Marlins Trade SP Chris Volstad to Cubs for SP Carlos Zambrano

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Carlos Zambrano excited about trade

Associated Press
CARACAS, Venezuela -- Carlos Zambrano is excited about the trade that sent him from the Chicago Cubs to the Miami Marlins, expressing confidence that it will rejuvenate his career.


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The hot-tempered pitcher was a three-time All-Star with the Cubs, but he feuded with teammates, management and umpires. Miami is hoping he will get back on track while pitching for his Venezuelan countryman, new Marlins manager Ozzie Guillen.

"This is like a rebirth in my career, and I say so because it is a new experience, a change that creates a new opportunity," Zambrano said Thursday in his first public comments since the deal.

Zambrano was 125-81 with a 3.60 ERA during 11 seasons with the Cubs, a rocky tenure that ended Aug. 12. He was ejected from a game, cleaned out his locker, talked about retiring and was suspended without pay.

He was sent to the Marlins last Thursday for fellow right-hander Chris Volstad. Zambrano, due to earn $18 million this season in the final year of his contract, waived his no-trade clause to accept the deal.

"My time with the Cubs was very successful except for the last two years," he said. "But I would say there were 11 years of success and would like to be remembered well in Chicago. Unfortunately the last two years there was no mutual understanding on either side and many things happened."

The 30-year-old Zambrano expressed gratitude to the Marlins for having confidence in him.

"Going to Miami will be more relaxed, waiting to do my job and together with my teammates trying to win with this team," he said.

http://espn.go.com/mlb/story/_/id/74...-miami-marlins

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Carlos Zambrano to Adopt Boy in Guatemala, Report Says


Turns out "El Toro" has a big heart.

The newest Miami Marlins pitcher and Venezuelan native Carlos Zambrano, best known for his intense clubhouse temper tantrums, is in Guatemala to reportedly adopt a boy.

According the Guatemalan news website Siglo.21, the 30 year-old pitcher is interested in adopting a boy named Kenneth from the "Hope of Life" organization based in Llano Verde, Guatemala.

The athlete was seen yesterday at the headquarters of the Court for Children and Adolescents with the aim of starting the legal process to gain custody of Kenneth, the paper reports. Kenneth has been declared abandoned by the state.

The Hope of Life organization first stepped in to help the boy and that is where Zambrano met him. The pitcher has been a participant of the organization since 2008.

"El Toro" has reportedly known the boy for a "couple of years" and has been waiting, in accordance with the country's law, for him to be officially declared abandoned.

In the off season, the father of three children lives with his family in Venezuela.

Zambrano was a three-time All-Star for the Chicago Cubs, where he feuded with teammates, management and umpires. The final straw came Aug. 12, when he was ejected from a game, cleaned out his locker and was suspended without pay.

Zambrano was traded to the Marlins for Chris Volstad a week ago.

Volstad went 5-13 last year with an ERA of 4.89, and his career record is 32-39. He has given up 69 homers over the past three seasons.

Zambrano is 125-81 with a 3.60 ERA after breaking in with the Cubs in 2001, and he threw a no-hitter against the Astros.

http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/spo...#ixzz1jLmhc6f5

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