The Miami Marlins are the professional baseball team situsted in Miami, Florida USA. The team was established in 1993 as the franchise called the Florida Marlins, the Marlins are the part of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League.
The Miami Marlins had played their home baseball games at Sun Life Stadium from their inception until current year.
In recent years, the Miami Marlins ownership pushed for a new stadium and agreed to a plan with Miami-Dade County commissioners and the city of Miami to build a $515 million ballpark on the site where the Miami Orange Bowl once stood. As part of the deal, the Marlins changed their name to the Miami Marlins on November 11, 2011. As per the famous Forbes Magazine in 2011 the value of the franchise is $360 million.
The Marlins are notable for winning the World Series twice (1997, 2003), in the only two times they have made it to the postseason. They have never won first place in their division, advancing to the playoffs both times as the National League Wild Card winner.
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