History of the Marlins

The Miami Marlins have a long and storied history in Major League Baseball. The team began in 1993 as the Florida Marlins, and they won two World Series titles before changing their name to the Miami Marlins in 2012. Since then, they have struggled to succeed in the field but remain essential to MLB's history.

The Florida Marlins first entered into existence when Wayne Huizenga purchased a majority stake of Joe Robbie Stadium from H. Wayne Huizenga for 95 million dollars on June 10th, 1991, with plans to bring baseball back to South Florida after it had been absent since 1972 when the Washington Senators moved away from Dade County Stadium (now known as Hard Rock Stadium). After being granted an expansion franchise by Major League Baseball on July 5th, 1993, with former San Francisco Giants executive Carl Barger serving as its president, construction quickly began at what would become Pro Player Park (later renamed Dolphins Stadium) which opened up for a play during March 2nd-3rd 1994 exhibition games against Los Angeles Dodgers & Atlanta Braves respectively while hosting its first regular season game against Los Angeles Dodgers April 5th, 1994 where Orestes Destrade hit a home run off Ramon Martinez making him 1st Marlin ever recorded HR!

In 1997 under manager Jim Leyland & future hall of fame pitcher Kevin Brown leading the way - a team made the playoffs 1st time, going a 92–70 record winning a wild card spot, and clinching October 3rd vs. Montreal Expos! The team went the way defeating Cleveland Indians 4–3 NLDS series advancing to NLCS facing defending champion Atlanta Braves, ultimately losing 4–2 and falling just short of capturing the championship title that year, however setting the stage becoming one of the most successful franchises in the early 2000s decade, winning the 2003 World Series over New York Yankees capping off incredible run four playoff appearances six years later followed by another world series title 2007 beating heavily favored American League champions Boston Red Sox sweeping them four straight games cementing legacy this organization’s place among greatest teams modern era baseball!

Despite having experienced great success past couple of decades, unfortunately, recent years haven't been kind marlins missed playoffs last ten seasons despite occasional flashes of promise, such 2017 campaign led by Giancarlo Stanton and Christian Yelich, who combined a total of 111 homers, helped lead the club 77 wins, still not secure enough a postseason berth yet providing hope brighter future ahead Miami fans alike will never forget fondly golden age 1990s early 2000s brought city two championships many unforgettable memories along the way.