Henderson Alvarez

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins are hoping three injured players are getting closer to returning. Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria, on the DL since April 17 with a right elbow contusion, was sent to Jupiter to...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Almost like clockwork, Giancarlo Stanton is starting to heat up. Stanton goes into Monday looking to hit a home run for a third straight game. He hit two Sunday and one mammoth shot...

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-...

— Friday, Joe Mahoney hit his first career home run. That Mahoney can put a charge into pitches isn't in question. Perhaps more revealing so far is that half of the six other hits he's tallied since the Marlins promoted him on April 17 were run-...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Marlins' center fielder Justin Ruggiano is eager to prove he can be productive over a full season. So far, he's doing a pretty good job. Ruggiano hit two home runs in Miami's four-game...

SportsDirect Inc. Preview: Cubs at Marlins The Miami Marlins enter their game Saturday against the visiting Chicago Cubs with one distinction they'd rather not own. They are the only major league team that hasn't won two in a row this season. The Cubs...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Joe Mahoney has hit all over the batting order but Miami manager Mike Redmond said he's intrigued with batting the left-handed hitter in the clean-up spot. "We talked about going from...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Shortstop Adeiny Hechavarria could return to the Marlins on May 2 in Philadelphia. Hechevarria, on the disabled list since April 18, said his right elbow is feeling good after he made...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH Maybe it's wishful thinking, but Marlins' manager Mike Redmond think his team is close to turning a page toward improving after starting the season 5-16. His optimism stems from an 8-5...

Opposing pitchers have grounded Giancarlo Stanton. Not only is Stanton not hitting home runs, he's become a ground ball machine. Though Stanton's fly ball rate according to Fangraphs actually has jumped from 41.7 percent in 2012 to 46.4 percent (through...

The Sports Xchange MLB Team Report - Miami Marlins - INSIDE PITCH The Marlins are looking forward to returning to Miami, and not because they won just two on the six-game road trip they finished Tuesday night. The Marlins endured the some of the...