TheĀ MarlinsĀ go outside the box in picking a replacement for fired managerĀ Mike Redmond, asĀ General ManagerĀ Dan JenningsĀ takes over as skipper. While Jennings has 31 years of professional baseball experience, it is largely as aĀ scoutĀ and in front office roles: he has never been a coach or manager at any professional level. In his first game at the helm, the Marlins lose, 3 – 2, to theĀ DiamondbacksĀ in 13 innings asĀ David PeraltaĀ drives in the winning run against demoted closerĀ Steve Cishek.

TheĀ MarlinsĀ go outside the box in picking a replacement for fired managerĀ Mike Redmond, asĀ General ManagerĀ Dan JenningsĀ takes over as skipper. While Jennings has 31 years of professional baseball experience, it is largely as aĀ scoutĀ and in front office roles: he has never been a coach or manager at any professional level. In his first game at the helm, the Marlins lose, 3 – 2, to theĀ DiamondbacksĀ in 13 innings asĀ David PeraltaĀ drives in the winning run against demoted closerĀ Steve Cishek.