· The Marlins were introduced as an expansion team in 1993.
· They play their games at Marlins Park in Little Havana by downtown Miami.
· They got their name by paying homage to various baseball clubs teams that had played in Miami in years past by using the Marlins nickname that minor league teams in the 1950s, 1960s, and 1980s were known as.
· They have made the playoffs twice both as wild cards.
· They have two NL Pennants & two World Series Championships in 1997 & 2003.
Batting Lineup:
1. CF Juan Pierre
2. 2B Luis Castillo
3. DH Miguel Cabrera
4. LF Gary Sheffield
5. 3B Mike Lowell
6. RF Cliff Floyd
7. 1B Jeff Conine
8. SS Alex Gonzalez
9. C Charles Johnson
Starting Rotation:
2. Josh Beckett
3. Brad Penny
4. AJ Burnett
5. Josh Johnson
Bullpen:
1. Closer: Robb Nen
4. Juan Oviedo
5. Kevin Gregg
Bench:
INF-Edgar Renteria
INF-Dan Uggla
Coaching Staff:
Manager-Jack McKeon
Jack McKeon managed the Marlins for four seasons where he finished with the most wins with 281. He led them to one NL Pennant, one World Series Championship in 2003, won manager the year once and then came back to manage them again in 2011.
Bench Coach-Fredi Gonzalez
Fredi Gonzalez managed the Marlins for four seasons where he finished with the second most wins with 276. He started his career with the Marlins when he was chosen to be the first coach to instruct the first Marlins prospects in the minors. He managed the AA team to a first place finish in 1997 and moved to the big league club in 1999 as the third base coach for the 1999 and 2000 seasons. He did win the 2008 Sporting News manager of the year award and eventually came back to the Marlins to be their third base coach for three seasons.
1B Coach-Jim Leyland
Jim Leyland managed the Marlins for two seasons but he guided them to their first ever World Series appearance and won it in 1997. It was only their fifth year of existence becoming the fastest expansion franchise to win a World Series which only the Diamondbacks surpassed.
3B Coach-John Boles
John Boles managed the Marlins four seasons where he finished with the fifth most wins with 205. He was pushed aside for Leyland who then resigned after only two seasons then they brought him back for three more seasons.
Hitting Coach-Don Mattingly
Don Mattingly has managed the Marlins for four seasons where he already has the second most wins with 276 tied with Gonzalez. He led the Marlins to win 79 games in his first year (the most wins for the team since winning 80 in 2010).
Pitching Coach-Larry Rothschild
Larry Rothschild was the Marlins pitching coach for three seasons including the year they won the 1997 World Series.
Bullpen Coach-Rene Lachemann
Rene Lachemann managed the Marlins for four seasons where he finished the fourth most wins with 221.
They have had six Hall of Fame players who have played for them at different points in their respective careers. From 1993 until 2011, 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 the new ballpark, the team opted to honor Barger with a plaque instead, and opened number 5 to circulation. They also plan on retiring number 16 for the late Jose Fernandez.
Miguel Cabrera spent five seasons in the outfield and infield for the for the Marlins as their greatest player where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team, won two of his seven silver sluggers and made four of his eleven All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive category in Marlins history like having the highest batting average, second highest on base percentage, third highest offensive WAR, third highest slugging percentage, fourth highest WAR for position players, fourth most RBIs and doubles to name some.
Jeff Conine “Mr. Marlin” spent eight seasons for the Marlins where we was on both World Series Championship teams in 1997 & 2003 and made both of his All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the second most games, third most hits, singles and RBIs to name some.
Mike Lowell spent seven seasons for the Marlins as their longest tenured/best third basemen where he was on the 2003 World Championship team, won his only silver slugger and made three of his four All-Star appearances while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the most doubles, second most RBIs, third most total bases, extra base hits, fourth most singles, homeruns, hits, at bats, plate appearances and games played to name some.
Gary Sheffield spent six seasons playing third base and the outfield for the Marlins where he made three of his nine All-Star appearances, won one of his five silver sluggers and was on the 1997 World Series Championship team. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the highest on base percentage, highest on base plus slugging percentage, second highest slugging percentage and third most walks to name some.
Cliff Floyd spent six seasons in the outfield for the Marlins where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team and made his only All-Star appearance while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the third highest on base percentage, fourth highest slugging and fourth highest on base plus slugging percentage to name some.
Luis Castillo spent ten seasons for the Marlins as their longest tenured/best second basemen where he made all three of his All-Star appearances, won all three of his gold gloves, led the NL in stolen bases twice and was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the most at bats, plate appearances, runs scored, hits, games played, triples, stolen bases, walks, singles and third highest WAR for position players to name some.
Alex Gonzalez spent eight seasons as the Marlins second greatest shortstop where he made his only All-Star appearance and was on the 2003 World Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the fourth most doubles, fifth most triples and has the seventh highest defensive WAR to name some.
Juan Pierre spent three seasons in centerfield for the Marlins where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team and led the NL in stolen bases once while there. He is currently their Minor League Outfield Coordinator. He also finished with the second most triples, third most stolen bases, fifth most singles and has the fifth highest batting average in Marlins history.
Charles Johnson spent seven seasons behind the plate for the Marlins as their longest tenured/best catcher in their history where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won four straight gold gloves and was on the 1997 World Series Championship team while there. He is also one of only three catchers in history to catch at least 100 games in a single season without committing an error and has the highest defensive WAR in Marlins history.
Dontrelle Willis pitched five seasons pitching for the Marlins as their greatest pitcher where he made both of his All-Star appearances, won NL Rookie of the Year, led the NL in wins once and was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like having the most complete games, second most wins, innings pitched, shutouts, games started, second highest WAR for pitchers and third most strikeouts to name some.
Josh Beckett pitched five seasons for the Marlins where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team and was the MVP of that World Series while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like most strikeouts per 9 IP, second lowest ERA and sixth best win loss percentage to name some.
Brad Penny pitched six seasons for the Marlins where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like the fourth most wins, games started, fifth most innings pitched and the sixth lowest ERA to name some.
AJ Burnett pitched seven seasons for the Marlins where he pitched a no-hitter and was on the 2003 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories like having most shutouts, second most complete games, third lowest ERA, third most strikeouts per 9 IP to name some.
Josh Johnson pitched eight seasons for the Marlins where he made both of his All-Star appearances and led the NL in ERA while there. He also finished in the top 10 for many pitching categories in Marlins history like having the highest WAR for a pitcher, lowest ERA, second most strikeouts and second most strikeouts per 9 IP to name some.
Preston Wilson spent five seasons in centerfield for the Marlins as their longest tenured center fielder in their history while there. He also finished with the eighth highest slugging percentage, ninth most stolen bases and tenth most home runs in Marlins history.
Josh Willingham spent five seasons in left field for the Marlins where he finished with the eight highest on base percentage and the ninth highest slugging percentage in Marlins history. Other notable outfielders in Marlins history have been Mark Kotsay, Juan Encarnacion, Devon White and Jeremy Hermida.
Edgar Renteria spent three seasons at shortstop for the Marlins where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team and made of one of his five All-Star appearances while there. He also finished with the eight most stolen bases and has the tenth highest batting average in Marlins history.
Dan Uggla spent five seasons for the Marlins as their second best/second longest tenured second basemen where he made two of his three All-Star appearances an won his only silver slugger while there. He is also the only second baseman in MLB history to hit at least 30 home runs in four consecutive seasons. He finished in the top 10 for many offensive categories in Marlins history like having the second most home runs, fourth most runs scored, extra bases hits and the sixth highest offensive WAR to name some. Other notable infielders in Marlins history have been Derek Lee, Mike Jacobs, Gaby Sanchez, Craig Counsell and Hanley Ramirez who is still active.
Mike Redmond spent even seasons behind the plate for the Marlins as their second greatest catcher where he was on the 2003 World Series Championship team and finished with sixth highest defensive WAR in Marlins history. He came back after his career to manage the Marlins for three years as well. Other notable catchers in Marlins history have been Benito Santiago, Paul Lo Duca and Hall of Famer Ivan Rodriguez.
Robb Nen was the Marlins closer for five years where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team while there. He also finished with the most saves, most games finished and seventh most games played in Marlins history.
AntonioAlfonseca spent five seasons as the Marlins closer where he was on the 1997 World Series Championship team, led the NL in saves once and won NL reliever of the year once while there. He also finished with the second most saves, second most games finished and fourth most games played in Marlins history.
Dave Weathers spent five seasons in the Marlins bullpen.
Juan Oviedo spent three seasons as the Marlins closer where finished the fourth most saves and the sixth most games finished in Marlins history.
Kevin Gregg spent three seasons as the Marlins closer where he finished the sixth most saves and seventh most games finished in Marlins history.
Mike Dunn spent six seasons in the Marlins bullpen where he finished with the most games in Marlins history. Other notable relievers in Marlins history have been Vic Darensbourg, Braden Looper, Armando Benitez, and Todd Jones.
