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New Identity
On November 11, 2011, the Marlins officially rebranded themselves the Miami Marlins with a new logo, uniform, and color scheme. The VIP event was held at the site of the new ballpark at night, featuring a private concert by Pitbull and a fashion show featuring the new uniforms worn by various Marlins players and coaches, including Ozzie Guillén, Logan Morrison, ... -
Marlins Park Opens
In 2012, they moved into the newly constructed Marlins Park in Miami’s Little Havana. Marlins Park is a baseball park located in Miami, Florida. It is the current home of the Miami Marlins, the city’s Major League Baseball franchise. It is located on 17 acres of the former Miami Orange Bowl site in Little Havana, about 2 miles (3 km) ...
History of the Marlins
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. Their home park is LoanDepot Park.
The franchise began to 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 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 its name to the Miami Marlins prior to the 2012 season.
The Marlins have qualified for the postseason only three times but won the World Series during their first two runs in 1997 and 2003. All three 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. The Marlins are also the first team to win the World Series as a wild card.
Established
1993
City
Miami
League History
2000 – Present / Major League Baseball
1993 – 1999 / National League
Team History
2012 – Present / Miami Marlins
1993 – 2011 / Florida Marlins
Nickname
Marlins – The old nickname was revived from back in the 1950’s from the International League and Florida State League called the “Marlin,” a popular sporting fish. However, the team officially adopted the Miami Marlins name on November 11, 2011. This was part of a funding agreement between the team and the city of Miami for the team’s new stadium set to open in 2012.
Championship
World Series 0
2003, 1997
Stadium
2021 - Present / LoanDepot Park
2012 – 2020 / Marlins Park
1993 – 2011 / Sun Life Stadium
Owner
2018 – Present / Bruce Sherman, Michael Jordan and Derek Jeter
2002 – 2018 / Jeffrey Loria
1998 – 2002 / John W. Henry
1993 – 1998 / Wayne Huizenga
To qualify as the greatest player for this team, the player must have played one season for this team. If not, we will remove the player.
* verifies that player has played for this team as an added player by a fan.
Retired Number
42 / Jackie Robinson
*Blue is this team’s history