Name Miami Marlins (2012–present) Florida Marlins (1993–2011) Other nicknames The Fish, The Fightin' Fish, Miracle Marlins Ballpark Miami Ballpark (opening in 2012) Sun Life Stadium (1993–2011) a.k.a. Land Shark Stadium (2009) a.k.a. Dolphin Stadium (2006–2009) a.k.a. Dolphins Stadium (2005–2006) a.k.a. Pro Player Stadium (1996–2005) a.k.a. Pro Player Park (1996) a.k.a. Joe Robbie Stadium (1993–1996) 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 David Samson (Team President) Manager Ozzie Guillén[1] General Manager Michael Hill President of Baseball Operations Larry Beinfest The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida. Establish! ed in 1993 as an expansion franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League . The Marlins played their home games at Sun Life Stadium from their inception until 2011. In recent years, the Marlins ownership pushed for a new stadium and agreed to a plan with Miami-Dade County commissioners and the city of Miami to build a $515 million ballpark on the site where the Miami Orange Bowl once stood. As part of the deal, the Marlins changed their name to the Miami Marlins on November 11, 2011.[2][3] According to Forbes Magazine in 2011 the value of the franchise is $360 million.[4] The Marlins are notable for winning the World Series twice (1997, 2003), in the only two times they have made it to the postseason. They have never won first place in their division, advancing to the playoffs both times as the National League Wild Card winner. The Marlins name originates from the fish species, an! d from Miami's former minor league team of the same name. The ! team is nicknamed "The Fish." Contents 1 Franchise history 1.1 1990-1996: The Birth of the Marlins and Struggling Start 1.2 1997-2003: World Series Success 1.3 2005-2011: Market Correction and Rebuilding 1.4 2012: New Ballpark, New Identity 2 Managerial and ownership history 3 Players 3.1 Current roster 3.2 All-time roster 3.3 Notable former players 4 Achievements 4.1 Awards 4.2 Baseball Hall of Famers 4.3 Retired numbers 5 Miami Ballpark 6 Radio and television 6.1 Ford C. Frick Award recipients 7 Quick facts 8 Culture 9 Minor league affiliations 10 Finishes 10.1 Best finishes in franchise history 10.2 Worst finishes in franchise history 11 Opening Day Starting Pitchers 12 Opening Day lineups 13 Home attendance at Sun Life Stadium 14 Finance 14.1 Opening day salaries 14.2 Annual financial records 15 References 16 External links [edit] Franchise history Main article: History of the Miami Marlins [edit] 1990-1996: The Birth of the Marlins and Struggling Start On March 7, 1990, Wayne H! uizenga, CEO of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation, announced he had purchased 15 percent of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and 50 percent of the Dolphins' home, Joe Robbie Stadium, for an estimated $30 million. Huizenga stated his intention to pursue an expansion franchise aggressively. MLB had announced a few months earlier that it intended to add two new teams to the National League. It 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 fielded 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 a Miami-based franchise to Huizenga for a $95 million expansion fee. One name considered early on was the "Florida Flamingos".[5] The Marlins fielded a franchise attendance reco! rd (likely to never be broken based on capacity of new ballpar! k) of 3, 064,847 in their inaugural 1993 season which ended in a sixth place finish (ahead of the last place Mets) with a 64-98 record. In the following seasons, the Marlins failed to get off ground, primarily because of the 1994 MLB Strike. As a result, the Marlins average attendance took a dip in the 1995 season from 32, 838 to 23, 950 and it has never climbed over the 30,000 average in any season since. The 1996 Marlins made the biggest strides going 80-82 (after a 67-76 record in 1995) and finishing in second place in the NL East which saw them make a fourth successful jump in the standings to finish the season. In 1997, they would go even further. [edit] 1997-2003: World Series Success The then-Florida Marlins former uniforms. (2003-2011) During their history, the Marlins have won two World Series titles (1997 and 2003), two National League pennants (1997, 2003), all via the Wild Card. The Miami Marlins have yet to clinch a National League East division title in their history. T! heir two championships equal the tally of the Toronto Blue Jays and New York Mets for the most titles among expansion teams. The Marlins have been notorious for low attendance figures in recent years, especially in the new millennium. After being within the top ten in the National League in attendance for the first five seasons, they have been 13th or worse since 1998, primarily stemming from the teams first fire sale shortly after the 1997 World Series. In 1998, the team slumped to 54–108, the worst record in the major leagues that year, and the most losses in franchise history. They are the only team to lose 100 games a year after winning the World Series. Wayne Huizenga soon sold the club to John Henry, a commodities trader from Boca Raton, during the off-season. The Marlins had the second overall pick in the 1999 draft and drafted Josh Beckett from the state of Texas. The franchise was a non factor in the standings from 2000-2002. In 2002, as part of an orchestrated m! ove with Bud Selig, then-Marlins owner John W. Henry sold the ! Marlins to Jeffrey Loria for $158.5 million, including a $38.5 million no-interest loan from MLB. The deal was approved by the other owners before Loria and Henry even signed a contract, and paved the way for Henry to buy the Boston Red Sox. The new ownership (Jeffrey Loria) and front office (Larry Beinfest, Michael Hill and David Samson) began a remodeling of the franchise. The team acquired Juan Pierre, Carl Pavano, and Dontrelle Willis through a series of trades but in 2002 the team had the lowest annual attendance in the history of the Marlins. Members of the 2003 Florida Marlins championship team with President Bush after their win. In 2003, the Marlins started off slow, firing their manager Jeff Torborg and hiring Jack McKeon. The franchise traded their number one draft pick from 2000, Adrian Gonzalez, to the Texas Rangers for Ugueth Urbina who would patch the Marlins bullpen down the stretch. In 2003, the Marlins won their second World Series title, bringing back hope that a ! new stadium deal would be approved. When talks broke down in 2005, the franchise pulled off the infamous "Market Correction", which included a series of trades. The franchise has been last in the National League in attendance since the Market Correction. [edit] 2005-2011: Market Correction and Rebuilding Florida Marlins team logo (1993-2011) The Market Correction yielded a wave of new players who would signal the start of a new era in Marlins history. In a trade considered one of the best in team history, the Marlins acquired Hanley Ramírez and Aníbal Sánchez from the Red Sox for World Series MVP Josh Beckett and fan favorite Mike Lowell. The Marlins would be a sub .500 team for two seasons (2006, 2007) following the Market Correction, and in a span of three seasons (2005–2007), the team had three different managers (Jack McKeon, Joe Girardi, and Fredi Gonzalez). The franchise got back to .500 baseball in 2008 and 2009, staying in the playoff chase until the middle of ! September. In 2010, the Marlins continued the trend of changin! g manage rs when they fired Fredi Gonzalez midseason and gave Edwin Rodriguez the job through the remainder of the season. Rodriguez was later named manager for 2011. Since 2006, the Marlins have built on a young nucleus of players including Dan Uggla, Mike Stanton, Chris Coghlan, Logan Morrison, Josh Johnson, Ricky Nolasco, and Chris Volstad. Still, the franchise has become notorious for dealing players when their contracts grow larger than the team can handle, including the blockbuster deal which had fan favorites Miguel Cabrera and Dontrelle Willis dealt to the Detroit Tigers for six players. The deal has been dubbed by many fans and writers as the worst trade in franchise history, considering the Marlins have since dealt the key pieces to the trade, pitcher Andrew Miller and outfielder Cameron Maybin. (It should be noted, however, that Willis became a victim of the so-called "Steve Blass Disease" shortly after the Marlins traded him.)[6] The Marlins have also traded players such ! as Mike Jacobs, Scott Olsen, Josh Willingham and the aforementioned Dan Uggla who denied a team offered contract extension over the length of it. With a new stadium on the horizon, the 2010 offseason marked a change in direction for the franchise, as they it became a buyer all over in anticipation of a higher payroll and more revenue. In 2011, The Marlins brought in several relief pitchers (Randy Choate, Edward Mujica, Ryan Webb, and Michael Dunn among them) to revamp a depleted bullpen; All-Stars John Buck and Omar Infante, and former All-Star Javier Vázquez. It began a change in direction for the Marlins as they looked to be more aggressive on the trade front (for their short term benefit) and free agency. [edit] 2012: New Ballpark, New Iden
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