Marlins Acquire Leo Jimenez

     The Miami Marlins traded for infielder Leo Jimenez from the Toronto Blue Jays. The Fish sent back infielder Dub Gleed up to Toronto. 

     Jimenez participated for the past two seasons with the Blue Jays. He had a .207 batting average, five home runs and 20 runs batted in during 81 games. 

     

Panthers Ink Tyler Muszelik

     The Florida Panthers have signed goalie Tyler Muszelik to a two-year, entry-level contract. The deal will begin in the 2026-27 season. 

     Muszelik was selected by the Panthers in the sixth round of the 2022 NHL Draft. He played two years of college hockey with the University of New Hampshire and two seasons with the University of Connecticut. 

Jorge Lopez In Mexico

     Former Miami Marlins pitcher Jorge Lopez has signed a deal in the Mexican League. He has inked a one-year contract with Tecos de los Dos Laredos.

     Lopez was with the Marlins during the 2023 campaign. He had a 2-0 record with a 9.26 earned run average in 12 relief appearances in Miami that year. 

No Scripps Sports Florida Panthers Games On Xfinity

     The E.W Scripps Company television station WHDT-TV Channel 9 in West Palm Beach will no longer be carried by Xfinity cable systems in Palm Beach County. It was unusual timing for the change on the Scripps Sports telecast which happened during the first period of play between the Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators. The Panthers contest was interrupted at 7:19 p.m. on Tuesday night with a message that the contract between Xfinity and E.W. Scripps Company had expired. 

     It means that Florida Panthers broadcasts will not be seen on Comcast Xfinity cable systems in Palm Beach County and the Treasure Coast region of Martin County, St. Lucie County, Indian River County and Okeechobee County. It is unknown as of tonight if it includes the E.W. Scripps Company television station WDZL-TV Channel 39 on Xfinity cable systems in Broward County and Dade County. Florida has eight games left in the regular season and are not expected to make the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Panthers Rocket By Senators

     The Florida Panthers blitzed the Ottawa Senators 6-3 on Tuesday night at Amerant Bank Arena. The Panthers remain barely alive for the final Eastern Conference playoff spot. 

     Panthers defenseman Aaron Ekblad tied center Aleksander Barkov for the most games played in franchise history with 804. The Senators have not beaten the Cats in Sunrise over the past five seasons. 

     Florida(36-34-3) sprinted out to a 1-0 lead just eight seconds into the first period. Tomas Nosek won the opening faceoff in the center circle and Seth Jones dumped the puck down the ice from his own zone. It went off the end wall and toward the crease area. Former Senators player Noah Gregor put in a wrist shot from the top of the crease by Linus Ullmark for his third goal of the year. 

     The Panthers put in a power-play goal 66 seconds into the frame for a 2-0 lead. Matthew Tkachuk backhanded a pass from the right point across. Jones zipped a diagonal pass from above the left circle and Mackie Samoskevich snapped a shot from the right side of the crease for his eighth goal of the campaign. 

     It became 3-0 for the Cats at the 9:09 mark of the period. Jones blasted a slap shot from the top right circle which was saved. Tkachuk tapped the puck in the crease and Carter Verhaeghe placed in a forehand shot from the right side of the crease for his 22nd goal this season. 

     Ottawa(38-26-10) surrendered two more goals in the first period and were down 5-0. A.J. Greer scored his 14th goal this year with 5:58 remaining on a wrist shot from the low right circle. 

     Sam Bennett slid a pass through the slot area and Verhaeghe collected his second tally of the contest. It was Verhaeghe's 23rd goal of the season on a forehand shot from the left side of the crease with 5:24 left in the first.

     In the second period, the Sens got on the scoreboard to make it 5-1. Drake Batherson had a unassisted tally at 1:40 on a snap shot from the inner left circle for his 30th goal of the season. 

     The Cats regained a five-goal margin 6-1 with 7:19 to go in the second. Tkachuk tapped in a shot from the crease area past James Reimer for his 13th goal in the campaign. Bennett and Verhaeghe were credited with the assists on the play. 

     The Senators closed it to 6-2 with 4:46 left in the frame. Jordan Spence chalked up his sixth goal this season with a wrist shot from the right point past Daniil Tarasov. 

Marlins Motor By White Sox

     The Miami Marlins mowed down the Chicago White Sox 9-2 at loanDepot park on Tuesday night. The Marlins will finished their first homestand of the 2026 season tomorrow. 

     Chicago(1-4) broke out in front 2-0 in the top of the third. Miami(4-1) responded with four runs in the bottom of the fourth for a 4-2 lead. The Marlins added two more runs during the seventh inning and three more runs in the eighth for a 9-2 advantage. 

     Miami is off to a 4-1 start to begin a regular season for the fifth time in team history. The last time the Marlins accomplished that feat was in 2020 during the shortened season. 

Heat Ease By 76ers

     The Miami Heat rolled by the Philadelphia 76ers 119-109 at Kaseya Center on Monday night. The Heat started a two-game homestand. 

     Miami(40-36) scrambled out to a 38-34 lead at the end of the first quarter. Philadelphia(41-34) leaped in front during the second quarter and were up 61-58 at halftime. 

     The Heat came out strong to begin the second half and had a 91-87 advantage after three quarters. Miami went on a 18-5 spurt in the final five minutes of the fourth quarter. 

     Bam Adebayo compiled a double-double for Miami with 23 points, 16 rebounds and six assists. Tyler Herro dropped in a game-high 30 points while Pelle Larsson finished with a double-double of 20 points and 10 rebounds. 

     Tyrese Maxey ended up with 23 points. nine assists and seven rebounds for the 76ers. Paul Pierce finished with 19 points in the contest. Joel Embiid had 26 points along with seven rebounds.