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.

In 1997, the Marlins finished nine games back of the Division Champion Atlanta Braves, but earned the wild card berth.

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.

These acquisitions helped to keep the team in contention, and although they finished ten games behind the Braves, the Marlins captured the NL wild card.

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.

He finished the 1993 season hitting 10 home runs, batting. 292 and knocking in 37 runs while with the Marlins, and was the starting third baseman in the All-Star Game.

While only inserted permanently into the starting lineup in mid-May, Podsednik still finished second to the Florida Marlins ' Dontrelle Willis in the official Rookie of the Year balloting.

The Marlins finished second to the Atlanta Braves in the National League East by nine games, however, their 92-70 record was enough to secure the National League's wild card play-off spot.

Paul Lo Duca finished out the Marlins ' catching duties for 2004.

He was part of the Marlins ' opening day roster in 1997, and finished with a 4-6 record in 22 starts, with his first three wins coming against the Atlanta Braves.

After being released early in 2002 by the Blue Jays, he was signed by the Florida Marlins, where he finished the season.

Although he was named on more ballots ( 29 – 27 ), Zimmerman finished second in the 2006 NL Rookie of the Year voting to Florida Marlins shortstop Hanley Ramirez in the closest Rookie Of the Year vote ever.

In 1995, he was traded to the Florida Marlins for Mike Myers, where he finished the year.

He finished 2004 with three starts at the end of the 2004 campaign with one of the Marlins ' Single-A affiliates, the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the South Atlantic League.

After a second stint with the Marlins, he returned to Albuquerque for the rest of the Isotopes ' season, where he finished the year there with a. 318 batting average, 11 home runs, and 59 RBI in 77 games.

Jim Leyland, a two-time NL Manager of the Year who had won the World Series with the Florida Marlins two years earlier, was expected to bring the Rockies back into contention in 1999.

The Marlins had the second overall pick in the 1999 draft and drafted Josh Beckett from the state of Texas.

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

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.

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

He produced somewhat better offensive numbers as a member of the Florida Marlins in 1999, hitting for an average of. 288.

A two-time All-Star, Urbina led the National League in saves with 41 in the 1999 season and helped the Florida Marlins win the 2003 World Series.

In 1999, while with the Florida Marlins, González made the Major League Baseball All-Star Game.

During a 13-year career, Lowell played for the New York Yankees ( 1998 ), Florida Marlins ( 1999 – 2005 ), and the Boston Red Sox ( 2006 – 2010 ).

Lowell was traded to the Florida Marlins on February 1, 1999.

Hernández has played for the Florida Marlins ( 1996 – 1999 ), the San Francisco Giants ( 1999 – 2002 ), the Montreal Expos ( 2003 – 2004 ), the Washington Nationals ( 2005 – 2006, 2009 – 2011 ), the Arizona Diamondbacks ( 2006 – 2007 ), the Minnesota Twins ( 2008 ), the Colorado Rockies ( 2008 ), and the New York Mets ( 2009 ).

On July 25, 1999, the Florida Marlins traded Hernández to the San Francisco Giants for minor leaguers Nate Bump and Jason Grilli.

He played as a catcher in Major League Baseball with the Florida Marlins ( 1994 – 1998, 2001 – 2002 ), the Los Angeles Dodgers ( 1998 ), the Baltimore Orioles ( 1999 – 2000 ), the Chicago White Sox ( 2000 ), the Colorado Rockies ( 2003 – 2004 ), and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays ( 2005 ).

Martinez became a free agent after the 1999 season and signed with the Florida Marlins on December 6, 1999.

Henry became the sole owner of the Florida Marlins in 1999, purchasing the Major League club from Huizenga for a reported $ 158, 000, 000.

Robertson attended Wichita State University and was drafted by the Florida Marlins in the fifth round of the 1999 Major League Baseball Draft.

In June 1999, the Marlins traded Counsell to the Los Angeles Dodgers for a player to be named later ( minor leaguer Ryan Moskau ).

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 ).

A prominent recent example is Johan Santana, who was chosen in the 1999 Rule 5 draft by the Florida Marlins when the Houston Astros declined to put him on their 40-man roster.

In 1999, Wilson was the Marlins ' regular center fielder.

His previous stints were with the Milwaukee Brewers ( 1999 – 2001 ) and Florida Marlins ( 2002 – 2004 ).

He had been drafted by the Florida Marlins in both the 1998 and 1999 amateur drafts, but refused to sign.

Before the 2008 season, Fenway Park's capacity was increased to 37, 373, where it remains following additional renovations for the 2009 season, making its total capacity the fourth smallest, ahead of Marlins Park, the Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum, and Tropicana Field.

The Miami Marlins began play in the 1993 season as the Florida Marlins.

Beginning with the 2012 Major League Baseball season, they play at Marlins Park in downtown Miami, on the site of the former Orange Bowl.

In that season, the Marlins traded their young set-up reliever Trevor Hoffman and two minor-league prospects to the San Diego Padres for third baseman Gary Sheffield.

With Brown, Leiter and Fernandez heading the rotation, and Robb Nen closing out games, the Marlins ' staff was almost systematic during their regular season run.

A month prior to the regular season, the Marlins hired David Dombrowski as the third President in club history, making him both President and General Manager.

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

Prior to the 2002 season, the Marlins traded RHP Matt Clement and RHP Antonio Alfonseca to the Cubs for RHP Julian Tavarez, LHP Dontrelle Willis, RHP Jose Cueto and C Ryan Jorgensen.

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

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.

During the season, the Marlins to made one of the biggest trades in club history as Los Angeles got P Brad Penny, 1B Hee Seop Choi and Double-A left-hander Bill Murphy in exchange for P Guillermo Mota, C Paul LoDuca and OF Juan Encarnacion.

With the addition of Delgado, many sportswriters expected the Marlins to finish the season in either first or second place in the NL East.

The Marlins did have some pleasant surprises during the season.

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

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.

In 2009, the Marlins remained in the playoff chase until the middle of September thanks to Rookie of the Year Chris Coghlan and the breakout season of Hanley Ramirez who won the National League Batting Title.

In 2010, the Marlins continued the trend of changing managers when they fired Fredi Gonzalez midseason and gave Edwin Rodriguez the job through the remainder of the season.