Eric Hosmer Added By Peacock

     Former Broward County high school baseball player Eric Hosmer has been added to a baseball broadcast by Peacock. He will work as a game analyst on Sunday night between the Kansas City Royals and Los Angeles Angels. 

     Hosmer played with the American Heritage Patriots in high school baseball. He participated with the Royals from 2011 until 2017. Hosmer captured a World Series title with Kansas City in 2015 and two American League pennants. 

Miami Ratings March 2026

     Ratings were released for sports talk format radio stations in the Miami/Fort Lauderdale region. The time span went from the first week in March to the first week in April. 

     104.3 Sports WQAM-FM shifted from a 1.0 to a 0.8 in the month. WQAM became the new radio flagship station of the Miami Marlins in late March. The Fish began the 2026 regular season with an impressive 5-1. It was just the sixth time in franchise history that the Marlins won five of their first six games to start a campaign. The Florida Panthers were on brink to end their two-time Stanley Cup championship run and not reach the postseason. The Miami Heat had a 40-37 record and had already clinched an NBA Play-In Tournament spot. 

     Fox Sports 940 WINZ-AM stayed at a a 0.3 in the period. The radio station lost the radio rights to Miami Marlins. The University of Florida Gators men's basketball team lost in the SEC Tournament semifinals to Vanderbilt and were eliminated in the second round of the NCAA Tournament by Iowa. The WINZ stream on WZTU-FM-HD2 was at a 0.1 for the third consecutive time. 

     Fox Sports 640 South Florida WMEN-AM remained at a 0.1 for the second straight month. The Florida Atlantic University Owls men's basketball team finished with an 18-16 record and were knocked out in the second round of the American Athletic Conference Tournament by Tulane. FAU played in the NIT Tournament and fell in the first round at home to Dayton.  

Cardinals Fly By Marlins

     The St. Louis Cardinals eased by the Miami Marlins 5-3 at loanDepot park on Tuesday night. The Marlins will finish their six-game homestand tomorrow. 

     Both clubs scored one run in the first inning. Jakob Marsee homered for the Fish in the bottom of the frame. St. Louis(14-9) put up one run in the third, two runs in the fourth and one run in the fifth for a 5-1 lead. Nathan Church cracked a two-run homer to right field on a 1-1 pitch during the fourth inning. 

     Miami(11-13) tried to cut the deficit late in the contest. The Marlins compiled two runs in the bottom of the eighth and trailed 5-3. Heriberto Hernandez singled into right field to score Liam Hicks and Javier Sanoja. 

Jaime Jaquez Jr. Sixth Man Of The Year Nominee

     Miami Heat forward Jaime Jaquez Jr. has been nominated for the NBA Sixth Man of the Year Award. Tim Hardaway Jr. of the Denver Nuggets and Keldon Johnson of the San Antonio Spurs are the other nominees. 

     Jaquez came off the bench in 74 of 75 contests he played this season. He averaged 15.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists per game during the 2025-26 regular season. 

Marlins Drop Cardinals

     The Miami Marlins disposed the St. Louis Cardinals 5-3 at loanDepot park on Monday night. It was the start of a three-game series between both teams. 

     St. Louis(13-9) had a 1-0 advantage in the top of the fourth. Masyn Winn hit a sacrifice fly to left-center field for Jordan Walker to score.  

     Miami(11-12) answered back in the bottom of the fourth. Xavier Edwards powered a ground-rule double into left-center field and Kyle Stowers crossed the plate. It was the first run scored by Stowers this season after coming off an injury. 

     The Marlins took their first lead of the contest 2-1 in the fifth inning. Agustin Ramirez socked a solo home run over the left-center field wall on a 1-2 pitch for his second homer of the year. 

     The Cardinals evened the game up 2-2 in the top of the sixth inning. They were able to tie it when Walker reached home on a wild pitch. 

     The Fish regained the lead 4-2 in the bottom of the sixth. Otto Lopez doubled down the left-field line and Stowers scored. Two batters later, Liam Hicks drove in Lopez with a base hit through the left side. 

     Miami expanded it to 5-2 during the eighth inning. Hicks singled through the right side and Lopez touched home. 

     The Redbirds added one more run in the top of the ninth. Ramon Urias knocked in Winn on a sacrifice fly into center field. 

Miami Heat 2025-26 Season Review

     The Miami Heat finished off their 2025-26 season last week. They had the 10th best record in the Eastern Conference with a 43-39 record. 

     The Heat placed themselves in the NBA Play-In Tournament for the fourth straight season. Miami had their season ended by the ninth-seeded Charlotte Hornets 127-126 in overtime. 

     Heat center Bam Adebayo led the Heat with 20.1 points-per-game and 10 rebounds-per-game in 73 contests. Guard Norman Powell was the team's representative at the 2026 NBA All-Star Game as he compiled 21.7 points-per-game during 2025-26 in 58 games. 

     Miami guard Tyler Herro showed up midway through the campaign after being detained by an injury since the start of the season. He ended up with 20.5 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.1 assists per game in 33 contests. 

Florida Panthers 2025-26 Season Review

     The Florida Panthers completed their 2025-26 campaign last week. Their string of two straight Stanley Cup championships and three Eastern Conference titles also ended. The team missed the postseason for the first time since 2019. 

     The Panthers had 40-38-4 record for 84 points. The Cats finished seventh in the Atlantic Division and had the third worst record in the Eastern Conference. 

     Florida saw a season in which they were decimated with injuries. Panthers captain and center Aleksander Barkov suffered a season-ending injury in the team's first practice during the preseason. He did not participate in any game this season. Right wing Matthew Tkachuk did not get into the lineup until a couple days after the 2026 Winter Classic held at loanDepot park in Miami. He ended up playing in just 31 contests with 13 goals and 21 assists for 34 points. 

     No player on the team reached the 30-goal mark. Sam Reinhart led the Panthers with 29 goals and 32 assists for 61 points. Sam Bennett tied with 32 assists along with 26 goals for 58 points in 2025-26. 

     Forward Carter Verhaeghe chalked up 25 goals and 30 assists for 55 points. Center Brad Marchand compiled 27 goals and 27 assists for 54 points in 52 games. Goalie Sergei Bobrovsky had a 27-23-1 record with a 3.07 goals-against-average, .877 save percentage and four shutouts.