Burnett pitched the Marlins ' third no-hitter on May 12 against the Padres,, despite walking nine batters and throwing only 1 / 2 of his pitches for strikes.

Marlins declined and Ramirez was dealt to the Dodgers where he would slug 17 home runs, drive in 53 runs with a. 396 batting average in only 53 games.

On August 12, the Marlins only had one player from their opening day line-up, Jose Reyes, in the game's starting line-up.

* 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.

* 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.

In 1998, Henderson and Valenzuela were gone, but newly acquired ( from the 1997 World Series champion Florida Marlins ) pitcher Kevin Brown had a sensational year ( his only one with the Padres ) and outfielder / slugger Greg Vaughn bounced back after a poor 1997 season and hit 50 home runs ( overlooked in that season of the Mark McGwire-Sammy Sosa race ).

He only appeared in 5 games with the Marlins, where he hit. 278.

It was the third MLB stadium to have a retractable roof and the first in the United States ( at the time, only Toronto's SkyDome, now Rogers Centre and Montreal's Olympic Stadium had them ; others are now at Minute Maid Park in Houston, Miller Park in Milwaukee, Safeco Field in Seattle and Marlins Park in Miami ).

To date, only two franchises have never hosted a game: the Miami Marlins ( although scheduled to host the game in 2000, Major League Baseball moved the game to Atlanta ), and the Tampa Bay Rays.

Beckett spent most of his early years with the Marlins as a member of the team's young staff, but injuries ( most frequently blister problems ) limited him to only 99 starts ( 102 appearances ) from 2002 to 2005.

In the 1997 World Series, the Marlins played before crowds of over 67, 000 fans — the highest postseason attendance figures in MLB history, only exceeded by Cleveland Stadium, home of the Cleveland Indians during the 1948 World Series, old Yankee Stadium prior to its mid 1970s renovation, and the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum, the temporary home of the Los Angeles Dodgers ( before Dodger Stadium was opened ) in the 1959 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.

As with the Red Sox, they had a three-run lead and were only five outs away from reaching the World Series, although this was in Game 6, when the Marlins scored eight runs in that inning and won the game 8 – 3.

Some feared that Miami would permit the college to leave, only to tear down the Orange Bowl and replace it with the new stadium for the Marlins.

Lindsey played for the Jackals in 2005 and was bought by the Florida Marlins at midseason, only to be released at the end of the year.

The two channels do not focus on one region of Florida ( it was long rumored that Sun Sports would carry only the North / Central Florida teams, while Fox Sports Florida would carry Miami-area teams ) so that the Lightning, Heat, Marlins, Magic, and Florida Panthers are all cable-exclusive.

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 picked up his 100th RBI of the season on August 31 against Jason Vargas ( joining Williams, DiMaggio, and Al Simmons as the only players with 100 RBIs in their first five seasons ) and had three hits as the Cardinals beat the Florida Marlins 5 – 3.

In his second start on April 12 against the Florida Marlins Santana struck out 13 batters and surrendered 2 unearned runs over 7 innings only to lose for the first time since June 28, 2008, against the New York Yankees.

This partnership only lasted two years, and the Marlins found themselves again without a parent club for the season.

AT the end of the season Vazquez had a 29 scoreless inning streak, the longest in Marlins history, during which he struck out 28 batters while only walking 4.

In the eleventh inning, Edgar Rentería drove in the winning run giving the Marlins their first championship.

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.

Per agreement with the city and Miami-Dade County ( which owns the park ), the Marlins officially changed their name to the " Miami Marlins " on November 11, 2011.

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

The Marlins won their first game on April 5,, against the Dodgers.

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.

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.

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.

Brown returned to the mound for Game 6, pitching a complete game victory to secure the Marlins their first-ever National League pennant.

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

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

Members of the 2003 Florida Marlins championship team with George W. Bush | President Bush after their win.

The incident with Steve Bartman and a come-from-behind win in Wrigley Field in Game 7 helped the Marlins capture their second NL pennant, keeping the " Curse of the Billy Goat " alive and well.

The offseason after their second World Series title, the Marlins made a questionable cost-cutting move as Derrek Lee was traded to Chicago Cubs for Hee Seop Choi and pitcher Mike Nannini.

The Marlins also lost key parts of their second championship team, Ugueth Urbina and Iván Rodríguez left via free agency ( signed by the Detroit Tigers ).

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.

Additionally, Guillermo Mota, who was acquired by Florida in 2004 along with Paul Lo Duca and Juan Encarnacion and was expected to be their closer, was inconsistent, and the Marlins gave the closer job to veteran Todd Jones, whom they signed in the offseason.

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

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.

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.

Afterwards, the Marlins offered Willis to the rival New York Mets for Major-league ready third baseman David Wright but they declined and then opted to keep Willis who represented nearly a third of their 2006 payroll of $ 15 million.