MIAMI -- New Marlins hitting coach Dillon Lawson answered questions over Zoom for nearly 30 minutes earlier in the week.

It was an insightful look into everything from his hitting philosophy to his initial assessments of certain players.

Below are some additional highlights:

On valuing contact and power
“We do want

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- The 20th annual Fall Stars Game is in the books and it was a tightly contested showdown indicative of the considerable talent on both the American League and National League rosters.

It was an eighth-inning breakout from the NL squad that firmly swung the pendulum its way en

Sometimes rookies can be seen a mile away and it's clear they will make a big splash once they hit the big leagues full time. Others can sneak up on you, flying under the radar until they're given the opportunity to show what they can do.

A year ago, we picked

The Silver Slugger Award is presented to the best hitter at each position in each league annually, and it is voted on by MLB managers and coaches (who are not allowed to vote for players on their own teams). The coveted honor was established in 1980, with new

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MIAMI – “Hit strikes hard.”

Seems simple enough.

New Marlins hitting coach Dillon Lawson’s hitting philosophy revolves around that strategy, one that stems from his time as a Minor League hitting coach with the Astros’ organization from 2016-18. He brought it over during his tenures with the Yankees (‘19-23) and

This page will be updated throughout the offseason to reflect the team’s latest transactions and any injury updates.

Just in time for Fall Star Weekend, several players made their mark in Arizona Fall League action this week. Leaders across the stat sheets are cementing their productive falls and earning real attention around the sport.

Welbyn Francisco (CLE No. 19) is a frequent customer in this discussion after

MIAMI – Three days after outrighting five players, the Marlins made a flurry of additional moves that impacted their 40-man roster on Monday afternoon.

They are as follows:

**The Marlins reinstated righties Ronny Henriquez, William Kempner and Adam Mazur as well as lefties Robby Snelling and Andrew Nardi from the

The Arizona Fall League created a Fall Stars Game in 2006 to highlight the most talented players in a circuit full of top prospects. The first 19 contests spotlighted several future big league notables such as Ronald Acuña Jr., Pete Alonso, Mookie Betts, Bryce Harper, Aaron Judge, Francisco Lindor, Andrew

Dillon Lewis wants 20-20 seasons to be a given part of his baseball identity.

The Marlins’ No. 11 prospect was well on his way to achieving that during his first year with the organization until a hamate bone fracture in his right hand required surgery, sidelining him for seven

The calendar may have flipped to November, but you can still watch live baseball featuring many of baseball's top up-and-coming players.

The 34th annual Arizona Fall League season enters its home stretch as it gears for playoffs, and you can watch top prospects from all 30 MLB organizations throughout November as

In last year’s Arizona Fall League Fall Stars Game, Kevin McGonigle led off for the American League, Hagen Smith struck out a pair in a scoreless inning of relief and Sam Antonacci picked up two RBIs, including the game-winner on a walk-off sacrifice fly in the ninth inning

MIAMI -- The Marlins exercised ace Sandy Alcantara's $21 million team option for 2027 on Friday.

There was a $2 million buyout if Miami chose not to bring Alcantara back.

MIAMI -- The Marlins cleared space on the 40-man roster by outrighting five players to Triple-A Jacksonville on Friday: relievers Tyler Zuber, Zach Brzykcy and Wikelman González as well as catchers Brian Navarreto and Logan Driscoll.

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MIAMI -- The World Series started Friday between two organizations with a foundation of annual winning that Marlins president of baseball operations Peter Bendix has tried to build since taking over in 2024.

When Bendix addressed the media shortly after Miami’s season ended with an 80-82 record and eight games out

MIAMI – Want a taste of winter ball stateside?

loanDepot park will host a two-game series featuring Venezuelan Professional Baseball League clubs Navegantes del Magallanes and Tiburones de La Guaira as part of Choque de Gigantes on Nov. 14-15.

The Nov. 14 game will take place at 7 p.m. ET, while

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You can only make one first impression.

Organizations handle recent Draft picks in all sorts of ways. Sometimes, they’ll hold them back for lighter work at the Spring Training complex, work that continues into fall instructs or bridge-league play. Sometimes, they’ll push them out to an affiliate to get their feet

After missing the first few months of his first full professional season, Max Williams proved he was back in the most emphatic way possible: by slugging a homer in his first at-bat on July 9.

“You just get that confidence and you start rolling, and then I was playing like five,

The 2026 Rawlings Gold Glove Award finalists were announced on Oct. 14, with the winners set to be unveiled on ESPN on Sunday at 8:30 p.m. ET.

Each league has three finalists at each position, including the utility spot, which was awarded for the first time in 2022.

The most important thing for prospects is development: learning how to be a professional, acquiring new skills, sharpening tools or pitches. There often can be bumps in the road along the path to the big leagues, and it's important to note that performance and production in the moment isn't necessarily