1998 Florida Marlins

1998 Florida Marlins
Major league affiliations
National League (Since 1993) Eastern Division (Since 1993)
Location
Pro Player Stadium (Since 1993) Miami Gardens, Florida (Since 1993)
1998 Information
Owner(s)	Wayne Huizenga
Manager(s)	Jim Leyland
Local television	FSN Florida
Local radio	WQAM WQBA (Spanish)
Baseball-Reference	1998 Florida Marlins

Record: 54-108 Finished 5th in NL Eastern Division (1998 NL)

Managed by Jim Leyland

Coaches: Rich Donnelly, Rich Dubee, Bruce Kimm, Milt May and Tommy Sandt

Ballpark: Pro Player Stadium

History, Comments, Contributions

The 1998 Florida Marlins were theoretically trying to defend the title of World Series Champions they had won in 1997, but had already begun dismantling by the time Opening Day rolled along. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 54-108, in 5th place in the NL East and 52 games out of first place. That latter number was a record in the divisional era. The team is notable for having arguably the biggest fire sale in sports history, auctioning off nearly all of its notable players.

The players who weren't traded by opening day were dealt away early in the season. In one of those deals, the Marlins acquired all-star catcher Mike Piazza from the Los Angeles Dodgers in a May 14th trade. His tenure as a Marlin was short-lived, however, as he was sent to the New York Mets eight days later in return for a package of youngsters. All of these shenanigans left a bitter taste in fans' mouths, and the team received very little boost in popularity from its Cinderella season of the previous year.

1998 Opening Day Lineup

Cliff Floyd, lf

Edgar Renteria, ss

Ryan Jackson, 1b

Gary Sheffield, rf

Mark Kotsay, cf

Charles Johnson, c

Craig Counsell, 2b

Josh Booty, 3b

Livan Hernandez, p

Awards and Honors

• All-Star: Edgar Renteria
• Topps All-Star Rookie Team: Mark Kotsay (OF) and Jesús Sánchez (LhP)

1998 Marlins Roster     Manager   11 Jim Leyland     Coaches   ' Lorenzo Bundy   45 Rich Donnelly   31 Rich Dubee   12 Bruce Kimm   29 Milt May   37 Tommy Sandt     Pitchers   57 Antonio Alfonseca   48 Manuel Barrios   40 Vic Darensbourg   50 Ryan Dempster   20 Brian Edmondson   54 Joe Fontenot   46 Gabe Gonzalez   40 Chris Hammond   41 Oscar Henriquez   49 Felix Heredia   61 Livan Hernandez   36 Andy Larkin   43 Eric Ludwick   33 Matt Mantei   34 Brian Meadows   47 Rafael Medina   24 Kirt Ojala   46 Donn Pall   59 Jay Powell   21 Jesús Sánchez (sanchje01)   51 Justin Speier   38 Rob Stanifer     Catchers   23 Charles Johnson   4 Randy Knorr   31 Mike Piazza   52 Mike Redmond   9 Gregg Zaun     Infielders   13 Dave Berg   24 Bobby Bonilla   2 Josh Booty   1 Luis Castillo (castilu01)   30 Craig Counsell   39 Brian Daubach   8 Jim Eisenreich   22 Alex Gonzalez (gonzaal02)   3 Ryan Jackson (jacksry01)   25 Derrek Lee   18 Kevin Millar   27 Kevin Orie   16 Edgar Renteria   19 John Roskos   25 Todd Zeile     Outfielders   28 John Cangelosi   17 Todd Dunwoody   15 Cliff Floyd   4 Mark Kotsay   10 Gary Sheffield   14 John Wehner   8 Preston Wilson

External links

• 1998 Florida Marlins team page at www.baseball-almanac.com

1998 MLB season by team