Matt Diaz

No. 8 Braves: 23rd in a series counting down to spring training. Next: Phillies. Isn't every action supposed to bring an equal opposite reaction? Frank Wren must not have gotten the message. While the Red Sox's 7-20 September led to sweeping changes...

Yes The Pittsburgh Pirates are not going to win the National League Central Division with sacrifice fly balls. And unless it brings in a big hitter, the team will sacrifice its shot for the division crown. This is a turnaround from a position argued...

LOS ANGELES Manager Mike Redmond hoped his team's 14-run outburst May 5 in Philadelphia represented a corner-turner. Instead, it proved a brief departure before a return to the unsightly offensive norm. If not for Adeiny Hechavarria's two-out, two-run...

LOS ANGELES Kevin Slowey in spite of averaging 7.3 strikeouts per nine innings through his first seven outings for the Marlins has said he’s not a strikeout pitcher. That point was clear Saturday. For the first time in Slowey’s 108-game, 98-...

The Phillies seem to have discovered the Fountain of Youth, and they didn't need to go to Florida to find it. A visit from Miami was enough. Before the Marlins arrived Thursday, the Phillies were floundering. They had just been outscored 20-2 while...

The Miami Marlins never could beat Matt Diaz, so they decided to have him join them. The Florida State University product was the ultimate Marlins killer during seven seasons with the Atlanta Braves. His .360 average in 66 games is the highest of any...

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MIAMI Knee surgeries have slowed Logan Morrison's career, but his commitment to the American Lung Association (ALA) remains unwavering. Wednesday afternoon at Miami Senior High School, Morrison launched "Project LoMo" in partnership with the ALA. The...

First he clutched, then he hopped, then he belly-flopped onto the Marlins Park grass down the first-base line. The hamstring fairy shot another arrow through a Marlins’ player’s hind quarters. Giancarlo Stanton could be facing another...

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For all the hype about the Dodgers' dethroning the New York Yankees as baseball's payroll kings, the Yankees still had been projected to field the highest-priced opening-day lineup. Until Wednesday, that is. The Yankees announced Wednesday that...

SARASOTA, Fla. -- Orioles left-hander Brian Matusz threw two scoreless innings in his first spring start Monday against the New York Yankees, overcoming a pair of singles to open the game to retire the final five batters he faced. “It was nice...