42-685: The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami . The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East Division . The team plays its home games at LoanDepot Park . The franchise began play as an expansion team in the 1993 season as the Florida Marlins . The Marlins originally played home games at Joe Robbie Stadium , which they shared with
84-488: A 2–1 victory. The underdog Marlins went on to face the Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series , and won in seven games. In Game 7, Craig Counsell 's sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 2, then, with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 11th, Édgar Rentería's soft liner glanced off the glove of Cleveland pitcher Charles Nagy and into center field to score Counsell and give
126-597: A Miami-based franchise to Huizenga. The franchise adopted the nickname "Marlins" from previous minor league teams, the Miami Marlins of the Triple-A 's International League from 1956 to 1960, and the Miami Marlins (1962–70) and Miami Marlins (1982–88) teams that played in the Florida State League . The Marlins' first manager was Rene Lachemann , a former catcher who had previously managed
168-555: A World Series title. In 2012, the team moved from the football-oriented Sun Life Stadium (located in Miami Gardens ) to Marlins Park in downtown Miami . As a condition of the move, the team was renamed the Miami Marlins , and adopted a new logo and colors. On November 16, 2017, Giancarlo Stanton won the National League MVP , becoming the first Marlin to win the award. During the 2020 shortened season ,
210-441: A memorial at LoanDepot Park in his honor, which displays his number 16. Fernández's number has yet to be officially retired, but remains inactive. Andre Dawson Trevor Hoffman Jim Leyland Tony Pérez Mike Piazza Tim Raines Iván Rodríguez Felo Ramírez Professional baseball Professional baseball is organized baseball in which players are selected for their talents and are paid to play for
252-644: A row into the stands along the third baseline. Cubs fan Steve Bartman reached for the ball, preventing Cubs left fielder Moisés Alou from making the out and setting off an eight-run Marlins rally. The incident with Bartman and a come-from-behind win in Wrigley Field in Game 7 helped the Marlins capture their second NL pennant, keeping the " Curse of the Billy Goat " alive and well. In the 2003 World Series ,
294-639: A specific team or club system. It is played in leagues and associated farm teams throughout the world. Major League Baseball in the United States and Canada consists of the National League (founded in 1876) and the American League (founded in 1901). Historically, teams in one league never played teams in the other until the World Series , in which the champions of the two leagues played against each other. This changed in 1997 with
336-535: A thousand games with the team). All four of their playoff appearances came as wild card teams, making them one of two MLB franchises (along with the Colorado Rockies ) to have never won a division title, as well as the only franchise to have never appeared in back-to-back postseasons. The Marlins were also the first team to win the World Series as a wild card. The Marlins have no retired numbers, with
378-409: The 1993 season , Donald A. Smiley was named the second president in club history. The Marlins finished last (51–64) in their division in the strike -shortened season of 1994 and fourth (67–76) in 1995 . Lachemann was replaced as manager midway through the 1996 season by director of player development John Boles . Following an 80–82 record in 1996, former Pittsburgh Pirates manager Jim Leyland
420-764: The Commissioner of Baseball . Operating outside the Minor League Baseball organization are many independent minor leagues such as the Atlantic League , American Association , Frontier League , and the feeder league to these the Empire Professional Baseball League . Japan has had professional baseball since the 1930s. Nippon Professional Baseball consists of two leagues, the Central League and
462-470: The Dodgers . Charlie Hough was the starting pitcher for that game. Jeff Conine went 4-for-4 as well, making him an immediate crowd favorite. By the end of his tenure with Florida, he had earned the nickname "Mr. Marlin." Gary Sheffield and Bryan Harvey represented the Marlins as the club's first All-Star Game selections, and Sheffield homered in the Marlins' first All-Star Game at-bat. The team finished
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#1732773051999504-619: The Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). In 2012, the team moved to LoanDepot Park (then known as Marlins Park), their first exclusive home and the first to be designed as a baseball park. As part of an agreement with park owner Miami-Dade County to use the stadium, the franchise also changed their name to the Miami Marlins prior to the 2012 season. With a record of 2,303–2,709 (.459),
546-730: The Pacific League , each with six teams. South Korea has had professional baseball since 1982. There are 10 teams in KBO League . Taiwan has had professional baseball since the 1990s. The Chinese Professional Baseball League absorbed Taiwan Major League in 2003. There are currently 6 teams in the CPBL. Other Asian leagues include three now defunct leagues, the China National Baseball League , Israel Baseball League , and Baseball Philippines . During
588-737: The Seattle Mariners and Milwaukee Brewers , and who at the time of his hiring was a third base coach for the Oakland Athletics . The team drafted its initial lineup of players in the 1992 MLB Expansion Draft . The Marlins defeated the Houston Astros 12–8 in their inaugural spring training game. Jeff Conine hit Florida's first homer before a crowd of 6,696 at the Cocoa Expo Sports Complex. The Marlins won their first game on April 5, 1993 , against
630-576: The Marlin's playoff success. Jeff Conine – an original Marlin and member of the 1997 World Series team – returned from Baltimore , Hall of Fame catcher Iván Rodríguez signed with the Marlins as a free agent and closer Ugueth Urbina arrived from the Texas Rangers . These acquisitions helped to keep the team in contention, and although they finished ten games behind the Braves, the Marlins captured
672-497: The Marlins changed its road uniform design, replacing "Florida" with "Marlins". The sleeve logo patches were also removed. Rebranding as the Miami Marlins, the team introduced a new color scheme with orange, black and blue. The "M" insignia is white with orange, yellow and sky blue accents, along with a stylized abstract marlin on top. This logo served as a cap logo as well as a patch on the left sleeve. The primary home, road and black alternate uniforms all feature "Miami" in front, with
714-546: The Marlins defeated the heavily favored New York Yankees in six games, winning the sixth game in Yankee Stadium . Shortstop Álex González helped the Marlins in Game 4 of the series with a walk-off home run in extra innings. Josh Beckett was named the Most Valuable Player for the series after twirling a five-hit complete-game shutout in Game 6. Skipper Jack McKeon became the oldest manager ever to win
756-804: The Marlins finished with a 31–29 overall record and 2nd place in the NL East. In the Wild Card Series they swept the Chicago Cubs in 2 games. Miami loss in three games to the Atlanta Braves in the NLDS . On November 13, 2020, the Marlins became the first club in any American major-level sports league to hire a woman to an executive position when Kim Ng was announced as the team's general manager. In addition, she will also be MLB's first Asian American general manager. On February 28, 2022, it
798-540: The Marlins had retired the number 5 in honor of Carl Barger , the first president of the Florida Marlins, who had died prior to the team's inaugural season. Barger's favorite player was Joe DiMaggio , thus the selection of number 5. With the move to LoanDepot Park , the team opted to honor Barger with a plaque instead, and opened number 5 to circulation. Logan Morrison , a Kansas City native and fan of Royals Hall-of-Famer George Brett (who wore that number with
840-472: The Marlins have the lowest winning percentage and fewest postseason appearances (four) among active MLB franchises. Despite this, the Marlins won the World Series during their first two playoff runs in 1997 and 2003 . Only three players were on both World Series teams with the Marlins: Jeff Conine , Luis Castillo , and Rick Helling (both Conine and Castillo are the only Marlins to play
882-669: The Marlins the win. On May 9, the Marlins called up high-kicking southpaw Dontrelle Willis from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats and helped carry the injury-plagued Marlins with an 11–2 record in his first 17 starts. Miguel Cabrera (also from the Mudcats) filled in well, hitting a walk-off home run in his first major league game, against the Tampa Bay Devil Rays at Pro Player Stadium . Both Willis and Cabrera would later prove to be essential parts of
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#1732773051999924-408: The Marlins updated their black alternate uniform, changing the letters to white in order to improve visibility. They also introduced a new Miami blue alternate uniform, featuring the black "Marlins" lettering with white trim and red drop shadows. This was originally their Spring Training uniform, albeit with the "M" logo on the left chest. The Rays also have a geographical, interleague rivalry with
966-408: The Miami Marlins. Tampa Bay currently leads the series, 81–60. The Marlins won the World Series in 1997 and 2003 , but both titles were followed by controversial periods where the team sold off all the high-priced players and rebuilt. Between 2003 and 2019, the team's two World Series runs also marked their sole postseason appearances. Their three playoff qualifications and seven winning seasons are
1008-564: The NL wild card. On October 15, the Marlins defeated the Chicago Cubs four games to three in the 2003 National League Championship Series , coming back from a 3–1 deficit. Game 6 saw the Marlins play a role in one of baseball's most infamous moments, the Steve Bartman incident . With one out in the eighth inning and the Cubs three runs ahead, Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo hit a pop foul
1050-519: The Royals), became the first Marlins player to wear the number. As of 2023, the Marlins are the only franchise with no retired numbers for former players, and while seven former players are in the Hall of Fame, none wear a Marlins cap on their plaque or have the Marlins listed as their primary team. After José Fernández 's death as a result of a boating accident on September 25, 2016, the Miami Marlins built
1092-469: The United States and Canada. The minor leagues are divided into classes AAA, AA, High-A, A, and Rookie. These minor-league divisions are affiliated with major league teams, and serve to develop young players and rehabilitate injured major-leaguers. "Affiliated baseball" (archaically, " organized baseball ") is often applied as an umbrella term for all leagues — major and minor — under the authority of
1134-556: The advent of interleague play . The Philadelphia Phillies , founded in 1883, are the oldest continuous same-name, same-city franchise in both Major League Baseball and all of American professional sports. In addition to the major leagues, many North American cities and towns feature minor league teams. An organization officially styled Minor League Baseball , formerly the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues, oversees nearly all minor league baseball in
1176-775: The best double play combos in the NL. The Marlins swept the San Francisco Giants 3–0 in the National League Division Series , and then went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4–2 in the National League Championship Series , overcoming the loss of Alex Fernandez to a torn rotator cuff, and Kevin Brown to a virus. Brown's place was taken in Game 5 by rookie pitcher Liván Hernández , who struck out 15 Braves and outdueled multiple Cy Young Award winner Greg Maddux to
1218-474: The black alternate uniform contain "Marlins" and letters in black with red drop shadows and blue accents. The cap logo, used on the all-black cap, is a stylized "M" with a more realistic marlin on top. The Marlin logo also appears on the left sleeve. In 2021, the Marlins unveiled a City Connect uniform. The primarily red uniform with Miami blue trim paid homage to the Cuban Sugar Kings . In 2024,
1260-474: The exception of Jackie Robinson 's universally retired #42 in 1997. Wayne Huizenga , CEO of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation , was awarded an expansion franchise in the National League (NL) for a $ 95 million expansion fee and the team began operations in 1993 as the Florida Marlins . MLB had announced a few months earlier that it intended to add two new teams to the National League. It
1302-626: The fewest among MLB franchises. Despite never winning a division title, the Florida Marlins is the only team to make the playoffs and win a World Series in its first two winning seasons. Pitchers Catchers Infielders Outfielders Manager Coaches 40 active, 0 inactive, 0 non-roster invitees [REDACTED] 7-, 10-, or 15-day injured list * Not on active roster Suspended list Roster , coaches , and NRIs updated November 19, 2024 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters From 1993 until 2011,
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1344-417: The first "M" shaped similarly to the cap and sleeve logos. The home and road uniform feature black letters with silver trim, along with orange drop shadows on the numbers, while the alternate black uniform feature white letters with silver trim and orange numbers with silver trim and black drop shadows. The orange alternate uniform featured the team name in white with sky blue accents; however the abstract marlin
1386-407: The home uniforms, teal was relegated to accent color status with black the primary lettering and pinstripe color. Silver accents were also added to the letters. A sleeved alternate pinstriped home uniform replaced the original sleeveless version, sharing the same design as the primary home uniform except with the "F" logo on the left chest. The "F" logo also took its place on the left sleeve in place of
1428-594: The late 19th and early 20th centuries, players of black African descent were barred from playing the major leagues , though several did manage to play by claiming to be Cubans or Native Americans . As a result, a number of parallel Negro leagues were formed. However, after Jackie Robinson began playing with the major-league Brooklyn Dodgers in 1947, the Negro leagues gradually faded. The process of integration did not go entirely smoothly; there were some ugly incidents, including pitchers who would try to throw directly at
1470-503: The left sleeve. The Marlins wore three different cap designs, all featuring the "F" insignia in front of a leaping marlin. The all-teal home cap and the black-brimmed teal road cap were initially the primary headwear the team used, with the all-black cap as the alternate. By the late 1990s, teal was gradually de-emphasized and the Marlins wore black caps and undershirts for the remainder of the uniform's run. The Marlins introduced new uniforms before its second World Series-winning season. On
1512-409: The letter "S") in teal with black trim and letters were rendered in black with teal trim, along with teal pinstripes. The alternate home uniforms were sleeveless, and teal undershirts were added to the ensemble. The road uniforms featured "Florida" (with the marlin wrapped around the letter "F") in teal with black trim and letters were rendered in black with teal trim. The primary logo patch was placed on
1554-427: The primary logo. Road uniforms again featured "Florida" but shared the same script look and color scheme as the home uniform (with an underline after the letter "A"). White accents were added to the letters. In addition, the Marlins began wearing a black alternate uniform, featuring the same "Marlins" script but in silver with teal, black and white accents. Both alternate uniforms lacked the front chest numbers. In 2010,
1596-474: The year five games ahead of the last-place New York Mets and with an attendance of 3,064,847. In that season, the Marlins traded young set-up reliever Trevor Hoffman and two minor-league prospects to the San Diego Padres for third baseman Gary Sheffield . While Sheffield helped Florida immediately and became an all-star, Hoffman eventually emerged as the best closer in the National League . After
1638-600: Was a foregone conclusion that one of them would be placed in Florida; the only question was whether Huizenga would beat out competing groups from Orlando and Tampa Bay . Orlando waged a very spirited campaign bolstered by its family-oriented tourism industry. Tampa Bay already had a baseball park—the Florida Suncoast Dome in St. Petersburg , completed in 1990. However, on June 10, 1991 , the National League awarded
1680-523: Was announced Derek Jeter stepped down as CEO of the Marlins. On September 30, 2023, with the Marlins 7–3 win in Pittsburgh, the Marlins clinched their fourth postseason berth, making Kim Ng the first woman GM in MLB history to lead a playoff team. The Florida Marlins debuted wearing three different uniforms. The primary and alternate home uniforms shared the same design: "Marlins" (with an underline after
1722-508: Was hired to lead the club heading into 1997. In 1997, the Marlins finished nine games back of the Division Champion Atlanta Braves , but earned the wild card berth. Veteran additions such as LF Moisés Alou , 3B Bobby Bonilla , and trade-deadline additions Darren Daulton and Jim Eisenreich added experience and clutch hits. Talented young stars Luis Castillo (2B) and Édgar Rentería (SS) comprised one of
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1764-476: Was located atop the letter "I". Letters were black with silver trim, while sky blue drop shadows were featured on the numbers. The Marlins primarily wore all-black caps, though for a brief period they wore alternate all-orange caps. The Marlins released updated logos and color schemes, replacing orange and silver with bright Caliente red, Miami blue and slate grey. Home and road uniforms contain 'Miami" and letters in black with red drop shadows and blue accents, while
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