Henderson Alvarez

    El sur de Florida, con todo su glamour y eclecticismo, recibió un duro golpe esta semana cuando los dueños de equipos de la NFL hicieron pedazos el sueño de Miami de convertirse nuevamente en sede de un Super Bowl. En una votación que resultó en...

The best pitch in baseball? It's probably the fastball, although a good changeup is a close second. As Commissioner Bud Selig heads toward retirement, with a legacy for creating labor peace and growing a game that had stagnated badly under his...

Almost 12 years later, the White Sox finally may have made things right with the Blue Jays for sending them left-hander Mike Sirotka, who hurt his shoulder and never made another big league start after that trade. The Sox were not a party to the joke...

MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Over his first nine starts, Marlins rookie Jose Fernandez has dazzled opponents by mixing a high-90s fastball with an off-speed curveball. But he also has shown a knack for learning on the fly. He has...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins have used 36 players this year, tied with the Los Angeles Dodgers for most in baseball. They're hoping that number doesn't increase any time soon. With 11 players already on...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Slugger Giancarlo Stanton took another step in his recovery from a hamstring injury Wednesday when he took live batting practice at Marlins Stadium. "He looked good, like he was...

OF Jordan Brown hit a sacrifice fly in the fifth inning. It was his first big-league RBI since Sept. 1, 2010. 1B Joe Mahoney began a rehab assignment with Class A Jupiter on Tuesday, going 0-for-3. He has been on the disabled list since April 28 due to a...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Manager Mike Redmond has indicated that Steve Cishek is no longer the Marlins' exclusive closer. "We're going to use everybody," Redmond said. "We're going to use Cishek. We'll use...

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...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Phillies 7, Marlins 3 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...

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...

The Sports Xchange By Walter Villa, The Sports Xchange Ryan Howard helps Phillies overcome Marlins MIAMI - To hear Philadelphia Phillies manager Charlie Manuel tell it, the best thing about facing Miami Marlins rookie right-hander Jose Fernandez is...