Florida Marlins- the Miami, Florida based Major League Baseball team is amongst the five most prominent teams of the American League’s Eastern Division. The logo of the team depicts a Marlin, resting on a baseball, inside a silver ring on which “Florida Marlins” is carved. 

History of Florida Marlins

Florida Marlins was formed in 1993 as part of the expansion plan of National League. It was April 5,1993 that the team played their first game under the supervision of manager Rene Lachemann. Rene Lachemann had the experience of managing teams like Milwaukee Brewers and Seattle Mariners. 

In their first year, the Marlins team could manage second last position with New York Mets being at the last slot. John Boles substituted Lachemann for 1996 season, as Marlins landed at the last position in 1994 & get 4rth place in 1995. 

Manager Jim Leyland made it possible for the Florida Marlins to grab the wild card in 1997, as the team finished on 92-70. In the National League Division Series, the Marlins recorded a stunning victory over San Francisco Giants by 3-0 and then the team defeated the Atlanta Braves in the National League Championship Series by 4-2. 

The team flopped to 54-108 during the year 1998 making a record fall from the peak position of World Champs to losing above 100 games in the same season. The downfall of Marlins resulted in the resignation of manager Leyland and the club was also sold off to an industrialist John Henry in the off-season.        

Regardless of the lesser attendance issues, the rising stars of Marlins namely Luis Castillo, Mike Lowell and A.J. Burnett helped the team regain its reputation. For three successive years between 2000 and 2002, the outstanding performance offered Marlins more than 75 victories. 

September 26, 2003 brought them the National League Wild Card when they defeated the New York Mets by 4-3, finishing with an overall record of 91-71. It was the second occasion when Florida Marlins won a wild card. Year 2003 also made them the World Champions once again.  

The adversities of the Marlins returned once again as the team failed to bring Ivan Rodriguez back in to the team. Jeffrey Loria, the owner of the club was yearning for finances for a new stadium.  

Despite the exclusion of prominent players such as Juan Encarnacion, Derek Lee and Ivan Rodriguez, Marlins remains one of the favorites. The team ended at 3^rd slot in 2004 season. 

Carl Barger #5 was the only player who was retired from the Marlins. 

Stadium History of Florida Marlins

Inaugurated in 1987, the Pro Player Stadium was known as Joe Robbie Stadium during 1993-96. Initially, it was planned that it would be a football stadium but was used for baseball later. The stadium was occupied by Miami Dolphins since 1987 whereas Florida Marlins moved there in 1993. The Florida Marlins played their first match there on April 5, 1993. 

The seating capacity of the Pro Player Stadium is 75,000. The blue covering over the seats in the upper deck & the orange and teal seats of the stadium simply add to the joy of watching the sport their.