Florida Marlins Profile

The Florida Marlins compete in the National League East Division with the Atlanta Braves, New York Mets, Philadelphia Phillies and Washington Nationals.

• Capacity: 36,331 (for baseball)
• Opened in: 1987
• Ballpark owner: H. Wayne Huizenga
• Construction cost: $115 million

The franchise was founded in 1993 as a National League expansion team.

• The Marlins became the first wild-card team to win a World Series in 1997 when they defeated the Cleveland Indians in seven games, winning on an 11th-inning single in Game 7 by Edgar Renteria.
• Florida won its second title in 2003, again from the NL wild-card spot. They came back from a 3-1 deficit in the National League Championship Series, famously avoiding an out during a game-changing rally in Game 6 at Wrigley Field when Cubs fan Steve Bartman interfered with a foul fly ball in play hit by Luis Castillo. The Marlins then defeated the New York Yankees in six games in the World Series.

Playoff appearances: 2 (1997, 2003)

Division champions: 0

National League pennants: 2 (1997, 2003)

World Series titles: 2 (1997, 2003)

Wild-card berths: 2 (1997, 2003)

The Marlins are a member of the Grapefruit League and play spring training games in Roger Dean Stadium in Jupiter, Florida.

• Gary Sheffield
• Jeff Conine
• Miguel Cabrera
• Josh Beckett
• Livan Hernandez

• Hanley Ramirez
• Mike Stanton
• Josh Johnson

Owner: Jeffrey Loria

General Manager: Larry Beinfest

Manager: Edwin Rodriguez