WQAM Management Changes

     Audacy Miami may be making a change in management. It is a possibility that Len Weiner is no longer the program director at 104.3 Sports WQAM-FM and 560 WQAM-AM or he has been moved to another role at the company. His position was listed on the Audacy career website. 

     Weiner arrived in South Florida to work for Lincoln Financial Media as the program director of Sports Talk 790 The Ticket WAXY-AM along with Sports Talk 104.3 The Ticket WAXY-FM in March 2014. Lincoln Financial Media sold both stations to Entercom Communications in December 2014. He would lose the post at WAXY-FM when it was flipped to a music format in August 2015 and became WSFS-FM. 

     After Entercom merged with CBS Radio in November 2017, Weiner added duties as the program director of WQAM-AM in February 2018. Entercom rebranded themselves to Audacy in March 2021. Weiner lost another programming position when WAXY-AM ended their sports talk format and flipped to a Spanish-language talk format in October 2022. 

     Audacy changed WSFS-FM to 104.3 Sports WQAM-FM and simulcasted 560 WQAM-AM on the FM frequency in August 2025. Weiner was named the new program director for that radio station. 

Blue Jays Double Up Marlins

     The Toronto Blue Jays handled the Miami Marlins 2-1 at Rogers Centre on Wednesday. The Marlins have tomorrow off and will visit the New York Mets on Friday night. 

     Miami(26-31) rocketed out to a 1-0 lead in the top of the first. Otto Lopez drove in Xavier Edwards with a base hit up the middle. 

     Toronto(27-29) tied it up 1-1 in the bottom of the fifth. Nathan Lukas doubled to the right-center field wall which brought in Tyler Heineman. 

     The Blue Jays leaped to a 2-1 advantage in the sixth inning. Kazuma Okamoto blasted a solo home run to right-center field on a 1-0 pitch for his 11th homer of the season. 

Alex Freeman Makes U.S. World Cup Roster

     The United States announced their complete roster for the upcoming 2026 World Cup. It will be held in stadiums throughout the United States, Canada and Mexico. The competition happens once every four years and will begin on June 11. 

     One person from the South Florida region made the U.S. squad. Alex Freeman was named as a defender on the team. He attended American Heritage High School in Plantation and played three years with Weston FC Academy from 2017 to 2019. Freeman. son of former NFL player Antonio Freeman, then participated with Orlando City Academy for two seasons in 2020 and 2021. 

     He was with the Orlando City B team in MLS Next Pro from 2022 until 2024. Freeman was elevated to Orlando City SC in Major League Soccer and was there during their 2025 campaign. He was transferred to Villareal in La Liga in January 2026. 

Austin Slater Heads To Rays

     One-time Miami Marlins outfielder Austin Slater has agreed to join the Tampa Bay Rays. It will be the third team he has played for this year. 

     Slater began the 2026 regular season with the Marlins. He finished with one run batted in along with a .174 batting average in 12 games. 

Manny Fernandez Passes Away

     Longtime Miami Dolphins defensive tackle Manny Fernandez has passed away at the age of 79. He was part of the famous No-Name Defense and played 103 games with them from 1968 until 1975. 

     Fernandez helped the Dolphins capture two Super Bowl titles and three AFC championships. He was a member of the undefeated team that went a perfect 17-0 during the 1972 season. They are still the only club to win every contest during one season in National Football League history. 

Blue Jays Slam Marlins

     The Toronto Blue Jays walloped the Miami Marlins 8-1 on Tuesday night at Rogers Centre. The Marlins had their four-game winning streak 

     Toronto(26-29) took a 1-0 lead in the bottom of the second. Ernie Clement cracked a solo homer to left field on a 0-0 count for his fifth home run of the 2026 campaign. They made it 2-0 in the third inning when Kazuma Okamoto singled through the left side which brought in Daulton Varsho. 

     Miami(26-30) cut it 2-1 during the top of the fifth. Heriberto Hernandez beat out an infield hit to short for Jakob Marsee to score. 

     The Blue Jays added six more runs in the bottom of the sixth for an 8-1 lead. Yohendrick Pinango powered a solo home run to center field on a 1-0 pitch. Five batters later, George Springer drove in Brandon Valenzuela with a base hit through the left side. 

     The inning was capped off with a grand-slam home run by former Marlins player Jesus Sanchez to right field on the first pitch. Lenyn Sosa, Springer and Varsho scored in front of him on the play. It was Sanchez's first grand-slam homer in his MLB career and his sixth home run of the year. 

Austin Slater Leaves Mets

     Former Miami Marlins outfielder Austin Slater has left the New York Mets and became a free agent. He was involved in nine games with the Mets this year and compiled a .250 batting average with one run batted in. 

     Slater began the 2026 campaign with the Marlins organization. He had one run batted in along with a .174 batting average in 12 contests.