Willis holds many Marlins pitching records including single season victories ( 22 ), franchise losses ( 54 ), complete games ( 15 ), shutouts ( 8 ), innings pitched ( 1, 022 ⅔ ), and is second in franchise victories ( 67 ).

He was hitting. 216 with 27 RBI at mid-season, but he hit. 306 with 54 RBI the rest of the way, and performed well against the Florida Marlins in the NLDS, when he hit. 529 ( 9-for-17 ) with five RBI.

With the series tied after game six, the Indians went into the ninth inning of Game 7 with a 2 – 1 lead, but closer Jose Mesa allowed the Marlins to tie the game.

On July 4, 2008, Colorado defeated the Florida Marlins, 18 – 17, after at one point being down, 13 – 4.

The Marlins defeated the Houston Astros 12 – 8 in their inaugural Spring Training game.

The Marlins finished last ( 51 – 64 ) in their division in the strike shortened season of and fourth ( 67-76 ) in.

After a slow start, the Marlins finished the year with an 80 – 82 win-loss record to place third in their division.

The Marlins swept the San Francisco Giants 3 – 0 in the National League Division Series, and then went on to beat the Atlanta Braves 4 – 2 in the National League Championship Series, overcoming the loss of Alex Fernandez to a torn rotator cuff, and Kevin Brown to a virus.

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 went on that season to finish 79 – 82 and third place in the NL East.

The Marlins finished 79 – 83, second best season in team history up to that time, but their fifth straight losing season since winning the World Series.

The Marlins struggled in the opening stages of the season, going 16 – 22.

On May 22, the Marlins hit bottom with a major league worst record of 19 – 29, having lost 6 straight games.

On May 9, the Marlins called up high-kicking southpaw Dontrelle Willis from the Double-A Carolina Mudcats and helped carry the injury-plagued Marlins with an 11 – 2 record in his first 17 starts.

The Marlins closed the season by sweeping the Braves, and their final record for the season stood at 83 – 79.

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 ( fired after spat with owner Jeffrey Loria ), and Fredi Gonzalez.

* Josh Beckett ( 2001 – 2005 ) — Beckett was drafted by the Marlins in the first round ( 2nd overall ) of the 1999 Amateur Draft.

* Miguel Cabrera ( 2003 – 2007 ) — Cabrera debuted with the Marlins in 2003 and hit a game-winning home run in his first game against the Tampa Bay Rays.

* Luis Castillo ( 1996 – 2005 ) — Castillo won three Gold Glove Awards and went to three All-Star games in his tenure with the Marlins.

* Jeff Conine ( 1993 – 1997, 2003 – 2005 ) — Jeff Conine has the distinction of being the only player to appear in the opener of the Marlins ' inaugural season and in both the 1997 World Series and the 2003 World Series won by the Marlins.

Nen has 314 career saves with the Marlins ( 1993 – 1997 ; 108 saves ) and Giants ( 1998 – 2002 ; 206 saves ).

Nen would continue to be a dominating closer for the Marlins, racking up a total of 108 saves and establishing himself as one of the elite closers of the 1990s.

After posting the worst record in baseball for the 1999 season, the Marlins had the first overall pick in the 2000 first-year player draft and selected first baseman Adrian Gonzalez, a 16-year-old native of Bonita, California.

The Marlins were in last place in the National League East with a 16-22 record at the time.

The Marlins had their ups as Luis Castillo had a team record 35 game hitting streak and Kevin Millar had 25 game hit streak.

Retaining a core of stars from their title team and hoping that newly acquired 1B Hee Seop Choi would emerge, the Marlins fell short of reaching the postseason, but they posted the third winning season in franchise history, boasting an 83-79 record.

However, the Marlins did send four players to the All-Star Game ( Willis, Lo Duca, Castillo, and Cabrera ), tying a team record.

* Gary Sheffield ( 1993 – 1997 ) — Sheffield hit 112 home runs with the Marlins from 1994 to 1998, including a club record 42 in 1996, and made the All-Star Game in 1996.

Joe Girardi is the only manager to win the award with a fourth-place team ( 2006 Florida Marlins ); he is also the only manager to win the award after fielding a team with a losing record.

The Miami Marlins holds the NL's best interleague record at 127 – 107 (. 543 ), followed by the St. Louis Cardinals at 109 – 96 (. 532 ).

In his first season with the Marlins, Brown posted a 17 – 11 record with 159 strikeouts and an MLB best 1. 89 ERA, finishing second in the Cy Young Award voting.

On April 8, he set a Marlins single game record by drawing five walks in a game against the New York Mets.

From June 24 to July 1, he drove in a run in eight consecutive games, another single season record for the Florida Marlins.

On June 6, 2006, Schmidt struck out sixteen batters against the Florida Marlins, which tied the franchise record for most strikeouts in a single game, originally set by Hall of Famer Christy Mathewson of the New York Giants on October 3, 1904, against the St. Louis Cardinals.

In 17 appearances ( 16 starts ), he had a 3 – 7 record and a 6. 64 ERA, and he took much criticism for the Marlins ' first-half struggles in 2005 ( they were 7 games behind the surprising Washington Nationals at the All-Star break ).

He struggled to a 2-6 record and a 4. 68 ERA over his first 13 starts and went on the DL with a finger blister following his June 14 start against the Florida Marlins.

In 1997, his career record was broken by another former teammate, Bobby Bonilla, who hit his 210th National League home run in the midst of a championship season with the Florida Marlins.

Johnson set a Major League record in 1997 by playing in 123 games without committing a single error, earning him his first All-Star selection, and helping the Marlins win the 1997 World Series against the Cleveland Indians.

* The World Series loss snapped the Red Sox's record of winning their first five postseason series, a feat that would not be matched until the Florida Marlins did it 57 years later in the 2003 World Series.

He started 11 games for the Marlins, posting a 6 – 2 record with an ERA of 2. 43.

The Marlins were asked about ace Dontrelle Willis after his Cy Young caliber campaign in 2005 amid the " Market Correction " but rejected an offer from the Detroit Tigers that would have landed them now 4 × MLB All-Star and 2011 AL MVP pitcher Justin Verlander and five-tool outfielder Curtis Granderson, both prospects with some major league experience under their belt.

The Marlins had garnered serious interest from the Los Angeles Angels and Los Angeles Dodgers and both had major league-ready and minor league prospects to offer among the likes of Howie Kendrick ( Angels ), Ervin Santana ( Angels ), Matt Kemp ( Dodgers ), and Clayton Kershaw ( Dodgers ).

The Marlins infield became the first in major league history to have an entire infield hit 29 home runs or more ( 1B: Mike Jacobs-32 / 2B: Dan Uggla-32 / SS: Hanley Ramirez-33 / 3B: Jorge Cantu: 29 ).

Since its inception in 2001, Lexington has produced numerous major leaguers including: 2009 National League All-Star Hunter Pence ( Outfielder ) of the San Francisco Giants, John Buck ( Catcher ) of the Florida Marlins, Mike Gallo ( Pitcher ), who is currently a free agent, and Josh Anderson, ( Right fielder ) who is currently a Free Agent.

As of 2012, Dodger Stadium is one of eleven major league parks without a corporate-sponsored name ; the others are: Marlins Park, Turner Field, Yankee Stadium, Fenway Park, Wrigley Field, Rangers Ballpark in Arlington, Oriole Park at Camden Yards, Kauffman Stadium, Angel Stadium of Anaheim, and Nationals Park.

The Marlins may have won the 2003 World Series, but up until playoff time, their Triple-A Albuquerque Isotopes franchise was outdrawing the major league club most nights of the week.

His contract was purchased by the Florida Marlins at the end of the season and he made his major league debut for Florida in 1998.

During the Florida Marlins years, the Marlins had elected to bring many of their top prospects up to the major leagues directly from Carolina.

On July 2, 2007, Ramirez had his contract purchased by the Marlins and returned to the major leagues.

Miguel began to rise through the Marlins ' farm system teaming with future major leaguers Adrian Gonzalez and Dontrelle Willis.

Cabrera made his major league debut on June 20, 2003, at 20 years old ; Edgar Rentería, at 19 years old, was the only Marlins player to make his debut at a younger age.

He is the father of former major league outfielder Brian McRae, and his son Cullen McRae is the Florida Marlins video coordinator.

He earned his first major league win in a complete game against the Florida Marlins June 1.

In the 2003 regular season, Pierre posted a. 305 batting average, led the NL in games played ( 162 ), at bats ( 668 ), stolen bases ( 65 ), and sacrifice hits ( 15 ), and led the majors with the lowest strikeout percentage ( 5. 2 %), During the post-season, he was a major contributor to the Marlins ' 2003 World Series championship.

He made his major league debut for the Marlins in and was also with the club in.

In his first major league season in 1993, Hoffman learned by observing Marlins closer Bryan Harvey's balanced demeanor.

After graduating from UCLA, where he played as a catcher, Zeile played for 11 major league teams during his career: the St. Louis Cardinals ( 1989 – 1995 ), Chicago Cubs ( 1995 ), Philadelphia Phillies ( 1996 ), Baltimore Orioles ( 1996 ), Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1997 – 1998 ), Florida Marlins ( 1998 ), Texas Rangers ( 1998 – 1999 ), New York Mets ( 2000 – 2001, 2004 ), Colorado Rockies ( 2002 ), New York Yankees ( 2003 ) and Montreal Expos ( 2003 ).

He was selected by the Florida Marlins in the 1992 MLB expansion draft, and made his major league debut with the Marlins on July 1,.

In, he signed with the Florida Marlins organization and made his major league debut in 1998.

Since then, he has been unable to fully establish himself as a major leaguer, spending time in the Colorado Rockies, Cincinnati Reds, Chicago Cubs, Florida Marlins, Tampa Bay Devil Rays, San Francisco Giants, New York Mets and LG Twins organizations at both the major league and Triple-A levels and in Korean baseball.