March 26
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan boiled down his experience this spring to one word: "Humbling." The 2009 National League Rookie of the Year is fighting for a roster spot as a reserve outfielder as spring training winds down. "It is a cut-throat business and when you are injured and been out, there is always somebody coming to take your job," Coghlan said before Sunday's game at Charlotte Sports Park. "I don't need to prove that I can play at this level. I need to prove I can stay healthy and finish a full season.""
June 18
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Used to be when the Marlins came to Tropicana Field it was a big deal for the Coghlan clan, who would come out to cheer on centerfielder Chris Coghlan, who grew up in Tarpon Springs, just a short drive north of St. Petersburg. So there was a bit of shock reverberating around The Tropic Friday afternoon as news filtered out that Coghlan had been sent down to AAA New Orleans. Coghlan has gone from2009 NL Rookie of the Year to AAA in what seems like a flash. Coghlan was hitting .230 as of Friday, with an on-base percentage of .296. He had been taken out of the leadoff spot last week, but it was still a shock to hear that he was sent down. Pitcher Chris Volstad seemed ahead of Coghlan on the"
June 18
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Florida Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan looked forward to the road trips against the Rays since it was a trip home for him. Coghlan's relatives and friends would sit in the same section at Tropicana Field to cheer on Coghlan, who grew up just north of St. Petersburg in Tarpon Springs. But there was no cheering from that section Friday, as Coghlan was demoted to Triple-A New Orleans before the start of the three-game series against the Rays. It was quite a fall for Coghlan, 25, the 2009 National League Rookie of the Year who lost his role as leadoff hitter last week and now has lost his spot on the roster. He'll have to straighten things out in the minors. "He took it hard," said Marlins"
June 14
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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When Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez returns to the lineup Tuesday following his stint on the 15-day disabled list, manager Edwin Rodriguez plans to have him to the leadoff spot in the lineup. Rodriguez shifted the lineup a day early, dropping Chris Coghlan, who hit leadoff in 57 games, to eighth for Monday's game against Arizona at Sun Life Stadium. Rodriguez said it was all about the numbers, especially with Arizona left-hander Zach Duke on the mound. Against left-handers, Coghlan is hitting .118 with an on-base percentage of .176 and Bonifacio has a .311 average and a .426 on-base percentage. "Right now we are losing. When you lose and you are a leadoff guy and not getting on base, the"
June 3
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Leadoff man Chris Coghlan's uneven season continued with a two-hit game in Wednesday's series finale in Arizona. Before that he was 0-for-11. Before that he had a three-hit game. The left-handed hitting Coghlan went 9-for-39 (.231) on the road trip and is batting .237 with a .301 on-base percentage. Manager Edwin Rodriguez batted him seventh on Monday against Diamondbacks lefty Joe Saunders, but he's committed to keeping Coghlan atop the order. "The thing with Coghlan is he should be our leadoff guy for the entire season," Rodriguez said. "I'm looking at it this way. He's struggling against left-handed pitchers, but in the long run he should be our leadoff guy. He needs to find a way to"
May 28
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Scott Cousins already had received plenty of reassuring comments from his teammates. On the short flight from San Francisco to Los Angeles Thursday, he sat next to someone that could commiserate better than most. Chris Coghlan as a rookie in 2009 ended an opponent's season with a slide. Almost two years ago to the day, Coghlan slid into second base trying to break up a double play in a game against the Tampa Bay Rays. Akinori Iwamura suffered a torn ligament in his left knee and missed the remainder of the season. "Sure, it's come up," said Coghlan, who watched catcher Buster Posey fracture his left leg and sustain ligament damage on the collision with Cousins. "I talked to [Cousins] and"
May 2
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Marlins manager Edwin Rodriguez said he feared the worst when he saw second baseman Omar Infante grab the hamstring on the back of his right leg when leaving the batter's box in the fifth inning of Saturday's game. "Right off the bat that is two or three weeks at least, and we don't need that at this point," Rodriguez said. But Rodriguez and the Marlins got good news, as it turned out Infante had experienced cramps in both hamstrings that were gone in time for him to be back in the lineup Sunday."
April 30
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Marlins outfielder Chris Coghlan was out of the lineup Friday, two days after taking himself out of a game due to pain in his right shoulder. And it appears the shoulder strain is something that Coghlan could be dealing with all season long. "I have never dealt with this," Coghlan said. "Every day is different." Coghlan said he had four good days before Wednesday's game against the Dodgers, when he took himself out in the seventh inning. "I know I have never had to take myself out of a lineup in my career in any sport I have played in my life. There was definitely something, a sharp pain that I have not felt before," Coghlan said. Coghlan spent the offseason recovering from knee surgery"
March 2
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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All the questions surrounding Chris Coghlan last offseason heading into spring training were about transitioning to center. Rightly so, considering Coghlan is coming off knee surgery and hasn't played the position since AAU ball. Perhaps of lesser concern, but at issue nonetheless is what the Marlins can expect from Coghlan at the plate. The 2009 National League Rookie of the Year who totaled 113 hits in the second half? The struggling sophomore who last May 5 was batting .180 and didn't get his first extra-base hit until May 10? When a meniscus tear ended his season in July, Coghlan had raised his average to .268 with a .715 on-base plus slugging percentage. As a rookie, he batted .321"
August 9
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Chris Coghlan's season is likely over. On the disabled list since July 27 with a torn meniscus in his right knee, Coghlan will undergo surgery on Wednesday. Marlins medical director Dr. Lee Kaplan will perform the procedure, which requires a four- to eight-week recovery. Coghlan underwent treatment with the hope of postponing the surgery until after the season. He realized he could not contribute with the knee in its current state. After two weeks of rehab he didn't experience significant improvement. In addition, the tear could become worse. "I was willing to run that risk, but I can't get out there and be able to perform at the level I need to to help the team," Coghlan said. "I haven't"
August 5
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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There's no timetable for when Chris Coghlan will return, if he even returns this season. Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! manager Edwin Rodriguez said Wednesday there's "a 70 percent chance" he will, though Coghlan was more measured in his optimism. "I'm trying," said Coghlan, who tore the meniscus in his left knee celebrating a walk-off win July 25. "I would have gotten the surgery right away if there wasn't a possibility of me coming back." Coghlan, who met with team physician Dr. Lee Kaplan on Tuesday and will do so again Friday, said he definitely will have surgery, but hopes to delay it until after the season. He said he expects recovery time from the procedure will be four to"
July 27
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! delivered one too many post-game shaving cream pies last week. Sunday's might have sidelined one of their key players for the remainder of the season. Chris Coghlan was placed on the 15-day disabled list after an MRI revealed a meniscus tear in his left knee. He suffered the injury while trying to give Wes Helms the traditional hero treatment. "When Wes hit the walk-off I went to pie him in the face," Coghlan said. "As I jumped I landed wrong…It's very humbling when the game is gone, taken away. It's also unfortunate because of the circumstance it happened. If you ever get injured, you want to do it when you're out there competing, not when you're"
July 19
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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The back pain that took Chris Coghlan out of Saturday's game could sideline him for the better part of the week if not longer. Already experiencing tightness beforehand, Coghlan strained the lower left side of his back during a fifth-inning swing and miss. He did not come out for the sixth and manager Edwin Rodriguez said he'd miss no fewer than three to four games. "If after three days it's still the same, the inflammation is still there, we may have to DL him," said Rodriguez, of the possibility Coghlan lands going on the disabled list. "We have to be very, very careful with him. He would like to go. He will say he's OK." Coghlan didn't feel anything at the time, but Friday he had a hard"
June 15
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
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Not all that long ago hitting coach Jim Presley was reassuring Chris Coghlan. Things would pick up for the reigning National League Rookie of the Year. He wasn't going to finish the season batting his weight. "I told him he'd be hitting .275 by the end of July," Presley said. "He thinks I'm underselling him." At this rate, Coghlan might be hitting .375 by the end of July. Coghlan's 12-game hitting streak ended Sunday at Tampa Bay, but he still entered the week batting .278. As recently as May 29, that figure was .216 with an accompanying .541 on-base plus slugging percentage. Coghlan capped the eight-game trip with a 6-for-11 performance at Tropicana Field. He also walked four times. Over"
June 5
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Multidimensional: Chris Coghlan singled three times, including an infield hit off Frankie Rodriguez in the ninth, giving him five straight multihit games. He is 13 for 22 (.591) over that stretch. Before this current run, Coghlan had eight multihit games on the season. Left stranded: Left-hander Taylor Tankersley entered in relief of Anibal Sanchez with two out and the bases loaded in the sixth. He induced an inning-ending Angel Pagan groundout. Through five appearances, Tankersley has stranded nine of the 10 runners he's inherited."
June 3
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As the likely promotion of highly touted outfielder Mike Stanton from Double-A Jacksonville draws closer, Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! outfielder Chris Coghlan has started to produce at the plate. But Coghlan, who got three hits Monday and three more Tuesday, said the prized prospect hasn't been a motivating factor. "I'm not worried about Stanton at all. I don't think, 'I've got to do this or I've got to do that because this guy is coming up,' " said Coghlan, who was 12 for 33 with seven runs and four RBI the first eight games of this homestand. "He's a great player and I'm sure there's going to be a time where he's going to come up and contribute to the team. And that's going to"
May 27
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Despite going through the dreaded sophomore jinx after his 2009 Rookie of the Year campaign, Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! slumping left fielder Chris Coghlan remains upbeat and certainly isn't losing sleep over the possibility of Double-A slugger Mike Stanton coming up to take his job. "[Stanton's] not on my radar,'' said Coghlan, who after batting .321 with a .390 on-base percentage last season is hitting .213 with a .266 OBP. "In any job you focus on things you can control. There's too many things in life you can't control. "If you live and die by the failures in every game, you'll go crazy. You've got to stay as even-keeled as you can with your mindset and know that you'll"
May 17
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The Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! and Mets might not have completed Saturday's game in as timely a manner if not for Chris Coghlan's Brett Carroll-like throw from left field. With the Marlins up three, Rod Barajas lined a Leo Nunez pitch down the line for what looked like an easy double to start the ninth. From the warning track a few feet in front of the 330-foot sign, Coghlan made a beautiful one-hop throw to second to get Barajas. "You know the runner and that he's not the fleetest of foot," said Coghlan, who has a team-high three of the club's eight outfield assists. "That ball is normally a double. I just went after it as hard as I could and tried to hold him to second. It"
May 17
Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel
columnist Ethan J. Skolnick
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This game's not easy. That's what is often too easy to forget. That's what made Chris Coghlan's rookie season of 2009 so miraculous and so dangerous. Think of all the traditional steps he skipped. Think of all the ways he defied the baseball gods, mindful and vengeful as they are. Opening night jitters? He had two hits in his major league debut, while playing the unfamiliar position of left field. Rites of passage? He played like it was his right to dominate, until he passed every one of his more heralded competitors for the Rookie of the Year award. In the second half, experienced pitchers were supposed to start exposing and exploiting his weaknesses. Instead he began embarrassing them."
May 15
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Lefty pop: Chris Coghlan's homer in the fourth, the first of three solo shots in the inning off Oliver Perez, was the first by a Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! left-handed hitter this season. The Marlins began the day as the only team in the majors without a homer from the left side. RISP rewards: Cameron Maybin's RBI-single in the third was just his fifth hit in 22 at-bats with runners in scoring position. Four of those, including Friday's, have come with two outs. Serving them up: Perez became the first Mets pitcher to allow three homers in an inning since the Dodgers did it at home off John Maine on June 12, 2007. It was also the fourth time Perez has given up four in an outing"
May 10
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Positives were hard to find after Sunday's 3-2 loss to the Nationals, but one was Marlins Get your Marlins Tickets now! outfielder Chris Coghlan going 3 for 4 in the leadoff spot. Coghlan, who came into the game hitting .184, is now hitting .206. "It feels better that some went through and some landed for hits," said Coghlan, who hit .321 last year to win the NL Rookie of the Year. Saturday was the one-year anniversary of Coghlan's being called up, but he spent that game on the bench as the Marlins tried out other players to get some production there. Coghlan said he has felt good at the plate for several weeks and was not taking any pleasure in moving beyond the .200 mark. "It is not"