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===Retired numbers===
{{retired number list|
{{retired number|image=Marlins42.png|alt=42|name=[[Jackie Robinson|Jackie<br />Robinson]]|pos=All MLB|honored=April 15, 1997}}
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{{see also|List of Major League Baseball retired numbers#Alternative methods of recognition}}
From 1993 until 2011, the Marlins had retired the number 5 in honor of [[Carl Barger]], the first president of the Florida Marlins, who had died prior to the team's inaugural season. Barger's favorite player was [[Joe DiMaggio]], thus the selection of number 5. With the move to [[LoanDepot Park]], the team opted to honor Barger with a plaque instead, and opened number 5 to circulation. [[Logan Morrison]], a Kansas City native and fan of [[Kansas City Royals|Royals]] Hall-of-Famer [[George Brett]] (who wore that number with the Royals), became the first Marlins player to wear the number.<ref name=morrison5>{{cite news|last=Frisaro|first=Joe|title=Miami Marlins unretire uniform No. 5 for Morrison|url=http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120211&content_id=26661460|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=MLB.com|date=February 11, 2012|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130505110835/http://mlb.mlb.com/news/article.jsp?ymd=20120211&content_id=26661460|archive-date=May 5, 2013|access-date=July 10, 2018|url-status=dead}}</ref> As of 2024, the Marlins are the only franchise with no retired numbers for former players, and while eight former players are in the Hall of Fame, none wear a Marlins cap on their plaque or have the Marlins listed as their primary team.<ref>{{cite news|last=Frisaro|first=Joe|title=Marlins' all-time retired numbers|url=https://www.mlb.com/marlins/news/miami-marlins-retired-numbers-c298153262|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=Marlins.com|date=December 1, 2021|access-date=July 3, 2024}}</ref>

After [[José Fernández (right-handed pitcher)|José Fernández]]'s death as a result of a boating accident on September 25, 2016, the Miami Marlins built a memorial at [[LoanDepot Park]] in his honor, which displays his number 16. Fernández's number has yet to be officially retired, but remains inactive.<ref>{{cite news|last=Frisaro|first=Joe|title=Report: Marlins to build Fernandez memorial|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/marlins-plan-jose-fernandez-permanent-memorial-c208692840|publisher=MLB Advanced Media|website=MLB.com|date=November 11, 2016|access-date=November 27, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/miami-marlins-retired-numbers/c-298153262|title=Miami Marlins Retired Numbers|website=MLB.com|language=en|access-date=November 28, 2018}}</ref>