MIAMI (AP) — Fans of The Clash, The Bobby Fuller Four and the Cincinnati Reds can agree Matt Kemp had the quote of the year after he broke a rib chasing a flyball last April.“I fought the wall, and the wall won,” Kemp said.He broke a rib and missed the final five months of the season. Now, at 35, the three-time All-Star outfielder is mounting a comeback with the Miami Marlins. Kemp waves off the idea Miami is where great outfielder careers come to die. Three-time All-Star Curtis Granderson batted .183 with the Marlins in his final season last year. Seven-time major league hits leader Ichiro Suzuki hit .256 in his final three full seasons with Miami in 2015-17.“That’s not my story,” Kemp said. “I’m for real. I can still do some damage out there. This is a redemption year. I had 40 at-bats last year, but I was an All-Star in 2018. Seriously, I can still play.”Kemp believes he's poised for a comeback that extends beyond 2020, and he wants to play at least four or five more years. But first,... [More]

JUPITER, Fla. (AP) — Even the Miami Marlins can be optimistic at the start of spring training, which is why president of baseball operations Michael Hill stood facing the practice fields before the first full-squad workout Monday and didn't flinch at what's to come.“This is a camp where there is as much talent as I've ever seen,” he said.That's only modest praise given that the Marlins have endured 10 consecutive losing seasons, all with Hill in the front office. After losing 105 times in 2019, they could be much improved and still finish last in the NL East.But the Marlins do believe they're finally on the upswing in Year 3 of the Derek Jeter regime.“It's time,” manager Don Mattingly said. “There’s a lot more talent; there’s a lot more veteran talent,” Hill said. “You can look at a deeper pitching staff, a better bullpen, a deeper lineup. The expectation to win more games comes with that.”Among those with loftier expectations is majority owner Bruce Sherman, part of Jeter's group that... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Baseball’s news cycle of late has been dominated by the sign-stealing scandal that led to upheaval in Houston and Boston, as well as Derek Jeter missing out on being a unanimous selection for Baseball’s Hall of Fame.Don Mattingly was bothered by both stories.Miami’s manager spoke out Saturday at the team’s annual FanFest, expressing dismay over how Jeter — the Marlins’ CEO — was one vote away from appearing on 100% of the ballots submitted in this year’s Hall of Fame voting, as well as the sign-stealing controversy that is could well taint Houston’s World Series win in 2017 and Boston’s title in 2018.“You could see it kind of coming, honestly, with the technology, with the cameras, just how fast that has come to the forefront with everything you can do with replay,” Mattingly said. “You could actually see how it could ... how something could start to happen. Unfortunately, it did.”Houston manager AJ Hinch and general manager Jeff Luhnow were suspended for a year by MLB Commissioner... [More]

A team-by-team look at the National League East entering spring training, including key players each club acquired and lost, and dates of the first workout for pitchers and catchers, and the full squad:___Atlanta Braves Manager: Brian Snitker (fifth season). 2019: 97-65, first place, lost to Cardinals in Division Series.Training Town: North Port, Florida.Park: CoolToday Park. First Workout: Feb. 13/18. He's Here: LF Marcell Ozuna, C Travis d'Arnaud, LHP Cole Hamels, LHP Will Smith, RHP F�lix Hern�ndez.He's Outta Here: 3B Josh Donaldson, LHP Dallas Keuchel, RHP Julio Teheran, C Brian McCann, OF Matt Joyce, RHP Anthony Swarzak, RHP Josh Tomlin, LHP Jerry Blevins, OF Billy Hamilton, C Francisco Cervelli. Going campin': The Braves are coming off their second straight NL East title, led by one of baseball's brightest young stars. In his first full season in the big leagues, 22-year-old OF Ronald Acu�a Jr. hit 41 homers, led the league with 127 runs and tallied 37 stolen bases to become the second-youngest... [More]

MIAMI (AP) — Eric Duncan has been promoted to hitting coach by the Miami Marlins, who also announced five additions to their coaching staff Tuesday.Newcomers joining manager Don Mattingly will be bench coach James Rowson, first base-outfield coach Billy Hatcher, bullpen coach Wellington Cepeda, catching coach Eddy Rodriguez, and assistant hitting coach Robert Rodriguez.The Marlins also finalized a $17.5 million, two-year contract with left fielder Corey Dickerson that was agreed to last month. He gets a $2 million signing bonus, half payable on Nov. 30 and half on Nov. 30, 2021, and salaries of $7 million this year and $8.5 million in 2021.Duncan was interim assistant hitting coach last season. Also returning from last year’s staff is pitching coach Mel Stottlemyre Jr. and Trey Hillman, who will be third base coach and infield instructor. Rowson was hitting coach the past three seasons for the Minnesota Twins, who in 2019 set a major league record for home runs. Hatcher has 22 years of major league coaching experience and spent last season in the Cincinnati Reds' organization.———Follow Steven Wine on Twitter: http://twitter.com/Steve_Wine.———More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

MIAMI (AP) — Left fielder Corey Dickerson agreed to terms Saturday on a $17.5 million, two-year contract with the Miami Marlins, according to a person familiar with the deal.The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the agreement had not yet been announced.Dickerson battled injuries last season but batted .304 with 12 homers, 59 RBIs and a .906 OPS in 78 games for the Phillies and Pirates. He's a nine-year veteran and a career .286 hitter from the left side who made the American League All-Star team with the Rays in 2017, when he hit a career-best 27 homers.Dickerson becomes the front-runner to start in left. Other contenders include veteran newcomer Matt Kemp, Harold Ramirez and Austin Dean.___AP Baseball Writer Ronald Blum contributed to this report. ___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

ATLANTA (AP) — Philadelphia outfielder Corey Dickerson will not return this season after an injury to his left foot was determined to be a fracture.The Phillies placed Dickerson on the 60-day injured list before Tuesday night's game at Atlanta. He fouled a ball off the foot on Sept. 4 and had not played since Sept. 11. Initial X-rays were negative, so Tuesday's announcement was a surprise.Philadelphia acquired Dickerson from Pittsburgh on July 31. He hit .304 overall with 12 homers and 59 RBIs, including .293 with eight homers with the Phillies.Right-hander Edubray Ramos was reinstated from the 60-day IL. He had been out since July 15 with right shoulder impingement.___More AP MLB: https://apnews.com/MLB and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A little lunchtime wisdom served Christian Vázquez well.Vázquez homered twice, including his first career grand slam, and drove in a career-high five runs to lead the Boston Red Sox to a 6-3 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies on Sunday.The Red Sox catcher had gone without a homer for 13 straight games and had just one in 25 contests entering Sunday. He was stuck on 19 homers and trying to reach 20 — probably trying too hard. Over lunch on Thursday with manager Alex Cora and former big league slugger Carlos Delgado, Vázquez listened as the two told him not to press."Don't look for No. 20, it's going to come," Vázquez said of their advice. "Look for line drives, get a couple hits and get your confidence back. It's going to come."Vázquez put Boston ahead 5-1 in the third with his grand slam, a drive just over the wall in left on a 2-1, 71-mph curveball from Jason Vargas (6-8).César Hernández's RBI single in the fifth pulled Philadelphia within 5-2, but Vázquez responded... [More]

Braves fourth. Freddie Freeman grounds out to shortstop, Jean Segura to Rhys Hoskins. Josh Donaldson reaches on error. Throwing error by Jean Segura. Matt Joyce singles to left field. Josh Donaldson to second. Rafael Ortega strikes out swinging. Tyler Flowers homers to center field. Matt Joyce scores. Josh Donaldson scores. Dansby Swanson walks. Dallas Keuchel singles to center field. Dansby Swanson to third. Ronald Acuna Jr. flies out to deep center field to Scott Kingery.3 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Braves 3, Phillies 0.Phillies fourth. Bryce Harper singles to right center field. Rhys Hoskins singles to center field. Bryce Harper to third. Scott Kingery reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Rhys Hoskins out at second. Bryce Harper scores. Corey Dickerson strikes out swinging. Cesar Hernandez called out on strikes.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 3, Phillies 1.

Phillies first. Jean Segura pops out to first base to Freddie Freeman. J.T. Realmuto homers to left field. Bryce Harper homers to center field. Rhys Hoskins doubles to deep center field. Scott Kingery pops out to second base to Freddie Freeman. Corey Dickerson homers to right field. Rhys Hoskins scores. Cesar Hernandez walks. Sean Rodriguez reaches on a fielder's choice to shortstop. Cesar Hernandez out at second.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 4, Braves 0.Braves third. Ronald Acuna Jr. singles to left field. Ozzie Albies singles to right center field. Ronald Acuna Jr. to third. Freddie Freeman singles to right field. Ozzie Albies out at third. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Josh Donaldson walks. Freddie Freeman to second. Johan Camargo walks. Josh Donaldson to second. Freddie Freeman to third. Dansby Swanson singles to right center field. Johan Camargo to second. Josh Donaldson to third. Freddie Freeman scores. Francisco Cervelli reaches on a fielder's choice to shallow infield.... [More]

Braves first. Ronald Acuna Jr. homers to center field. Ozzie Albies singles to right field. Freddie Freeman doubles to deep right field. Ozzie Albies to third. Josh Donaldson walks. Matt Joyce grounds out to second base. Josh Donaldson out at second. Freddie Freeman to third. Ozzie Albies scores. Brian McCann strikes out on a foul tip.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Braves 2, Phillies 0.Braves second. Dansby Swanson doubles to deep left field. Rafael Ortega grounds out to second base, Cesar Hernandez to Rhys Hoskins. Dansby Swanson to third. Mike Foltynewicz strikes out swinging. Ronald Acuna Jr. walks. Ozzie Albies singles to right field. Ronald Acuna Jr. to third. Dansby Swanson scores. Freddie Freeman singles to left field. Ozzie Albies to second. Ronald Acuna Jr. scores. Josh Donaldson flies out to deep right center field to Adam Haseley.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Braves 4, Phillies 0.Phillies fifth. Rhys Hoskins flies out to left field to Rafael Ortega. Corey Dickerson... [More]

Mets first. Jeff McNeil grounds out to second base, Cesar Hernandez to Rhys Hoskins. Pete Alonso called out on strikes. Michael Conforto walks. Wilson Ramos homers to left field. Michael Conforto scores. Robinson Cano homers to center field. J.D. Davis singles to left field. Brandon Nimmo walks. J.D. Davis to second. Amed Rosario grounds out to shallow infield, Vince Velasquez to Rhys Hoskins.3 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Mets 3, Phillies 0.Phillies third. Andrew Knapp walks. Vince Velasquez strikes out swinging. Cesar Hernandez singles to center field. Andrew Knapp to third. Jean Segura out on a sacrifice fly to deep right center field to Michael Conforto. Andrew Knapp scores. Corey Dickerson lines out to right field to Michael Conforto.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 3, Phillies 1.Phillies fourth. Rhys Hoskins flies out to center field to Brandon Nimmo. Scott Kingery called out on strikes. Adam Haseley homers to center field. Maikel Franco called out on strikes.1 run, 1... [More]

Mets third. Todd Frazier singles to left center field. Steven Matz out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Rhys Hoskins to Cesar Hernandez. Todd Frazier to second. Jeff McNeil singles to center field. Todd Frazier scores. Pete Alonso strikes out swinging. Jeff McNeil caught stealing second.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 1, Phillies 0.Mets fourth. Michael Conforto homers to right field. Wilson Ramos grounds out to third base, Maikel Franco to Rhys Hoskins. Robinson Cano grounds out to first base to Rhys Hoskins. Amed Rosario singles to shallow right field. Brandon Nimmo strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Mets 2, Phillies 0.Phillies fifth. Jose Pirela flies out to deep right field to Michael Conforto. Zach Eflin flies out to right field to Michael Conforto. Jean Segura doubles to deep left field. J.T. Realmuto doubles to deep left center field. Jean Segura scores. Sean Rodriguez grounds out to shortstop, Amed Rosario to Pete Alonso.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,... [More]

Reds first. Josh VanMeter called out on strikes. Joey Votto homers to center field. Aristides Aquino strikes out swinging. Tucker Barnhart walks. Freddy Galvis strikes out swinging.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 1, Phillies 0.Reds second. Phillip Ervin strikes out swinging. Brian O'Grady triples to deep center field. Trevor Bauer walks. Alex Blandino called out on strikes. Josh VanMeter singles to right center field. Trevor Bauer to third. Brian O'Grady scores. Joey Votto doubles to deep right field. Josh VanMeter to third. Trevor Bauer scores. Aristides Aquino doubles to deep left field. Joey Votto scores. Josh VanMeter scores. Tucker Barnhart grounds out to shortstop, Jean Segura to Rhys Hoskins.4 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Reds 5, Phillies 0.Phillies fifth. Cesar Hernandez doubles to deep right field. Adam Haseley strikes out swinging. Logan Morrison pinch-hitting for Aaron Nola. Logan Morrison homers to right field. Cesar Hernandez scores. Corey Dickerson singles to... [More]

Reds first. Josh VanMeter singles to deep right field. Joey Votto walks. Josh VanMeter to second. Freddy Galvis lines out to deep center field to Adam Haseley. Josh VanMeter to third. Aristides Aquino singles to left field. Joey Votto to second. Josh VanMeter scores. Tucker Barnhart strikes out swinging. Nick Senzel strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Reds 1, Phillies 0.Phillies third. Adam Haseley doubles to deep right field. Vince Velasquez out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield to Joey Votto. Adam Haseley to third. Corey Dickerson singles to shallow infield. J.T. Realmuto out on a sacrifice fly to deep right field to Aristides Aquino. Adam Haseley scores. Bryce Harper strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 1, Reds 1.Phillies fourth. Rhys Hoskins called out on strikes. Jean Segura pinch-hitting for Brad Miller. Jean Segura doubles to deep center field. Cesar Hernandez singles to center field. Jean Segura scores. Scott Kingery walks.... [More]

Mets first. Jeff McNeil grounds out to second base, Cesar Hernandez to Rhys Hoskins. Pete Alonso homers to center field. Michael Conforto lines out to left field to Corey Dickerson. Wilson Ramos grounds out to second base, Cesar Hernandez to Rhys Hoskins.1 run, 1 hit, 0 errors, 0 left on. Mets 1, Phillies 0.Phillies second. Brad Miller homers to center field. Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging. Scott Kingery singles to left field. Adam Haseley walks. Scott Kingery to second. Zach Eflin lines out to left field to Jeff McNeil. Corey Dickerson singles to shallow right field. Adam Haseley to third. Scott Kingery scores. J.T. Realmuto grounds out to second base, Joe Panik to Pete Alonso.2 runs, 3 hits, 1 error, 2 left on. Phillies 2, Mets 1.Mets eighth. Todd Frazier singles to right field. Brandon Nimmo pinch-hitting for Juan Lagares. Brandon Nimmo walks. Luis Guillorme pinch-hitting for Paul Sewald. Luis Guillorme out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Brad Miller to Cesar Hernandez.... [More]

Phillies fifth. Adam Haseley singles to right center field. Aaron Nola out on a sacrifice bunt to shallow infield, Zack Wheeler to Pete Alonso. Adam Haseley to second. Corey Dickerson singles to right field. Adam Haseley to third. J.T. Realmuto out on a sacrifice fly to center field to Michael Conforto. Adam Haseley scores. Bryce Harper walks. Corey Dickerson to second. Rhys Hoskins singles to left field. Bryce Harper to second. Corey Dickerson out at home.1 run, 3 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 1, Mets 0.Mets seventh. J.D. Davis walks. Joe Panik singles to right field. J.D. Davis to second. Amed Rosario pops out to shortstop to Jean Segura. Todd Frazier hit by pitch. Joe Panik to second. J.D. Davis to third. Wilson Ramos pinch-hitting for Rene Rivera. Wilson Ramos singles to center field. Todd Frazier to second. Joe Panik to third. J.D. Davis scores. Rajai Davis lines out to shortstop to Jean Segura. Jeff McNeil pops out to shallow left field to Scott Kingery.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors,... [More]

Phillies second. Rhys Hoskins triples to deep right field. Jean Segura strikes out swinging. Cesar Hernandez singles to left field. Rhys Hoskins scores. Scott Kingery singles to left center field. Cesar Hernandez to second. Adam Haseley doubles to deep right field. Scott Kingery to third. Cesar Hernandez scores. Vince Velasquez strikes out swinging. Corey Dickerson strikes out swinging.2 runs, 4 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Phillies 2, Pirates 0.Phillies third. J.T. Realmuto strikes out swinging. Bryce Harper singles to shortstop. Rhys Hoskins doubles to deep left field. Bryce Harper scores. Jean Segura grounds out to shallow infield, Mitch Keller to Josh Bell. Rhys Hoskins to third. Cesar Hernandez strikes out swinging.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Phillies 3, Pirates 0.Pirates fourth. Starling Marte singles to center field. Josh Bell homers to center field. Starling Marte scores. Colin Moran strikes out swinging. Jose Osuna flies out to right field to Bryce Harper. Adam Frazier strikes... [More]

Pirates first. Kevin Newman triples to right center field. Bryan Reynolds homers to center field. Kevin Newman scores. Starling Marte doubles to right center field. Josh Bell strikes out swinging. Jose Osuna strikes out swinging. Colin Moran grounds out to shortstop, Jean Segura to Rhys Hoskins.2 runs, 3 hits, 0 errors, 1 left on. Pirates 2, Phillies 0.Phillies second. Jean Segura grounds out to second base, Josh Bell to Steven Brault. Corey Dickerson doubles to deep left field. Cesar Hernandez lines out to right field to Jose Osuna. Sean Rodriguez hit by pitch. Adam Haseley singles to left field. Sean Rodriguez to third. Corey Dickerson scores. Drew Smyly grounds out to shortstop, Kevin Newman to Josh Bell.1 run, 2 hits, 0 errors, 2 left on. Pirates 2, Phillies 1.Phillies third. Rhys Hoskins singles to center field. J.T. Realmuto grounds out to shortstop. Rhys Hoskins out at second. Bryce Harper singles to right field. Jean Segura walks. Bryce Harper to second. Corey Dickerson singles... [More]

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Rodriguez lined a home run leading off the bottom of the 11th inning to give the Philadelphia Phillies a 6-5 victory over the Pittsburgh Pirates on Monday night.Josh Bell hit a solo homer off Philadelphia closer Hector Neris to tie it at 5 in the ninth after Corey Dickerson hit a two-run shot against his former team in the eighth to give the Phillies a one-run lead.But after stranding five runners in the ninth and 10th, the Phillies won it when Rodriguez went deep against Michael Feliz (2-4) for his fourth career walk-off homer. Rodriguez was in a 1-for-21 slump before he connected.Philadelphia moved within a game of the idle Cubs for the second NL wild card.Bryce Harper homered with two outs in the eighth in his first game back from paternity leave to cut it to 4-3. After J.T. Realmuto's infield single, Dickerson ripped one out to put the Phillies ahead 5-4.Dickerson, acquired from the Pirates before the July 31 trade deadline, has 21 RBIs in 19 games for the Phillies.Brad... [More]