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Florida Marlins
  • The Florida Marlins have retired no jerseys other than #5, Carl Barger who was the first president of the Marlins, and #42 a number that MLB retired throughout the league.
  • Players donned Florida Marlins jerseys for the first time in 1993, and went on to win their first World Series a mere 4 years later.
  • Dateline Apr. 5, 1993: Florida, in their home jerseys, defeats the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-3 to win their opening game in front of a sellout crowd of 42,334 at Joe Robbie Stadium. Benito Santiago hits the first home run in Marlins history, a two-run shot off Trevor Wilson at San Francisco.
  • Dateline Oct. 26, 1997: Edgar Renteria's 2-out single in the bottom of the 11th scores Craig Counsell in Game 7 of the World Series to give the Florida Marlins the World Championship.
  • In 1997, the Florida Marlins were the first wild-card team to win Major League Baseball's World Series
  • Only 2 franchises in World Series history have ever won at least two Series titles, without ever losing a Series title. They are this club and the Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays in 1992 & 1993, and this club in 1997 & 2003.
  • In January, 2005, Carlos Delgado signed the riches contract the franchise ever offered a player; 52 millions over 4 years.
  • Superstar Nick Carter claims this team as his favorite baseball team. His favorite drink is Mountain Dew, his favorite shampoo is white rain coconut , and his favorite cereal is frosted flakes.
  • Other teams in their division in 2004 were Atlanta Braves, Philadelphia Phillies, New York Mets, and the defunct Montreal Expos. Montreal will play as the Washington Nationals in 2005, and stay in the National League East.
  • One of the baseball players in the movie "For The Love of The Game", is Scott Pose, the first player to bat for the franchise (in 1993). Other events of note in 1993 include:
    * Michael Jordan swooshed career point number 20,000th.
    * A disarmament ceremony In Paris, France, saw one hundred and twenty five countries sign a chemical weaons treaty.
    * A Mr. Bill Clinton became the 42nd president of the US; a Mr. Al Gore was also sworn in, but as a vice president.
    * The Dallas Cowboys put the Bills away 52-17 in Super Bowl XXVII.
  • Question: What do Kurt Abbott, Jeff Abbott,Joel Adamson, Chris Aguila, Antonio Alfonseca, Antonio Alfonseca, Chad Allen, Armando Almanza, Moises Alou, and Juan Alvarez all have in common? Answer: They all played for this club and have a last name that starts with A.
  • Opening Day 1993 for this club saw them field a team that included the names Scott Pose, Bret Barberie, Junior Felix, Orestes Destrade, Dave Magadan, Benito Santiago, Jeff Conine, Walt Weiss, and Charlie Hough. Five of those men where making their big league debuts.
    * Of that group Scott Pose, who started the game in center, was the first batter, and the first baserunner for the club. Scott had a modest 5 game hit streak in his first 5 Big League games. A long career with the club was not to be, and his tenure with this club lasted just fifteen matches. Scott has since bounced around the minors with brief stints in the Majors, the most notable being a season with KC.
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