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The Miami Marlins knocked out prized New York Mets lefty Steven Matz early and went on to a 10-3 win in New York.  Miami put the game away early, scoring seven runs in the second inning and one in the third to build an 8-0 lead.  Matz was knocked out in the …

A local baseball prospect that was called up to the big leagues made his debut on Monday in Washington, D.C. — and left the game bloody. Mallex Smith, a former stand-out at Santa Fe College in Gainesville, was called up by the Atlanta Braves on Sunday after the team placed Ender Inciarte on the 15-day disabled list. Smith averaged …

The Miami Marlins are starting off slow in the Don Mattingly era. Their loss to the Washington Nationals Sunday dropped their record to 1-3. Giancarlo Stanton put the Marlins on the scoreboard first by singling to left center at the top of the first, bringing in Dee Gordon. That 1-0 lead was …

Alex Faedo has quietly challenged Logan Shore for the title of best starting pitcher of the Florida Gators this baseball season. As the 2016 home opener neared, most of the talk surrounding Gator pitching centered around their two aces, Logan Shore and AJ Puk. Both Shore and Puk are expected to …

Sunday marked the official start of the 2016 Major League Baseball season. The Tampa Bay Rays and Toronto Blue Jays were one of three games to start the season early. The Blue Jays made it to the top of the AL East, making it all the way to the ALCS …

The Major League Baseball season will begin this Sunday, April 3 with three games to be televised on ESPN and ESPN2. The season begins with the Cardinals taking on the Pirates in Pittsburg at 1:05 p.m., the Blue Jays at the Rays at 4:05 p.m., and the Mets at the …

It was a historic moment, not only for Major League Baseball, but for the United States of America Tuesday afternoon. With U.S. President Barack Obama and Cuban President Raul Castro sitting side by side behind home plate, Dayron Varona swung at the first pitch of an exhibition game between the …

Today when the clock strikes 1:30 p.m. the Tampa Bay Rays will endure a first pitch that the Rays’ organization, Major Baseball League, and America will never forget. Leaving from their spring training facility in Port Charlotte, Florida, the Rays traveled 270 miles over the Gulf of Mexico to reach the destination of Havana, Cuba. …

As the winter ice thaws around the country, baseball teams are flocking to warm weather this week for the beginning of spring training, marking the official start of the 2016 MLB season. From the Kansas City Royals’ defense of their championship, to the surprising big-spending Arizona Diamondbacks, there is no shortage …

October has (thankfully) delivered some chilly weather, but the American League Divisional Series has delivered nothing but HEAT this 2015 postseason. Wednesday will feature two ALDS Winner-Take-All Game 5 match-ups, leading off with the Toronto Blue Jays hosting the Texas Rangers at Rogers Centre in Ontario. The fact that the …