The award has never been presented to a member of the following five teams: Arizona Diamondbacks, Miami Marlins, New York Mets, Tampa Bay Rays, and Washington Nationals.

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 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.

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.

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 Miami Marlins in front of a sellout crowd at the inaugural Opening Night game at Marlins Park against the reigning World champion St. Louis Cardinals.

On November 11, 2011, the Marlins officially rebranded themselves the Miami Marlins with a new logo, uniform, and color scheme.

Their two championships equal the tally of the Toronto Blue Jays and Miami Marlins for the most titles among expansion teams.

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.

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.

The more well known include World Athletics Championships multiple gold medal-winning sprinter Tyson Gay ; former Tates Creek High School and Louisville Cardinals kicker David Akers, who is the all-time scoring leader for the Philadelphia Eagles ; former Louisville Cardinals football player and Cleveland Browns cornerback Frank Minnifield ; Miami Marlins outfielder Austin Kearns ; former Kentucky and Pittsburgh Steelers center Dermontti Dawson ; and NBC Sports announcer Tom Hammond.

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Category: Miami Marlins ( FSL ) players

* Ricky Nolasco – Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins

* Jupiter is the home to the Miami Marlins and St. Louis Cardinals spring training facilities as well as one of their respective Class A Minor League Baseball affiliates, the Jupiter Hammerheads and Palm Beach Cardinals.

* Logan Morrison, outfielder for the Miami Marlins ; played baseball at Northshore High School

* Mike Dunn ( born 1985 ), athlete, Major League Baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins

* Scott McGough, pitcher in the Miami Marlins system, former pitcher Oregon Ducks baseball team & United States national baseball team

* Nathan Eovaldi, current starting pitcher for the Miami Marlins, born 1990.

Yet another story holds that the freestyle name evolved in Miami over confusion between two tracks produced by Tony " Pretty Boy " Butler, " Freestyle Express " by Freestyle and Debbie Deb's " When I Hear Music ".

Miami holds the distinction of being " the only major city in the United States conceived by a woman, Julia Tuttle ", who was a local citrus grower and a wealthy Cleveland native.

He holds a Commercial Pilot ’ s License with the specialization to fly the A-320 from the US Federal Aviation Administration ( FAA )- approved SimCenter in Miami, Florida.

There had been talk of Kosar taking the head coaching job at his alma mater, the University of Miami, and Kosar ( who currently holds a seat on University of Miami's board of regents ) acknowledged that he had considered taking the job before it was ultimately offered to Randy Shannon.

Hedric, currently a scout for the Toronto Raptors, is an Ohio and Cincinnati Basketball Hall of Famer and holds the record for Miami victories.

The school's main building is located at 25 NE 2nd Street, Miami, and holds other classes on the Miami Dade College Wolfson Campus.

Wilfork attended the University of Miami where he participated in both football and track and field ; he holds the Miami indoor school record in the shot put.

He became a nine-time All-Star, achieved the NBA Defensive Player of the Year award in 1996, won an NBA Championship with the Miami Heat in 2006 and holds many statistical records during his tenure with the now defunct Seattle SuperSonics.

Hemmer holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Mass Communications from Miami University, located in Oxford, Ohio.

Miami also holds a number of NFL Draft records, including most first round selections in a single draft and most consecutive drafts with at least one first round selection.

The Special Collections department of the University of Miami library holds 35 boxes of the papers of Henry Field relating to the " M " project and several archaeology expeditions.

Black holds an undergraduate degree from the University of Miami, graduating in 1967, and a Juris Doctor from the University of Miami School of Law.

She is perhaps best known for the roles of Dr. Alexx Woods on CSI: Miami and as Catherine Duke on NewsRadio.

The 1972 Dolphins defensive unit, called the No-Name Defense because Miami ’ s impressive offense received much more publicity, was the league ’ s best that year.

Minnesota's best chance to threaten Miami occurred with less than a minute left in the first half, but Vikings running back Oscar Reed fumbled the ball away at the Dolphins ' 6-yard, and his team was unable to overcome Miami's lead in the second half.

They allowed 210 points and also scored an NFL best 456 points, becoming the first team since the 1972 Miami Dolphins to score the most points in the league and allow the fewest.

The Jaguars finished the 1999 regular season with a league best 14 – 2 record, and advanced to the AFC title game after crushing the Miami Dolphins, 62 – 7, and limiting future Hall of Fame quarterback Dan Marino to just 11 of 25 completions for 95 yards and 1 touchdown, with 2 interceptions.

In 1998 – 99, with the drafting of Michael Doleac and Matt Harpring with the 12th and 15th picks in the 1998 draft, and a healthy Hardaway and Anderson, the Magic tied for the Eastern Conference's best record with the Miami Heat in the lockout-shortened season, 33 – 17.

* Rex Linn, the actor best known for his role as Frank Tripp on CSI: Miami, lived in the area and attended school in Spearman.

In addition to the amateur court in St. Petersburg, The American Jai-Alai Foundation whose president Victor Valcarce was a pelotari at Dania Jai-Alai ( MAGO # 86 ) and was considered the best " pelota de goma " player in the world, sponsors ( in North Miami Beach, Florida ) the only indoor air conditioned cancha, ( once owned by World Jai-Alai as a school which in 1972 produced the greatest American pelotari, Joey Cornblit # 37 ) that is still open with free lessons from some of the sport's best.

In 2003, his best results were a quarterfinals appearance at Indian Wells ; a round of 16 finish at the Australian Open, Cincinnati, and Miami ; a semifinal appearance at San Jose, and a finals appearance at Long Island.

His best known television series are CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, CSI: Miami, CSI: NY, Without a Trace, Cold Case, and The Amazing Race.

In the 2007 rankings, it is considered the second best place in Mexico to do business, after Monterrey and the fifth best in Latin America, ahead of Miami in 6th place.

Brady and the Patriots finished the year at 9 – 7, tied with the New York Jets and Miami Dolphins for the best record in the division ; however, the Jets won the division on the third tiebreaker, and the Patriots missed the playoffs.

The move came as a shock to the basketball community, with some speculating that with Shaquille O ' Neal returning from injury, Dwyane Wade having his best season yet, and a high-caliber roster including Gary Payton, Jason Williams and Antoine Walker, Riley wanted to try to regain his former glory by coaching Miami to its first NBA Championship.

Since the AFL-NFL Merger, the Steelers have the NFL's best record ( surpassing Miami in 2007 because of the Dolphins ' recent struggles ), have had a league-low three head coaches, and have had only nine losing seasons, none worse than 5-11.

Widely considered to be one of the best linebackers of all time, he played college football at the University of Miami.

His best results were the quarterfinals at the Australian Open, the semifinal at the Miami Masters, and the final in the Stockholm tournament playing the Thai Paradorn Srichaphan.

He is probably best known for a series of collaborations with the developer James W. Rouse, including the Faneuil Hall Marketplace ( 1976 ), Harborplace ( 1980 ), South Street Seaport ( 1985 ), Bayside Marketplace in Miami ( 1987 ), and Jacksonville Landing in Jacksonville, Florida ( 1987 ).

The Miami Herald's coverage of Latin American and Hispanic affairs is widely considered among the best of U. S. newspapers.

He was once the Miami Heat's all-time leader in assists, and together with center Alonzo Mourning led the Heat to some of the franchise's best seasons.

Even before the Miami Trio arrived, the 1974 Southmen found two durable running backs in J. J. Jennings and John Harvey, and they finished with the league's best record at 17-3.

He is best known as coach of the Miami Dolphins, the team he led to two Super Bowl victories, and to the National Football League's only perfect season.

Emily Mallory Procter ( born October 8, 1968 ) is an American actress best known for her leading role as Calleigh Duquesne in CSI: Miami and her recurring role as Ainsley Hayes in The West Wing.