Editing Miami Marlins (section)

==Culture==
[[File:Marlins Mermaids 2009.jpg|thumb|Marlins Mermaids on June 19, 2009]]

In 1989, ''[[Back to the Future Part II]]'' had a reference to the [[2015 Chicago Cubs season|Chicago Cubs]] defeating a baseball team from [[Miami]] in the [[2015 World Series]], ending the [[List of Major League Baseball franchise postseason droughts#Longest current World Series championship drought|longest championship drought]] in all four of the major [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|North American professional sports leagues]].<ref>{{cite news|last1=Oz|first1=Mike|title=Reminder: The Cubs won the 2015 World Series in 'Back to the Future 2'|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/mlb-big-league-stew/reminder--the-cubs-won-the-2015-world-series-in--back-to-the-future-2-085935047.html|work=[[Yahoo! Sports]]|date=December 10, 2014|access-date=August 5, 2015}}</ref> In actuality, the Cubs would end up getting swept in four games by the [[2015 New York Mets season|New York Mets]] in the [[2015 NLCS|NLCS]], the Marlins failed to make the postseason, and the [[2015 World Series]] was between the [[2015 Kansas City Royals season|Kansas City Royals]] and the [[2015 New York Mets season|New York Mets]], with the Royals winning in five games. Also, both the Cubs and Marlins are part of the [[National League (baseball)|National League]], rendering a [[World Series]] matchup between the two teams impossible.

The Marlins were the first team in [[Major League Baseball]] to have a dance/cheer team. Debuting in 2003, the ''"Marlins Mermaids"'' influenced other MLB teams to develop their own cheer/dance squads.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2003/10/18/us/for-marlins-bandwagon-fills-up-fast.html|title=For Marlins, Bandwagon Fills Up Fast|last=Goodnough|first=Alex|newspaper=The New York Times|date=October 18, 2003|accessdate=June 1, 2024}}</ref> In 2008, the Florida Marlins debuted ''"The Marlins Manatees''", Major League Baseball's first all-male dance/energy squad, to star alongside the Mermaids.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/03/30/arts/dance/30laro.html|title=The Manatees - Baseball - Dance|last=Rocco|first=Claudia La|date=March 30, 2008|work=The New York Times|access-date=June 28, 2019|language=en-US|issn=0362-4331}}</ref> As of 2012, the Marlins have abandoned the "Mermaids" and "Manatees" for in-game entertainment instead using an "energy squad", a co-ed group of dancers.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCorquodale|first=Amanda|title=Marlins Mermaids Replaced By 'Energy Team'?|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/01/13/marlins-mermaids-energy_n_1204961.html|website=[[HuffPost]]|date=January 13, 2012|access-date=July 10, 2018}}</ref> In 2019, the Marlins brought back the Mermaids for the first time since 2012.

The Marlins have had many official anthems over the years, performed by such artists as [[Pitbull (rapper)|Pitbull]], [[DJ Khaled]], [[Poo Bear]] and [[Creed (band)|Creed]] frontman [[Scott Stapp]]. Stapp penned their 2010 anthem Marlins Will Soar.<ref>{{cite news|last=Cooke|first=Shawn|title="Marlins Will Soar" Is The Only Anthem The Miami Marlins Will Ever Need, Or Deserve|url=https://deadspin.com/marlins-will-soar-is-the-only-anthem-the-miami-marlin-1824145701|website=Deadspin|date=March 29, 2018|access-date=October 22, 2020}}</ref>

On July 16, 2022, the Marlins became the second NL team to form a cheering section for fans when it opened "Sandy's Beach" at Section 22 of LoanDepot Park for supporters of team starter Sandy Alcantara.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-sp-marlins-sandy-alcantara-fan-section-20220716-cghkhkiwrfcvtjenkpn3etbi5y-story.html | title='Sandy's Beach' strengthens Alcántara's connection with Marlins' fan base | date=July 16, 2022 }}</ref> Fans assigned to this section, located near the 3rd base line, wear beach related clothing in a nod to the city's famous beaches whenever Sandy pitches on select game days.