Henderson Alvarez

Alex Sanabia has been caught spitting. Not a big deal considering he's a big leaguer, but spitting directly onto a baseball as he did during his start Monday against the Phillies is a no-no. A video highlight making the rounds on the Internet shows...

MIAMI -- Ryan Howard scored the tiebreaking run in the sixth inning and added a two-run single in the seventh to lead the Philadelphia Phillies to a 7-3 win over the Miami Marlins Tuesday night in front of 13,996 at Marlins Park. Howard finished the...

   Previo al arranque de la temporada de 2012 lancé una maldición a los Angelinos de Los Angeles —y en particular a Albert Pujols— que aún sigue atormentando a los serafines y al slugger dominicano. Entonces, un sábado 24 de diciembre de...

Like every catcher, Jeff Mathis' body is a catalogue of hard knocks. "I've broke my face, wrists. Nothing compared to the pain that was in my collarbone," said Mathis, who finally became an active member of the Marlins on Tuesday. One of the players...

LOS ANGELES A.J. Ramos on the Marlins' off day in San Diego earlier this week set out to do something few have accomplished. Turned out he didn't have the stomach for it. Before the team departed for Los Angeles Thursday, Ramos and fellow pitchers Tom...

SAN DIEGO It's going to happen. At some point, probably within the next month to six weeks, the Miami Marlins' mile-long list of injured players will shorten and they'll return to relatively good health. That's when President of Baseball Operations...

SAN DIEGO Chris Valaika on Wednesday became the 12th Marlin to go on the disabled list. It might have been 13 if not for catcher Miguel Olivo. In the fifth inning of Tuesday's 5-1 loss to the Padres, Olivo noticed Alex Sanabia stretching his groin after...

SAN DIEGO The glass-half-full take is the Marlins are averaging seven runs per game over their last two. Problem is none came in late Monday's series opener at San Diego. After exploding for 14 runs to clinch a four-game series split in Philadelphia...

Marcell Ozuna opened his major league career with hits in six straight games. One teammate knows what that's like. Juan Pierre, from Aug. 8-23, 2000, was credited with a 16-game streak to start his major league tenure with the Rockies. The run was...

The Miami Marlins never could beat Matt Diaz, so they decided to have him join them. The Florida State University product was the ultimate Marlins killer during seven seasons with the Atlanta Braves. His .360 average in 66 games is the highest of any...

Sidelined starter Henderson Alvarez will begin a rehab assignment next week. He could be ready to make his 2013 debut after as a few as two appearances. Manager Mike Redmond on Saturday was not prepared to say whose place Alvarez would take in the...

Cubs at Marlins When/where: 1:10 p.m., Marlins Park, Miami On the mound RHP Carlos Villanueva (1-0, 1.53) vs. RHP Ricky Nolasco (1-2, 3.81): Making his fifth start, Villanueva is holding opponents to a .167 average, including a .116 mark and .341 on-...