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In 1999, the Marlins were the first MLB team to host a game in which Instant Replay was used.

While playing the Cardinals, Cliff Floyd hit a ball to the top of the left field scoreboard.

Originally ruled a home run, NL Umpire Frank Pulli reversed the call to a double, after consulting a dugout TV monitor.

The Cardinals won the game, 5 – 2.

After the game, the NL League Office declared the umpires erred in using Instant Replay.

MLB would not use Instant Replay again for almost a decade.

The Marlins finished the 1999 season with the worst record in baseball at 64 – 98, and traded World Series MVP Liván Hernández to the San Francisco Giants.

The Marlins also drafted P Johan Santana from Houston in the Rule 5 Draft but traded him to Minnesota in a prearranged deal for P Jared Camp.