The Diamondbacks and Florida Marlins made a deal March 26 to acquire RHP Yusmeiro Petit in exchange for Jorge Julio and cash.

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.

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.

* 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.

Clemens made one start in the World Series against the Florida Marlins ; when he left trailing 3 – 1 after seven innings, the Marlins left their dugout to give him a standing ovation.

He made his Major League debut on September 7, when he started a game for the Dodgers against the Florida Marlins, working six shutout innings and striking out eight.

On April 10, 2012, Guillén was suspended for five games by the Marlins due to comments made about former Cuban dictator Fidel Castro.

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.

He made another start on July 26 against the Florida Marlins, but pitched poorly allowed five runs ( four earned ) in three innings and was credited with the loss.

He made his Major League debut on May 25, 2003 against the Florida Marlins, striking out as a pinch hitter.

At the request of then Marlins assistant manager, Ozzie Guillen, Cabrera made the transition from shortstop to third base.

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.

During Vizquel's career in Cleveland, the Indians made it to the World Series twice, losing to the Atlanta Braves in 1995 and to the Florida Marlins in 1997.

The Twins made a deal with the Marlins: the Twins would draft Jared Camp with their first pick and the Marlins would draft Santana.

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

The Cubs made the playoffs and defeated the Atlanta Braves before being beaten by eventual World Series champions the Florida Marlins in the seven-game 2003 National League Championship Series.

Navarro made his debut as a Ray on June 28, 2006 against the Florida Marlins going hitless with two walks.

At the end of the season, the Marlins gave him a four-year deal that made him the highest-paid player at the third base position.

He made his first start for the Florida Marlins April 3 against the New York Mets striking out one in a shortened two inning start.

Trachsel was promoted to the Major Leagues in September and made his debut on September 19 against the Florida Marlins going seven innings with five strikeouts while giving up two earned runs and taking the loss.

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

Robertson made his Major League debut on September 7, 2002, for the Marlins, pitching 4⅔ innings and allowing four earned runs in a 4 – 1 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at PNC Park.

The Wild-card winning Florida Marlins ended the Giants ' season with a 3 – 0 sweep in the first round of the playoffs, as the Marlins marched on their way to their first World Series championship.

Once again in the playoffs, and just like in 1997, the Giants faced the Florida Marlins in the NLDS.

During his career in the playoffs, he won the 2003 World Series with the Florida Marlins and the 2007 World Series with the Boston Red Sox, and received the 2007 ALCS MVP award for his play in that series.

In his first season in San Francisco, he managed his team into the playoffs, where they were defeated by the Florida Marlins in the NL Division Series in 4 games.

A baseball purist ( or " traditionalist ") heartily dislikes the changes that have taken place in Major League Baseball over the years, which include regular season interleague play ( prior to 1997, the teams in the American League never played the teams in the National League during the regular season ), the addition of a wild card team in the post-season playoffs, the four new expansion teams ( the Rockies, Marlins, Diamondbacks, and Rays ) added in the 1990s, and the reconfiguration of the leagues into three divisions.

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.

That year, the Florida Marlins won the wild card to advance to the playoffs for the first time in their history.

In the first inning, Ramírez hit the first grand slam in the playoffs in Cubs history off Marlins starter Dontrelle Willis.

The Marlins earned a wild card berth in the 1997 playoffs, and after being left off the Division Series roster, Saunders was placed on the LCS roster against the Braves.

After the 1995 season, White signed with the Florida Marlins and won another World Series in, despite a poor performance-he only hit. 215 in the playoffs that year.

The Marlins have the distinction of winning a World Series championship every year they qualified for the postseason, doing so in 1997 and 2003 — both times as the National League wild card team.

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

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.

In the ninth inning, when a wild pitch moved base runners onto second and third with no outs, and the Giants with a 2 – 1 lead, Schmidt proceeded to strike out the heart of the Marlins ' lineup in order ; cleanup hitter Miguel Cabrera, Josh Willingham, and then Jeremy Hermida.

Two teams would later surpass that, as the Florida Marlins won the 1997 World Series in their fifth year ( also becoming the first wild card team to win a World Series ) and the Arizona Diamondbacks won the 2001 World Series in their fourth year of play.

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.

Tied with the Philadelphia Phillies for the wild card playoff spot, the Marlins decided to reacquire one of the most popular players in franchise history, sending right-handed pitching prospects Denny Bautista and Don Levinski to Baltimore for Conine.

The Florida Marlins were the first Major League Baseball team to have cheerleaders.

The Miami Marlins are a professional baseball team based in Miami, Florida and a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball ( MLB's ) National League.

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

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.

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

The Marlins became the first opposing team to win a Series championship on the field at Yankee Stadium since the 1981 World Series, when the Los Angeles Dodgers did it.

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

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.

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

After a disappointing back to back seasons of 83-79 records ( 2004 and 2005 ) which were expected to be seasons of contention by the Marlins along with failed attempts to get state financing for a new ballpark, the team began a controversial dumping of players for prospects.

In a trade considered one of the best in team history, the Marlins acquired Hanley Ramírez and Aníbal Sánchez among others from the Red Sox for World Series MVP Josh Beckett and fan favorite Mike Lowell in a Thanksgiving blockbuster.

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.

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.

During the baseball Winter Meetings, the Marlins signed All-Star closer Heath Bell, followed by All-Star shortstop José Reyes signed to the longest and most lucrative contract in team history.

* 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.

* No-Hitters: Marlins pitchers have issued four no-hitters in team regular-season history, all coming against teams in the NL West.