Editing Miami Marlins (section)

==History==
[[File:Satchel Paige pitcher.png|thumb|upright=0.7|left|Hall of Famer, [[Satchel Paige]] pitched for [[Miami Marlins (International League)|Miami Marlins]] (AAA) from 1956 to 1958<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/register/player.fcgi?id=paige-001ler|title = Satchel Paige Black Baseball, Mexican, Independent & Minor Leagues Statistics & History}}</ref>]]

{{Main article|History of the Miami Marlins}}
[[Wayne Huizenga]], CEO of [[Blockbuster LLC|Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation]], was awarded an expansion franchise in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] (NL) for a $95&nbsp;million expansion fee and the team began operations in [[1993 Florida Marlins season|1993]] as the '''Florida Marlins'''. MLB had announced a few months earlier that it intended to add two new teams to the National League. It was a foregone conclusion that one of them would be placed in Florida; the only question was whether Huizenga would beat out competing groups from [[Orlando, Florida|Orlando]] and [[Tampa Bay area|Tampa Bay]]. Orlando waged a very spirited campaign bolstered by its family-oriented tourism industry. Tampa Bay already had a baseball park—the [[Florida Suncoast Dome]] in [[St. Petersburg, Florida|St. Petersburg]], completed in 1990. However, on June 10, {{Baseball year|1991}}, the National League awarded a Miami-based franchise to Huizenga. The franchise adopted the nickname "Marlins" from previous minor league teams, the [[Miami Marlins (International League)|Miami Marlins]] of the Triple-A 's [[International League]] from 1956 to 1960, and the [[Miami Marlins (1962–70)]] and [[Miami Marlins (1982–88)]] teams that played in the [[Florida State League]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/marlins/history/timeline-1990s|title=Miami Marlins Franchise Timeline 1990s|website=Miami Marlins|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref>

The Marlins' first [[Manager (baseball)|manager]] was [[Rene Lachemann]], a former [[catcher]] who had previously managed the [[Seattle Mariners]] and [[Milwaukee Brewers]], and who at the time of his hiring was a third base coach for the [[Oakland Athletics]]. The team drafted its initial lineup of players in the [[1992 MLB Expansion Draft]]. The [[1993 Florida Marlins season|Marlins]] defeated the [[1993 Houston Astros season|Houston Astros]] 12–8 in their inaugural spring training game. Jeff Conine hit Florida's first homer before a crowd of 6,696 at the Cocoa Expo Sports Complex. The Marlins won their first game on April 5, {{Baseball year|1993}}, against the [[1993 Los Angeles Dodgers season|Dodgers]]. [[Charlie Hough]] was the starting pitcher for that game. [[Jeff Conine]] went 4-for-4 as well, making him an immediate crowd favorite. By the end of his tenure with Florida, he had earned the nickname "Mr. Marlin." [[Gary Sheffield]] and [[Bryan Harvey]] represented the Marlins as the club's first All-Star Game selections, and Sheffield homered in the Marlins' first All-Star Game at-bat. The team finished the year five games ahead of the last-place [[1993 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] and with an attendance of 3,064,847. In that season, the Marlins traded young set-up reliever [[Trevor Hoffman]] and two minor-league prospects to the [[San Diego Padres]] for third baseman [[Gary Sheffield]]. While Sheffield helped Florida immediately and became an all-star, Hoffman eventually emerged as the best closer in the [[National League (baseball)|National League]]. After the [[1993 Major League Baseball season|1993 season]], Donald A. Smiley was named the second president in club history. The [[1994 Florida Marlins season|Marlins]] finished last (51–64) in their division in the [[1994–95 Major League Baseball strike|strike]]-shortened season of {{mlby|1994}} and fourth (67–76) in {{mlby|1995}}. Lachemann was replaced as manager midway through the {{mlby|1996|disp=seas}} by director of player development [[John Boles, Jr.|John Boles]].

=== 1997: First World Series title ===
Following an 80–82 record in 1996, former Pittsburgh Pirates manager [[Jim Leyland]] was hired to lead the club heading into 1997.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deseret.com/1996/10/4/19269577/leyland-opts-to-manage-marlins|title=Leyland Opts To Manage Marlins|date=October 4, 1996|website=deseret.com|access-date=October 13, 2022}}</ref>

In 1997, the Marlins finished nine games back of the Division Champion [[Atlanta Braves]], but earned the [[wild card (sports)|wild card]] berth. Veteran additions such as LF [[Moisés Alou]], 3B [[Bobby Bonilla]], and trade-deadline additions [[Darren Daulton]] and [[Jim Eisenreich]] added experience and clutch hits. Talented young stars [[Luis Castillo (second baseman)|Luis Castillo]] (2B) and [[Édgar Rentería]] (SS) comprised one of the best double play combos in the NL. The Marlins swept the [[1997 San Francisco Giants season|San Francisco Giants]] 3–0 in the [[1997 National League Division Series|National League Division Series]], and then went on to beat the [[1997 Atlanta Braves season|Atlanta Braves]] 4–2 in the [[1997 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]], overcoming the loss of [[Alex Fernandez (baseball)|Alex Fernandez]] to a torn rotator cuff, and Kevin Brown to a virus. Brown's place was taken in Game 5 by rookie pitcher [[Liván Hernández]], who struck out 15 Braves and outdueled multiple Cy Young Award winner [[Greg Maddux]] to a 2–1 victory. The underdog Marlins went on to face the [[1997 Cleveland Indians season|Cleveland Indians]] in the [[1997 World Series]], and won in seven games. In Game 7, [[Craig Counsell]]'s sacrifice fly in the bottom of the ninth tied the game at 2, then, with the bases loaded and two outs in the bottom of the 11th, Édgar Rentería's soft liner glanced off the glove of Cleveland pitcher [[Charles Nagy]] and into center field to score Counsell and give the Marlins the win.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1997/10/27/sports/97-world-series-marlins-win-world-series.html|title='97 World Series; Marlins Win World Series|last=Chass|first=Murray|date=October 27, 1997|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=March 6, 2022}}</ref>

=== 2003: Second World Series victory ===
[[File:Jack McKeon and George W. Bush.jpg|thumb|Shaking hands with manager [[Jack McKeon]], President [[George W. Bush]] hosts a visit by the 2003 World Series Champions, the Florida Marlins, to the White House Friday, January 23, 2004.]]

On May 9, the Marlins called up high-kicking southpaw [[Dontrelle Willis]] from the Double-A [[Carolina Mudcats (1991–2011)|Carolina Mudcats]] and helped carry the injury-plagued Marlins with an 11–2 record in his first 17 starts. [[Miguel Cabrera]] (also from the Mudcats) filled in well, hitting a walk-off home run in his first major league game, against the [[2003 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season|Tampa Bay Devil Rays]] at [[Pro Player Stadium]]. Both Willis and Cabrera would later prove to be essential parts of the Marlins' playoff success. [[Jeff Conine]] – an original Marlin and member of the 1997 World Series team – returned from [[Baltimore Orioles|Baltimore]], Hall of Fame catcher [[Iván Rodríguez]] signed with the Marlins as a free agent<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/columns/story?columnist=stark_jayson&id=1497285|title=Pudge hits jackpot in signing with Marlins|last=Stark|first=Jason|date=January 22, 2003|website=[[ESPN]]|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> and closer [[Ugueth Urbina]] arrived from the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Texas Rangers]]. 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.

On October 15, the Marlins defeated the [[2003 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] four games to three in the [[2003 National League Championship Series]], coming back from a 3–1 deficit. Game 6 saw the Marlins play a role in one of baseball's most infamous moments, the [[Steve Bartman incident]]. With one out in the eighth inning and the Cubs three runs ahead, Marlins second baseman Luis Castillo hit a pop foul a row into the stands along the third baseline. Cubs fan Steve Bartman reached for the ball, preventing Cubs left fielder Moisés Alou from making the out and setting off an eight-run Marlins rally. The incident with Bartman and a come-from-behind win in [[Wrigley Field]] in Game 7 helped the Marlins capture their second NL pennant, keeping the "[[Curse of the Billy Goat]]" alive and well.

In the [[2003 World Series]], the Marlins defeated the heavily favored [[2003 New York Yankees season|New York Yankees]] in six games, winning the sixth game in [[Yankee Stadium (1923)|Yankee Stadium]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/26/sports/baseball/marlins-win-world-series.html|title=Marlins win World Series|date=October 26, 2003|website=[[The New York Times]]|access-date=January 5, 2023}}</ref> Shortstop [[Álex González (shortstop, born 1977)|Álex González]] helped the Marlins win Game 4 of the series with a walk-off home run in extra innings. [[Josh Beckett]] was named the Most Valuable Player for the series after twirling a five-hit complete-game shutout in Game 6. Skipper Jack McKeon became the oldest manager ever to win a World Series title.
[[File:Miami Marlins logo.svg|thumb|upright=0.6|Miami Marlins' primary logo (2012–2018)]]

=== 2012–present ===
In 2012, the team moved from the football-oriented [[Hard Rock Stadium|Sun Life Stadium]] (located in [[Miami Gardens, Florida|Miami Gardens]]) to [[Marlins Park]] in downtown [[Miami]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://syndication.bleacherreport.com/amp/777336-florida-marlins-to-be-renamed-miami-marlins-next-season.amp.html|title=Florida Marlins to Be Renamed Miami Marlins Next Season|last=Knapel|first=Robert|date=July 27, 2011|publisher=[[Bleacher Report]]|access-date=November 12, 2018}}</ref> As a condition of the move, the team was renamed the '''Miami Marlins''', and adopted a new logo and colors. On November 16, 2017, [[Giancarlo Stanton]] won the [[National League (baseball)|National League]] [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP]], becoming the first Marlin to win the award.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/marlins-giancarlo-stanton-wins-nl-mvp-award-c262051396|title=Stanton fishes out close vote, wins NL MVP|last=Frisaro|first=Joe|date=November 16, 2017|website=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref>

During the [[2020 Miami Marlins season|2020 shortened season]], the Marlins finished with a 31–29 overall record and 2nd place in the NL East.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/MIA/2020.shtml|title=2020 Miami Marlins Statistics|website=[[Baseball-Reference.com]]|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> In the [[2020 National League Wild Card Series|Wild Card Series]] they swept the [[Chicago Cubs]] in 2 games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/marlins-vs-cubs-score-miami-pulls-off-surprise-playoff-sweep-chicagos-bats-quiet-in-season-ending-loss/live/|title=Miami pulls off surprise playoff sweep; Chicago's bats quiet in season-ending loss|last=Acquavella|first=Katherine|date=October 2, 2020|website=[[CBS Sports]]|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref> Miami loss in three games to the [[Atlanta Braves]] in the [[2020 National League Division Series|NLDS]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/marlins-lose-nlds-game-3-2020-eliminated-from-postseason|title='20 done for Marlins, but club proud of run|last=Frisaro|first=Joe|date=October 8, 2020|website=[[MLB.com]]|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|access-date=October 15, 2022}}</ref>

On November 13, 2020, the Marlins became the first club in any American major-level sports league to hire a woman to an executive position when [[Kim Ng]] was announced as the team's general manager. In addition, she will also be MLB's first Asian American general manager.<ref name="kimng">{{cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/30310018/miami-marlins-hire-kim-ng-mlb-first-female-general-manager|title=Miami Marlins hire Kim Ng as MLB's first female general manager|website=ESPN.com|date=November 13, 2020}}</ref> On February 28, 2022, it was announced [[Derek Jeter]] stepped down as CEO of the Marlins.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/33392333/derek-jeter-stepping-miami-marlins-ceo-shareholder|title=Derek Jeter stepping down as Miami Marlins' CEO, shareholder|last=Gonzalez|first=Alden|date=February 28, 2022|website=[[ESPN]]|access-date=October 11, 2022}}</ref> On September 30, 2023, with the Marlins 7–3 win in Pittsburgh, the Marlins clinched their fourth postseason berth, making [[Kim Ng]] the first woman GM in MLB history to lead a playoff team.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.cbssports.com/mlb/news/marlins-clinch-playoff-berth-miami-headed-to-postseason-in-full-season-for-first-time-since-2003-title/ | title=Marlins clinch playoff berth: Miami headed to postseason in full season for first time since 2003 title | date=October 2023 }}</ref>