Miami Marlins Announcers Retained

     A number of on-air announcing talent looks like they will be retained by the Miami Marlins organization based on their franchise website. The broadcasters include television game analyst Gaby Sanchez, television sideline reporter/studio host Kelly Saco, television sideline reporter Jeremy Tache, television studio host Craig Mish, radio play-by-play announcer Jack McMullen, radio game analyst A. J. Ramos and radio studio host Stephen Strom.

     The club let go television studio host/backup play-by-play announcer Craig Minervini, television play-by-play announcer Kyle Sielaff, television game analyst/studio analyst Jeff Nelson and television studio host/radio game analyst Rod Allen a couple of days ago. Television game analyst Tommy Hutton retired at the conclusion of the 2026 regular season. 

Dolphins Release Jarquez Hunter & Mazi Smith

     The Miami Dolphins have released two players from their practice squad. They are running Jarquez Hunter and defensive lineman Mazi Smith. 

     Hunter was acquired by the Dolphins from the Los Angeles Rams for former Miami Northwestern quarterback and current NFL wide receiver Tutu Atwell on August 27. He played five games on special teams with the Rams in 2025. 

     Smith signed with Miami and was placed on the practice squad on September 1. He was able to participate in one game with the Dolphins this season during Week 4 at the Minnesota Vikings. 

Brady Tkachuk Hat Trick & Panthers Top Blue Jackets

     Florida Panthers center Brady Tkachuk chalked up a natural hat trick as Panthers crushed the Columbus Blue Jackets 7-3 on Tuesday night at Nationwide Arena. Panthers right wing Matthew Tkachuk finished with five assists in the contest while defenseman Seth Jones had four assists. Florida goalie Akira Schmid won his first game in a Panthers jersey. 

     The Panthers completed a stretch of opening the 2026-27 regular season playing six of their first seven games on the road. They now have a 3-1-2 record away from South Florida. 

     Columbus(2-3-0) raced out to a 1-0 advantage with 5:49 remaining in the first period. Sandis Vilmanis lost the puck and turned it over at the top of the Cats zone. Kent Johnson put in an unassisted goal as he sprinted through the middle and took a wrist shot from the low slot by Akira Schmid. It was the third tally for Johnson this year. 

     In the second period, the Panthers tied it up 1-1 at the 2:27 mark. Matthew Tkachuk caught a clearing pass in the right circle and pushed a square pass from the top right circle. Brady Tkachuk released a wrist shot from the high slot past Cam Talbot for his first goal in a Panthers jersey. Matthew Tkachuk increased his point streak to six games. 

     It was the first time that both brothers appeared together in a scoring sequence with Florida. They did it numerous times when both played for the United States National Team at the 2026 Winter Olympics, where they both captured gold medals. 

     Florida(3-2-2) leaped to the lead 2-1 at 6:00 with the man advantage. Jones angled a pass from the high slot and Matthew Tkachuk centered the puck from the low right circle. Brady Tkachuk placed in a forehand shot from the low slot for his second goal of the contest and second goal of the season. 

     The Cats extended their lead to 3-1 on another power-play goal with 9:30 left in the second. Matthew Tkachuk zipped a pass from the right-circle dot and Sam Reinhart fired a one-time shot from the slot area which was wide right. It caromed off the end wall and Brady Tkachuk scored on a wrist shot from the left side of the crease for the natural hat trick and his third goal in 2026-27. 

     It became 4-1 for the Panthers on the power play with 2:10 to go in the frame. Matthew Tkachuk tapped the puck in the right corner and Brady Tkachuk connected a cross-ice pass from the low right circle. Carter Verhaeghe snapped a shot from below the low circle for his second goal this season. 

     Florida made it 5-1 at the 1:20 mark of the third period with their fourth power-play tally in the game. Jones sent a diagonal pass from the top of the zone. Matthew Tkachuk rifled a shot from the top of the zone and Reinhart deflected it in from the crease area for his third goal of the year. 

     The Panthers expanded their lead to 6-1 at 3:28. Jones passed the puck from the right point. Lars Eller skated with it up the right-wing wall to the right point and sent a backhand pass from the right point. Verhaeghe curled around the top of the zone and marked down his second goal of the game and third goal this season on a snap shot from above the left circle. 

     The Blue Jackets had two goals later in the third to make it 6-3. Denton Mateychuk collected his first goal this year with 6:13 left and Cole Sillinger scored his third goal this season with 5:51 remaining.

     Columbus pulled their goalie for an extra attacker with over five minutes to go in the period. The Cats led 7-3 with 2:17 left in the final period. Jones cycled the puck from behind his own cage and Anton Lundell released a diagonal cross-ice pass in the Florida zone. Reinhart carried it beyond the Panthers blue line and scored into an empty net for his second goal in the contest and fourth goal in 2026-27. Jones tied a career-high with four assists and four points in a game on that play. He did it facing his former club Columbus.

Adam Boqvist Lands In Switzerland

     One-time Florida Panthers defenseman Adam Boqvist is off to Europe. He has signed a two-year contract with Geneve-Servette in Switzerland. 

     Boqvist spent a part of the 2024-25 season with the Panthers. He finished up with two goals and four assists for six points in 18 contests with Florida. 

Marlins Let Go Craig Minervini

     The Miami Marlins have released Craig Minervini as their television studio host, backup television play-by-play announcer and fill-in radio play-by-play announcer. It concluded Minervini's long reign in the Marlins broadcasting department. 

     Minervini, a Commack, New York native and Syracuse University 1985 grad, has held the position of Marlins television studio analyst and television sideline reporter since the 2002 season. The video clip most seen of Minervini on the job by the public was him interviewing Miguel Cabrera after he got his first Major League Baseball game-winning hit in 2003. 

     He started his professional broadcasting career as sideline reporter Craig DeGeorge in the World Wrestling Federation in the late 1980s. Minervini landed at WPBF-TV Channel 25 in West Palm Beach as a sportscaster. He moved on to become a sportscaster at WTVJ-TV Channel 6 in Miami.

    Minervini had two stints as a television studio host on Florida Panthers broadcasts. He was there from September 2003 until April 2012 and from August 2015 to April 2024. 

Marlins Release Kyle Sielaff

     Miami Marlins television play-by-play announcer Kyle Sielaff will not be returning to his role with the club. He was their television voice of the team for the past two seasons.

     Sielaff, a Trumansburg, New York native and University of Miami 2012 grad, joined the Marlins organization as a radio intern in 2013 and a broadcast coordinator in 2014. He moved up to the radio producer position in 2015 and would later add duties as the radio studio host. 

     He became the secondary radio play-by-play announcer in 2022 and was elevated to the lead radio play-by-play announcer position in 2023. Sielaff was promoted to the television play-by-play announcer post prior to the 2025 season. 

Jeff Nelson Gone From Marlins

     Jeff Nelson will no longer be the television game analyst with the Miami Marlins. He was one of several changes made by the Marlins organization concerning on-air talent. 

     Nelson became a part of the Marlins announcing team as a television studio analyst in 2016. He shared the television game analyst role with Tommy Hutton from 2022 to 2026. He added duties as a radio game analyst in 2025.

     He was the New York Yankees television game analyst on YES Network. His contract was not renewed by the Yankees organization after the 2025 season.