However, in 1991, as part of Major League Baseball's two-team expansion ( they also added the former Florida ( now Miami ) Marlins ), an ownership group representing Denver led by John Antonucci and Michael I. Monus were granted a franchise ; they took the name “ Rockies ” due to Denver's proximity to the Rocky Mountains, which is reflected in their logo.

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.

The Marlins also turned their first ever triple play in franchise history on July 28, 2002.

The Marlins are also the last team to win a World Series at the Old Yankee Stadium.

Marlins third base coach Ozzie Guillen also departed to be manager of the Chicago White Sox.

After the season, lingering stadium issues forced the Marlins to ponder big moves with their roster and also ponder possible relocation to Las Vegas, San Antonio, or Portland.

The Marlins would also trade Carlos Delgado ( who signed a five year deal the offseason before ), Juan Pierre, and Luis Castillo in separate deals.

In the offseason, the Marlins also pulled the plug on their returns from the disastrous Cabrera / Willis trade dealing Andrew Miller to the Red Sox for a minor league prospect and Cameron Maybin to the Padres for a pair of reliever to aid a struggling bullpen from the 2010 season.

In 2011, The Marlins brought in several relief pitchers ( Randy Choate, Edward Mujica, Ryan Webb, and Michael Dunn among them ) to revamp a depleted bullpen ; All-Stars John Buck and Omar Infante, and former All-Star Javier Vázquez were also added to their roster.

The team also brought back former Marlins greats and released the All-Time Florida Marlins team and top 10 moments from the franchise's 19 year history.

After negotiations with Pujols fell through, the Marlins also signed Mark Buehrle.

They are also one of two teams, along with the Miami Marlins, in Major League Baseball history to never have a player hit for the cycle.

Sheffield was also traded, going to the expansion Florida Marlins.

The area also has two Division III programs, one in each subregion — the Virginia Wesleyan Marlins on the border of Virginia Beach and Norfolk, and the Christopher Newport University Captains in Newport News.

A group headed by Ken Young, who is president of Ovations Food Service and also the owner of the Norfolk Tides, the Triple-A affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles and the Albuquerque Isotopes, the Triple-A affiliate of the Florida Marlins.

The Marlins scored eight runs in the 8th inning, winning 8-3 in Game 6, and also went on to win the deciding Game 7 of that NLCS and ultimately beat the New York Yankees in the World Series.

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 also do this, playing both the Tampa Bay Rays and Boston Red Sox for 6 games each.

Ceiba also has an amateur AAA baseball team Los Marlins de Ceiba.

He played primarily for the St. Louis Cardinals and Atlanta Braves, but he also spent time with the Florida Marlins, Cincinnati Reds, and Kansas City Royals.

Rodríguez won the World Series with the Marlins in 2003, and also played in the 2006 World Series while with the Tigers.

In an unprecedented deal brokered by MLB, the Marlins later repaid the money that the Dragons had paid for Millar, and the Sox also paid a similar sum to the Marlins in return for Millar.

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

The Marlins led the NL wild-card race as late as September 13, then lost 12 of their next 14 games.

The Brewers won 3 – 1 while the New York Mets lost to the Florida Marlins 4 – 2, sealing the Brewers the Wild Card spot.

In 2012, the Mets will try to bounce back from 3 consecutive losing seasons, but it will be especially tough since the Mets lost José Reyes via free agency, when he signed a six year, $ 106 million contract with the Miami Marlins.

Sosa finished the season with 40 home runs, and he hit two more in the 2003 NLCS against the Florida Marlins, but overall, the Cubs lost the series in seven games.

The Cubs beat the Atlanta Braves in the first round, but lost to the eventual World Series Champion Florida Marlins in the NLCS, a tightly contested seven game series.

However, the Cubs lost in seven games to the eventual World Series champion Florida Marlins.

Later that year, the Indians hosted the 1997 World Series, which they lost to the Florida Marlins in seven games.

They then lost the following game and with it the series ( the Marlins went on to win the World Series against the New York Yankees.

Schmidt threw a 2 – 0 shutout in Game 1 of the 2003 NLDS, beating Josh Beckett, but his team lost once again in the playoffs, this time to the Florida Marlins.

The Braves lost to the Florida Marlins in the 1997 NLCS and the San Diego Padres in the 1998 NLCS.

The Yankees lost to the Florida Marlins in the World Series and once again Nelson left the Yankees.

He explained that the Padres lost $ 7 million in 1992, even though their receipt of a $ 12 million share of the expansion fees paid by the Rockies and Florida Marlins calculated into a $ 5 million profit.

He was a key factor to the Marlins ' 2003 World Series run and the ballclub's primary power hitter during his tenure, hitting 138 home runs and driving in 523 in five seasons.

* Ivan Rodriguez ( 2003 ) — Despite only playing one season with the Marlins, he put up some the of the best offensive and defensive statistics by a Marlins catcher and was a key cog in the 2003 World Championship team.

As a Marlins farm team some key contributors to the 2003 World Series championship team played in Kane County on their way to the big leagues.

The following season, he was again a key part in helping the inexperienced Marlins win the 2003 World Series.

He played parts of three seasons in Major League Baseball for the Houston Astros ( 1997 ), Florida Marlins ( 1998 ) and Detroit Tigers ( 2002 ).

He has played parts of three seasons in the majors with the Florida Marlins (-) and part of the season with the New York Mets.