On Saturday morning, less than 12 hours after the Marlins’ series opener vs. the Nationals ended (12:35 a.m. ET), Eric Wagaman stood on the stairs in the visiting dugout at Nationals Park, just a few steps down from the field.

Miami starter Edward Cabrera pitched three innings and left after colliding with Eric Wagaman and CJ Abrams on a play at first.

Jesus Sanchez had two hits including a home run, Calvin Faucher retired James Wood with the bases loaded and two outs in the ninth and the visiting Miami Marlins beat the Washington Nationals 4-3 on Saturday.

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Miami Marlins pitcher Ronny Henriquez had a pretty embarrassing moment during the second inning of Saturday's game against the Washington Nationals at

While Sandy Alcantara and Jesus Sanchez are probably the biggest Miami Marlins name that will be involved in trade speculation leading up to the MLB trade deadl

Alcantara, who won the NL Cy Young Award in 2022, has struggled in his first season back from Tommy John surgery. The 29-year-old enters MLB games today with career worsts in ERA (7.14), WHIP (1.49) and OPS allowed (.758).

The Nationals won the pregame with a special ceremonial performance by Bruce the Bat Dog before losing the actual game.

Considering the previous antiquated facilities, this is significant, especially for a Marlins’ franchise whose payroll is always close to the bottom.

Washington Nationals manager Dave Martinez bristled when asked how much of his team’s recent offensive struggles should be apportioned between players and his coaches after the 4-3 loss to the Miami Marlins.

While the season hasn't been the best for this Marlins star, the trade value could be too low to do any deal at this point.