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1998 Florida Marlins season

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Record
  
54–108 (.333)

Start date
  
1998

Owner
  
Wayne Huizenga

Local radios
  
WQAM, WQBA

Divisional place
  
5th

Manager
  
Jim Leyland

General manager
  
Dave Dombrowski

Local televisions
  
Fox Sports Florida, WBFS-TV

Similar
  
1997 Florida Marlins s, 2003 Florida Marlins s, 1998 New York Yankees

The 1998 Florida Marlins season started off with the team trying to repeat as World Series Champions, having won the title in 1997. Their manager was Jim Leyland. They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 54–108, dead last in the NL East. The team is notable for having arguably the biggest fire sale in sports history, auctioning off nearly all of their most notable players. The 1998 Marlins were the first defending World Series champions to finish last in their division.

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Offseason

  • November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors).
  • December 15, 1997: Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Texas Rangers from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft.
  • December 15, 1997: Derrek Lee was traded by the San Diego Padres with Steve Hoff (minors) and Rafael Medina to the Florida Marlins for Kevin Brown.
  • December 21, 1997: Kevin Millar was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

    • Regular season

  • June 22, 1998 – The first interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took place at Tropicana Field. The rivalry would be known as the Citrus Series. The Marlins won the game in twelve innings by a score of 3-2.

    • Notable transactions

  • April 15, 1998: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins.

    • The Mike Piazza trades

  • May 14, 1998: Mike Piazza was traded by the Los Angeles Dodgers with Todd Zeile to the Florida Marlins for Manuel Barrios, Bobby Bonilla, Jim Eisenreich, Charles Johnson, and Gary Sheffield.
  • May 22, 1998: Mike Piazza was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets for Preston Wilson, Ed Yarnall, and Geoff Goetz (minors).

    • Starters by position

    Note: G = Games played; AB = At bats; H = Hits; Avg. = Batting average; HR = Home runs; RBI = Runs batted in

    References

    1998 Florida Marlins season Wikipedia
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