Editing Miami Marlins (section)

=== 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>