We finally have the lineup for the 2017 World Baseball Classic games in North America, and a solid trio of ballparks is hosting first-round games, semifinals and finals: Dodger Stadium, Petco Park and Marlins Park. (more…)
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2017 MLB All-Star Game Logo Unveiled
In conjunction with Major League Baseball, the Miami Marlins unveiled the logo for the 2017 MLB All-Star Game. The game is scheduled for Tuesday, July 11 at Marlins Park. (more…)
Amidst Zika Virus Concerns, MLB Moves Puerto Rico Games
Amidst concerns over reports of the Zika virus in Puerto Rico, a planned May 30-31 series between the Miami Marlins and Pittsburgh Pirates has been relocated. The pair of games will now be played at Marlins Park. (more…)
Memorable Opening Day Follies
A happy Opening Day to you and yours! Every team is tied for first, a full schedule lies ahead, and crowds pack into ballparks with best-case scenarios buzzing about their heads. (more…)
Marlins to move in fences for 2016
The Miami Marlins are planning to move in and lower the outfield fences at Marlins Park for the 2016 season, with the most change planned for center field and the power alleys. (more…)
Marlins debate bringing in fences — again
With the home team recording a low number of homers and doubles, the Miami Marlins are once again looking at moving in the fences at Marlins Park, this time for the 2016 season. (more…)
Miami lands 2017 ASG; MLB alters home-field advantage
As reported earlier this week, the Miami Marlins and Marlins Park will indeed host the 2017 MLB All-Star game, but awarding three straight games to National League teams is forcing Major League Baseball into changing the batting order for the 2016 game. (more…)
Marlins land 2017 MLB All-Star Game: report
The Miami Marlins will host the 2017 MLB All-Star Game at Marlins Park, giving the National League three straight Midsummer Classics, according to a newspaper report. (more…)
Marlins, county still clashing over ballpark costs
The Miami Marlins and Miami-Dade County are preparing for arbitration to settle a disagreement over the team’s contribution to Marlins Park opening costs. (more…)
Marlins to close off upper deck for select weeknight games
The meltdown of the Miami Marlins continues, as the team announces it will close the upper bowl for select weekday games. This act is pretty extreme when you consider Marlins Park is only a year old. The team should still be attracting fans with that new-ballpark shine, but instead fans are staying away, thanks to […]
Marlins Park: The gift that keeps on giving
Not only did Miami-Dade County agree to a Miami Marlins ballpark financing plan that will end up costing taxpayers over a billion dollars, the project ended up coming in under budget — with the Marlins pocketing the savings. Well, maybe not pocketing. But the fact is the Marlins and not the county will benefit from […]
Venues, dates announced for WBC ’13
We have some more information on venues and timing of the 2013 World Baseball Classic, the tourney held during spring training, with games set for Chase Field, Salt River Fields at Talking Stick and Marlins Park. Our sister site, Spring Training Online, has all the details. The new info there: date and overseas venues in […]
New Marlins ballpark a failure? Hardly
We’ve seen a raft of articles declaring Marlins Park a failure, but we’re not so sure; the new Miami ballpark has led to a 49 percent increase in per-game attendance from old ballpark to new — the third-best this century. It’s easy to blast the Miami Marlins front office for ineptitude, especially after the trading […]