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Miami Marlins
2019 Miami Marlins season
Established	1991
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
National League (1993–present) East Division (1993–present)
Current uniform
Retired numbers	16, 42
Colors
Black, red-orange, blue, yellow, white
Name
Miami Marlins (2012–present)
Florida Marlins (1993–2011)
Other nicknames
The Fish
Ballpark
Marlins Park (2012–present) * Hard Rock Stadium (1993–2011)
Major league titles
World Series titles (2)	1997 2003
NL Pennants (2)	1997 2003
East Division titles (0)	None
Wild card berths (2)	1997 2003
Front office
Owner(s)	Jeffrey Loria
Manager	Don Mattingly
General Manager	Michael Hill
President of Baseball Operations	David Samson

The Miami Marlins are an American professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida. The Marlins compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) East division. Their home park is Marlins Park. Though one of only two MLB franchises to have never won a division title (the other is the Colorado Rockies), the Marlins have won two World Series championships as a wild card team.

The team began play in the 1993 season as the Florida Marlins and played home games from their inaugural season to the 2011 season at Joe Robbie Stadium, which they shared with the Miami Dolphins of the National Football League (NFL). The stadium was later called Pro Player Park, Pro Player Stadium, Dolphin Stadium, Dolphins Stadium, Land Shark Stadium, and Sun Life Stadium during their tenancy. Since the 2012 season, they have played at Marlins Park in downtown Miami, on the site of the former Orange Bowl in Little Havana, Florida. The new park, unlike Sun Life Stadium (which was criticized in its baseball configuration for poor sight lines in some locations), was designed foremost as a baseball park. The new park's name is a temporary one until naming rights are purchased. Per agreement with the city and Miami-Dade County (which owns the park), the Marlins officially changed their name to the "Miami Marlins" on November 11, 2011. They also adopted a new logo, color scheme, and uniforms.

The Marlins have the distinction of winning a World Series championship in both seasons they qualified for the postseason, doing so in 1997 and 2003 — both times as the National League wild card team. They defeated the American League (AL) champion Cleveland Indians in the 1997 World Series, which was notable for shortstop Édgar Rentería driving in second baseman Craig Counsell for the series-clinching run in the 11th inning of the seventh and deciding game. The 2003 season was notable for the firing of manager Jeff Torborg after 38 games. The Marlins were in last place in the NL East with a 16–22 record at the time. Torborg's successor, 72-year-old Jack McKeon, led them to the NL wild card berth in the postseason; they defeated the New York Yankees four games to two in the 2003 World Series.

Franchise history

Main page: History of the Miami Marlins

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.

The Marlins would qualify for the postseason and win the World Series in both 1997 and 2003, though both titles were followed by controversial periods where the team sold off all the high priced players and rebuilt.

The Marlins moved into their new ballpark, Marlins Park in 2012, which coincided with a change in the team colors/uniforms and name to the Miami Marlins.

World Series championships

Season Manager Opponent Series Score Record 1997 Jim Leyland Cleveland Indians 4–3 92–70 2003 Jack McKeon New York Yankees 4–2 91–71 Total World Series championships: 2

Players

Current roster

Miami Marlins roster
Active roster				Inactive roster		Coaches/Other
Pitchers Starting rotation 54 Wei-Yin Chen 61 Adam Conley 34 Tom Koehler 36 Edinson Vólquez Bullpen 46 Kyle Barraclough 22 Dustin McGowan 35 David Phelps 58 Dan Straily 25 Junichi Tazawa 62 José Ureña 64 Nick Wittgren 29 Brad Ziegler Closer 44 A. J. Ramos		Catchers 17 A. J. Ellis 11 J. T. Realmuto Infielders 41 Justin Bour 32 Derek Dietrich  9 Dee Gordon  3 Adeiny Hechavarria -- Tyler Moore 19 Miguel Rojas Outfielders 13 Marcell Ozuna 27 Giancarlo Stanton 51 Ichiro Suzuki 21 Christian Yelich		Pitchers 30 Hunter Cervenka 43 Odrisamer Despaigne 49 Brian Ellington 66 Jarlin García 48 Severino González 72 Tayron Guerrero 31 Jeff Locke 20 Justin Nicolino 71 Drew Steckenrider Catchers 18 Tomás Telis Infielders 73 Austin Nola 77 Yefri Pérez 14 Martín Prado 78 J. T. Riddle Outfielders 68 Destin Hood		Manager  8 Don Mattingly Coaches 26 Lorenzo Bundy (outfield, baserunning) 33 Fredi González (third base)  7 Perry Hill (first base)  4 Frank Menechino (assistant hitting) 47 Juan Nieves (pitching) 23 Brian Schneider (catching) 59 Ed Lucas (administrative coach)  6 Mike Pagliarulo (hitting) 75 Jeff Urgelles (bullpen catcher) 58 Tim Wallach (bench) -- Dean Treanor (bullpen) 25 active, 15 inactive 7- or 10-day disabled list Suspended list # Personal leave Roster and coaches updated April 2, 2017 Transactions • Depth chart → All MLB rosters

All-time roster

Main page: Miami Marlins all-time roster

Achievements

Awards

Main pages: Miami Marlins award winners and league leaders and List of Miami Marlins team records

• No-Hitters: Marlins pitchers have pitched five no-hitters in team regular-season history, four coming against teams in the NL West and one against a team from the American League (AL).

Pitcher	Date	Team	Result	Site
Al Leiter	May 11, 1996	Rockies	11–0	Pro Player Stadium
Kevin Brown	June 10, 1997	Giants	9–0	Candlestick Park
A. J. Burnett	May 12, 2001	Padres	3–0	Qualcomm Stadium
Aníbal Sánchez	September 6, 2006	Diamondbacks	2–0	Dolphin Stadium
Henderson Álvarez	September 29, 2013	Tigers	1–0	Marlins Park

• Hitting for the cycle: No Marlins player has ever hit for the cycle in franchise history.

Retired numbers

Jackie Robinson All MLB Honored April 15, 1997

See also: List of Major League Baseball retired numbers § Alternative methods of recognition.

From 1993 until 2011, the Marlins had retired the number 5 in honor of Carl Barger, the first president of the Florida Marlins who 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 the new ballpark, the team opted to honor Barger with a plaque. Logan Morrison, a Kansas City native and fan of Royals Hall-of-Famer George Brett (who wore that number with the Royals), became the first Marlin to wear the number.

After José Fernández' death as a result of a boating accident on September 25, 2016, the Miami Marlins announced plans to build a memorial at Marlins Park in his honor. However, Fernández' number 16 has yet to be officially retired.

Baseball Hall of Famers

Miami Marlins Hall of Famers
Affiliation according to the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum
Florida Marlins Andre Dawson Tony Pérez1 Mike Piazza Tim Raines Iván Rodríguez Players and managers listed in bold are depicted on their Hall of Fame plaques wearing a Marlins cap insignia. 1 – inducted as player; managed Marlins

Ford C. Frick Award recipients

Template:Ford C. Frick award list

Florida Sports Hall of Fame

Main page: Florida Sports Hall of Fame

Marlins in the Florida Sports Hall of Fame
No.	Name	Position	Tenure	Notes
—	Wayne Huizenga	Owner	1993–1998
18, 19	Jeff Conine	1B/LF	1993–1997 2003–2005

Marlins Park

Main page: Marlins Park

The Marlins began construction of a new, state-of-the-art stadium at the Miami Orange Bowl site on July 18, 2009. The now approved stadium was the subject of a protracted legal battle. A lawsuit by local automobile franchise mogul and former Philadelphia Eagles owner Norman Braman contested the legality of the deal with Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami. However, Miami-Dade County Judge Beth Cohen dismissed all the charges in Braman's lawsuit.

The seating capacity for Marlins Park is 36,742, making it the third smallest stadium (in capacity) in the MLB. Its first regular season game was April 4, 2012, against the St. Louis Cardinals, the ballpark became only the sixth MLB stadium to have a retractable roof, joining Rogers Centre in Toronto (1989), Chase Field in Phoenix (1998), Safeco Field in Seattle (1999), Minute Maid Park in Houston (2000), and Miller Park in Milwaukee (2001).

As part of the new stadium agreement, the team renamed itself the Miami Marlins on November 11, 2011 along with the unveiling of new uniforms and team logo in time for the move to the new stadium in 2012.

Until a naming-rights deal is reached, the park will be known as Marlins Park.

Culture

Marlins Mermaids on June 19, 2009

In 1989, the release of popular movie Back to the Future Part II, had a reference to the Chicago Cubs defeating a baseball team from Miami in the 2015 World Series, ending the longest championship drought in all four of the major North American professional sports leagues.

The Marlins are the first team in Major League Baseball to have a dance/cheer team: "The Marlins Mermaids."

In 2008, the Florida Marlins debuted "The Marlins Manatees", Major League Baseball's first ever all-male dance/energy squad to star alongside the Mermaids.

As of 2012, the Marlins have abandoned the "Mermaids" and "Manatees" for in-game entertainment instead using an "energy squad", a co-ed group of dancers.

In June 2013, the book, "The Forgotten Marlins" A Tribute to the 1956–1960 Original Miami Marlins" was published. Its author is Sam Zygner (published by Scarecrow Press).

In 2016, the Miami New Times reported that the team was involved in contract dispute lawsuits with both season ticket holders and vendors.

Finishes

Best finishes in franchise history

Main page: List of Miami Marlins seasons

The following are the five best seasons in Marlins' history:

MLB season	Team season	Regular season					Post-season	Awards
		Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB
1997	1997	2nd	92	70	.568	9	Wild card winner, World Series Champions,	Liván Hernández (World Series MVP)
2003	2003	2nd	91	71	.562	10	Wild card winner, World Series Champions	Jack McKeon (MOY); Dontrelle Willis (ROY);, Mike Lowell (Silver Slugger), Josh Beckett (World Series MVP)
2009	2009	2nd	87	75	.537	6		Hanley Ramírez (Silver Slugger/NL Batting Title); Chris Coghlan (NL Rookie of The Year)
2008	2008	3rd	84	77	.522	7½		Hanley Ramírez (Silver Slugger)
2005	2005	3rd	83	79	.512	7		Miguel Cabrera (Silver Slugger), Luis Castillo, Mike Lowell (Gold Glove)

Worst finishes in franchise history

The following are the five worst seasons in Marlins' history:

MLB season	Team season	Regular season					Notes
		Finish	Wins	Losses	Win%	GB
1998	1998	5th	54	108	.333	52	Worst Record in MLB History for defending WS Champion
2013	2013	5th	62	100	.383	34	First season under manager Mike Redmond
1999	1999	5th	64	98	.395	39
1993	1993	6th	64	98	.395	33	Inaugural season
2012	2012	5th	69	93	.426	29	First season as Miami Marlins w/ new ballpark

Opening Day starting pitchers

Main page: List of Miami Marlins Opening Day starting pitchers

Opening Day lineups

Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2016	Dee Gordon 2B	Marcell Ozuna CF	Christian Yelich LF	Giancarlo Stanton RF	Martín Prado 3B	Justin Bour 1B	J.T. Realmuto C	Adeiny Hechavarria SS	Wei-Yin Chen P
2015	Dee Gordon 2B	Christian Yelich LF	Giancarlo Stanton RF	Michael Morse 1B	Martín Prado 3B	Marcell Ozuna CF	Jarrod Saltalamacchia C	Adeiny Hechavarria SS	Henderson Álvarez P
2014	Christian Yelich LF	Jeff Baker 2B	Giancarlo Stanton RF	Casey McGehee 3B	Garrett Jones 1B	Jarrod Saltalamacchia C	Marcell Ozuna CF	Adeiny Hechavarria SS	José Fernández P
2013	Juan Pierre LF	Chris Coghlan CF	Giancarlo Stanton RF	Plácido Polanco 3B	Rob Brantly C	Donovan Solano 2B	Casey Kotchman 1B	Adeiny Hechavarria SS	Ricky Nolasco P
2012	Jose Reyes SS	Emilio Bonifacio CF	Hanley Ramírez 3B	Giancarlo Stanton RF	Logan Morrison LF	Gaby Sánchez 1B	Omar Infante 2B	John Buck C	Josh Johnson P
Year	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9
2011	Chris Coghlan CF	Omar Infante 2B	Hanley Ramírez SS	Giancarlo Stanton RF	Gaby Sánchez 1B	Logan Morrison LF	John Buck C	Donnie Murphy 3B	Josh Johnson P
2010	Chris Coghlan LF	Cameron Maybin CF	Hanley Ramírez SS	Jorge Cantú 3B	Dan Uggla 2B	Ronny Paulino C	Cody Ross RF	Gaby Sánchez 1B	Josh Johnson P
2009	Emilio Bonifacio 3B	John Baker C	Hanley Ramírez SS	Jorge Cantú 1B	Dan Uggla 2B	Jeremy Hermida LF	Cody Ross RF	Cameron Maybin CF	Ricky Nolasco P
2008	Hanley Ramírez SS	Dan Uggla 2B	Mike Jacobs 1B	Josh Willingham LF	Jorge Cantú 3B	Cody Ross CF	Luis Gonzalez RF	Matt Treanor C	Mark Hendrickson P
2007	Hanley Ramírez SS	Dan Uggla 2B	Miguel Cabrera 3B	Mike Jacobs 1B	Josh Willingham LF	Joe Borchard RF	Miguel Olivo C	Alejandro De Aza CF	Dontrelle Willis P
2006	Hanley Ramírez SS	Jeremy Hermida RF	Miguel Cabrera 3B	Mike Jacobs 1B	Josh Willingham LF	Dan Uggla 2B	Miguel Olivo C	Eric Reed CF	Dontrelle Willis P
2005	Juan Pierre CF	Luis Castillo 2B	Miguel Cabrera LF	Carlos Delgado 1B	Mike Lowell 3B	Paul Lo Duca C	Juan Encarnación RF	Álex González SS	Josh Beckett P
2004	Juan Pierre CF	Luis Castillo 2B	Miguel Cabrera RF	Mike Lowell 3B	Jeff Conine LF	Hee-Seop Choi 1B	Ramón Castro C	Alex González SS	Josh Beckett P
2003	Luis Castillo 2B	Juan Pierre CF	Iván Rodríguez C	Derrek Lee 1B	Mike Lowell 3B	Juan Encarnación RF	Todd Hollandsworth LF	Alex González SS	Josh Beckett P
2002	Luis Castillo 2B	Preston Wilson CF	Cliff Floyd LF	Kevin Millar RF	Mike Lowell 3B	Derrek Lee 1B	Alex González SS	Mike Redmond C	Ryan Dempster P
2001	Luis Castillo 2B	Eric Owens RF	Cliff Floyd LF	Preston Wilson CF	Mike Lowell 3B	Charles Johnson C	Derrek Lee 1B	Alex González SS	Ryan Dempster P
2000	Luis Castillo 2B	Alex González SS	Cliff Floyd LF	Preston Wilson CF	Mike Lowell 3B	Kevin Millar 1B	Brant Brown RF	Mike Redmond C	Alex Fernandez P
1999	Luis Castillo 2B	Alex González SS	Mark Kotsay CF	Derrek Lee 1B	Todd Dunwoody CF	Preston Wilson LF	Kevin Orie 3B	Mike Redmond C	Alex Fernandez P
1998	Cliff Floyd LF	Édgar Rentería SS	Ryan Jackson 1B	Gary Sheffield RF	Mark Kotsay CF	Charles Johnson C	Craig Counsell 2B	Josh Booty 3B	Liván Hernández P
1997	Luis Castillo 2B	Édgar Rentería SS	Gary Sheffield RF	Bobby Bonilla 3B	Moisés Alou LF	Devon White CF	Jeff Conine 1B	Charles Johnson C	Kevin Brown P
1996	Quilvio Veras 2B	Devon White CF	Gary Sheffield RF	Jeff Conine LF	Terry Pendleton 3B	Greg Colbrunn 1B	Charles Johnson C	Kurt Abbott SS	Kevin Brown P
1995	Quilvio Veras 2B	Alex Arias SS	Gary Sheffield RF	Jeff Conine LF	Terry Pendleton 3B	Greg Colbrunn 1B	Charles Johnson C	Chuck Carr CF	John Burkett P
1994	Chuck Carr CF	Jerry Browne 3B	Gary Sheffield RF	Orestes Destrade 1B	Jeff Conine LF	Bret Barberie 2B	Benito Santiago C	Kurt Abbott SS	Charlie Hough P
1993	Scott Pose CF	Bret Barberie 2B	Junior Felix RF	Orestes Destrade 1B	Dave Magadan 3B	Benito Santiago C	Jeff Conine LF	Walt Weiss SS	Charlie Hough P

Home attendance

Other than their first few years as a franchise in the 1990s, the Marlins have consistently ranked as one of lowest attendance teams in the league, coming in last place (30th) several of the past 20 years. Even when Marlins Park was completed for the 2012 season, attendance was only average for the first year, dropping down to second to last by 2013.

Home Attendance at Hard Rock Stadium
Year	Total Attendance	Game Average	League Rank
1993	3,064,847	37,838	7th
1994	1,937,467	33,695	9th
1995	1,700,466	23,950	13th
1996	1,746,767	21,565	18th
1997	2,364,387	29,190	11th
1998	1,730,384	21,363	22nd
1999	1,369,421	16,906	28th
2000	1,218,326	15,041	15th
2001	1,261,226	15,765	29th
2002	813,118	10,038	29th
2003	1,303,215	16,089	28th
2004	1,723,105	21,539	26th
2005	1,852,608	22,871	28th
2006	1,164,134	14,372	30th
2007	1,370,511	16,919	30th
2008	1,335,076	16,482	30th
2009	1,464,109	18,075	29th
2010	1,524,894	18,826	28th
2011	1,520,562	19,007	29th

Home Attendance at Marlins Park
Year	Total Attendance	Game Average	League Rank
2012	2,219,444	27,401	18th
2013	1,586,322	19,584	29th
2014	1,732,283	21,386	27th
2015	1,752,235	21,632	28th
2016	1,712,417	21,405	27th