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.

The " Market Correction " ( as dubbed by David Samson ) yielded a wave of new players who would signal the start of a new era in Marlins history.

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 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.

Both of the LA teams would bow out because of the quantity demand of the Marlins and they again would miss out on getting All-Star caliber players, namely Matt Kemp and Clayton Kershaw who the Marlins could have obtained if their demands were lowered.

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.

Manager Edwin Rodriguez resigned in June, Chris Coghlan revealed his lingering knee issue when the club was to demote him and never returned back to 25 man roster that season, and Jack McKeon returned as manager where he would reclaim title as most wins as Marlins manager.

Jason Schmidt won game one in San Francisco with a complete game victory, but the Marlins would win the series three games to one as the Giants bullpen proved unable to prevent their opponent from scoring.

The Sea Dogs signed an affiliation agreement with the Florida Marlins on May 3, 1993, beginning what would become a nine-season relationship.

In June 1991, Vincent declared that the American League would receive $ 42 million of the National League's $ 190 million in expansion revenue and that the AL would provide players in the National League expansion draft ( involving the Colorado Rockies and Florida Marlins ).

Populous, which designed both Camden Yards and Marlins Park, was willing to listen ; the lead designer for Marlins Park would later say the company was " waiting for a client willing to break the mold.

The Marlins would go on to win the 2003 World Series, beating the New York Yankees four games to two.

He was traded to the Florida Marlins in June for Wilson Valdez, a minor-league second baseman who it was assumed would replace Luis Castillo before the latter signed a four-year contract to remain with Florida.

The Marlins would win Game 7, 9 – 6, to advance to the World Series, where they defeated the Yankees four games to two.

In the play in which Biggio was injured, the Florida Marlins ' Preston Wilson ( who would later become Biggio's teammate ) slid into second base, trying to stop a double play, and hit Biggio's planted left leg, tearing the ACL and MCL in Biggio's knee.

On July 7, the Marlins announced that Hendrickson, along with Ryan Tucker, would be moved to the bullpen to make room in the rotation for Josh Johnson and Chris Volstad.

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.

* Did the 1989 film Back to the Future II predict that the Florida Marlins would win the 1997 World Series?

Personal difficulties with White Sox General Manager Kenny Williams led to speculation dating back to October 2010 that the White Sox would allow Guillén out of his contract to manage the Marlins.

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.

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 ).

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.

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.