Christina De Nicola

1 week ago | mlb.com | Christina De Nicola

MIAMI -- “El Poder de Creer en Ti.” ("The Power of Believing in Yourself.")It doesn’t matter that Jesús Sánchez is the longest-tenured Marlins position player or that he crushed the farthest home run in the Majors last season. Like everyone, Sánchez goes through periods of doubt. After opening the season on the injured list with a left oblique strain, Sánchez returned and scuffled through his first 16 games with a .616 OPS.

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Christina De Nicola

1 week ago | mlb.com | Christina De Nicola

With a five-man infield and nobody in right field, Sánchez sent righty J.P. Feyereisen’s second consecutive changeup to open the at-bat up the middle for the decisive knock. MIAMI – Jesús Sánchez hit a walk-off single in the 10th inning to give the Marlins a 5-4 win over the Dodgers on Tuesday night at loanDepot park. It marked Miami’s second walk-off of the homestand and MLB-high-tying fifth of the season.

1 week ago | mlb.com | Christina De Nicola

MIAMI -- Marlins ace Sandy Alcantara has been trying just about everything to regain his Cy Young form. After surrendering seven runs and issuing five walks his last time out against the Dodgers, Alcantara took a unique approach to his between-starts bullpen session. Before yet another matchup with the defending World Series champions, he worked on consistently hitting the edges of the strike zone and cleaned up his mechanics to avoid tipping pitches – while teammates served as runners.

1 week ago | bvmsports.com | Christina De Nicola