Inter Miami CF xxxxx FC Cincinnati

     Inter Miami CF xxxx FC Cincinnati x-x at TQL Stadium on Wednesday night. The Herons played their first mid-week game since April 22. 

Twins xxxx Marlins

     The Minnesota Twins xxxxx the Miami Marlins x-x on Wednesday night at Target Field. They conclude their three-game series tomorrow. 

Sandy Leon Back With Braves

     Former Miami Marlins catcher Sandy Leon has returned for a second stint with the Atlanta Braves by signing a one-year Major League Baseball contract. He participated in five contests with the Braves last season. Leon played 10 games with their Triple A affiliate in Gwinnett this season until he was released on April 22. 

     Leon spent one season with the Marlins in 2021. He finished with four home runs, 14 runs batted in and a .183 batting average in 83 games with the Fish. 

Twins Blank Marlins

     The Minnesota Twins dropped the Miami Marlins 3-0 at Target Field on Tuesday night. The Marlins started a six-game road swing. Miami(19-23) was held to two hits in the contest.     

     Minnesota(19-23) placed three runs in the bottom of the fifth for a 3-0 advantage. They pulled off a double steal when Trevor Larnach took second base and Byron Buxton stole home. Two pitches later, Ryan Jeffers pounded a two-run homer to left field on a 2-0 count for his sixth home run of the 2026 campaign. 

Chris Paddack Exits Marlins

     Miami Marlins starting pitcher Chris Paddack has refused a designation of assignment to the minor leagues and has been released by the team. It ends his second tenure with the Marlins organization. Paddack had a 0-5 record with a 7.63 earned run average this year with the club. 

     Paddack was chosen in the eighth round of the 2015 MLB Draft by Miami. He was dealt to the San Diego Padres for relief pitcher Fernando Rodney on June 30, 2016. 

     He was in the majors with the Padres from 2019 until 2021. Paddack spent time with the Minnesota Twins from 2022 to 2025. 

David Njoku Headed To Chargers

     Former University of Miami Hurricanes tight end David Njoku has agreed to a one-year contract with the Los Angeles Chargers. The deal is worth $8 million. 

     Njoku participated in college football with the Canes for two seasons in 2015 and 2016. He ended up with 64 catches for 1,060 receiving yards and nine touchdowns in 26 contests. 

     He has played his entire nine-season NFL career with the Cleveland Browns. Njoku had 384 pass receptions for 4,062 receiving yards and 34 touchdowns in 118 games. 

Devils Hire Braden Birch

     The Florida Panthers have lost another member of their hockey operations department as the New Jersey Devils announced Braden Birch as their new assistant general manager. He joins former Florida Panthers assistant general manager/director of analytics and current New Jersey Devils general manager Sunny Mehta on his staff. Birch will be responsible as the general manager of the Devils AHL affiliate the Utica Comets. 

     Birch joined the Florida Panthers as an intern and became a special assistant to the general manager prior to the 2016-17 season. He was elevated in the following season to their hockey operations department. Birch later added duties in salary cap management. The Panthers would win two Stanley Cup championships and three Eastern Conference titles during his tenure.