With the NL loss in the All-Star Game, if the #Marlins make the World Series, they will host games 3, 4 and 5 at Marlins Park.
In what should the first of many All-Star Games, Jose Fernandez pitched a perfect 6th inning for the NL. Fernandez struck out former AL MVP Dustin Pedroia, enduced a foul popup from current AL MVP Miguel Cabrera and then struck out MVP front runner Chris Davis.
Fernandez, the youngest pitcher to pitch in an All-Star Game since 1985 (Doc Gooden), joined Gooden, Fernando Valenzuela, Bob Feller and Jerry Walker as the only pitchers 20 years or younger to pitch in an All-Star Game. Only Fernandez, Gooden and Feller struck out two or more at that age.
Things you see at Marlins Park
RT @EyeOnBaseball: Here’s Marlins prospect Christian Yelich taking some hacks in BP
With 24 hours left on the clock, the Marlins have agreed to terms with 1st round pick Colin Moran (@CMOran18)
RT @Roger_Hoover: Video: Christian Yelich takes first Suns BP since early June. #marlins @ Bragan Field
Giancarlo Stanton’s high-school football highlight reel
(NSFW, unless you work alone in a cave)
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It’s official. The Marlins have traded Ricky Nolasco and the Marlins’ fourth-selection of the 2013 International Bonus Pool to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Angel Sanchez, Steven Ames and Josh Wall in exchange for free-agent-to-be Ricky Nolasco.
Acquired in 2006, Nolasco was the Marlins all-time leader in wins, losses, and strikeouts. The dominican born Angel Sanchez was the #8 prospect in the Dodgers farm system. Both Steve Ames and Josh Wall are closers in the minors with Ames recorded 18 saves with a 1.56 ERA at AA and Wall collecting 28 saves at AAA last season.
Ricky Nolasco (@RNolasco47) leaves as the Marlins all-time leader in wins (81), losses (72), starts (197), IP (1,225.2), and Ks (1,001)