Marlins Wipe Out White Sox

     The Miami Marlins mauled the Chicago White Sox x-x on Wednesday at loanDepot park. The Marlins completed their opening homestand of the 2026 regular season with a 5-1 record. 

     The Marlins will visit Yankee Stadium to face the New York Yankees in their home opener on Friday. The White Sox will have their home opener tomorrow against the American League champions the Toronto Blue Jays. 

     Miami(5-1) leaped out to a 4-0 lead in the bottom of the first. Liam Hicks singled into shallow center field and Jakob Marsee scored. Connor Norby came up next and knocked in Otto Lopez with a double to right field. Owen Caissie followed with a single through the left side to score Liam Hicks and Connor Norby 

     It became 6-0 for the Marlins in the second inning when Hicks blasted a two-run homer to right field on a 3-1 pitch for his third home run of the season. Xavier Edwards scored in front of him on the play. 

     The Fish extended their lead to 8-0 in the bottom of the third. Javier Sanoja drove in Heriberto Hernandez and Graham Pauley on a base hit up the middle. 

     Chicago(1-5)

Gerry Sandusky Retiring

     Former Miami television sportscaster and current Baltimore Ravens radio play-by-play announcer Gerry Sandusky will be retiring from broadcasting. He will do his final sportscast at WBAL-TV in Baltimore on April 17.

     Sandusky, a Towson University grad, entered professional broadcasting as a Miami sportscaster at WSVN-TV in 1984. He moved on to Baltimore in 1988 to work at WBAL-TV as a sports reporter and sports anchor. Sandusky was elevated to sports director at that television station in 1993. He has been the radio voice of the Baltimore Ravens since 2006. 

Celtics xxxx Heat

     The Boston Celtics xxxx the Miami Heat xxx-xxx at Kaseya Center on Wednesday night. The Heat will have a rare three-day rest from competition before they participate in their next game on Saturday. 

     Boston(50-25)

     Miami(40-36)

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 stations WHDT-TV Channel 9 in West Palm Beach and WSFL-TV Channel 39 in Miami will no longer be carried by Xfinity cable systems in Palm Beach County, Broward County and Dade 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 Miami, Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast region of Martin County, St. Lucie County, Indian River County and Okeechobee County. Florida has eight games left in the regular season and are not expected to make the 2025-26 Stanley Cup Playoffs.