro Suzuki sits at his locker, an interpreter by his side, and the nature of conversation with the future Hall of Famer gives him extra time to craft a response to the question: How much longer does he expect to play? The query is relayed ...
Ichiro Suzuki has increased his fan base in Miami by one, new Marlins skipper Don Mattingly said Wednesday at the baseball winter meetings. Mattingly said he was thrilled to manage Ichiro, who is 65 hits shy of reaching 3,000 hits in his big league career. "I've ...
Moments into his introductory news conference with the Miami Marlins, Don Mattingly peeled off his sport coat to try on a team jersey for the cameras. "I'm hoping I'm not sweating underneath," he said with a smile. Mattingly hasn't lost a game yet, and he's already ...
Don Mattingly and the Los Angeles Dodgers stuck to their scripts Thursday, insisting they agreed to a mutual parting of the ways while never revealing the exact reason he won't return as manager. Like a publicist announcing the demise of a Hollywood marriage, the parties ...
One of the cool things about being an elder statesman (i.e. old coot) in the sports columnist/ TV announcer biz is that, over time, you get to conduct a ton of interviews with prominent figures in the toy department of life. And accumulate a lot ...
