Ichiro will continue quest for 3000th hit in Miami

Marlins President David Sampson said Jennings was asked to return his role as general manager of the team.

The Marlins have interviewed Larry Bowa, Bo Porter and Manny Acta for the managerial position.

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Twins General Manager Terry Ryan says he believes Joe Mauer can return to.

Suzuki, now 65 hits shy of 3,000 in the majors, joined the youthful Marlins as a backup but saw action in a team-leading 153 games as injuries plagued the roster.

Jennings has been with the Marlins since 2002 and is under contract through 2018.

“I will say there will be anywhere from four to 20 interviews”, said Samson, who was probably exaggerating on the high end. After nine years in Japan, Ichiro was making his Major League Baseball debut with the Mariners.

Ichiro Suzuki’s career will continue for at least one more season, as the Miami Marlins agreed to a new deal with the veteran outfielder Tuesday. He’ll be 42 when the season begins.

The Miami Marlins have chose to alter their outfield wall and give hitters a better chance to homer in the spacious ballpark.

“It’s nice to go out with a win, I didn’t want to lose 100”, Phillies manager Pete Mackanin said. “In baseball you need a productive bench, and having a reliable fourth outfielder is an important piece in becoming a playoff team”.

Home run totals have consistently been lower at Marlins Park than elsewhere around the majors. “We’re trying to make it play more fair”.

Predictably, the Marlins’ gamble didn’t work, which could be said about every move they made this past offseason with the exception of the trade they made with the Dodgers, which brought in standout second baseman Dee Gordon and two other useful players.

Reducing dimensions is most likely in the power alleys, especially right-center field, Samson said.