By Justin Worsley
The Florida Marlins have fried manager Fredi Gonzalez as well as bench coach Carlos Tosca and hitting coach Jim Presley. Former major league infielder Edwin Rodriguez has been name the interim manager.
The firing come after the Marlins strung together two straight wins over the Tamapa Bay Rays and the Baltimore Orioles. Florida is currently in fourth place in the NL East with a 34-36 record, 7 1/2 games behind division leader Atlanta.
Rodriguez steps up after spending 1 1/2 years with Florida's Triple-A affiliate New Orleans.
Gonzalez made headlines last May when he benched shortstop Hanley Ramirez, one of the teams best players, because he was not hustling to the ball during the game.
The decision to move on without Gonzalez comes from owner Jeffrey Loria, who expected his team to make the playoffs this season. Florida finished in second-place of the NL East last season after going 87-75.
Florida is 276-279 in his three-plus seasons as Florida's skipper.
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