- 1998 Florida Marlins season
MLB yearly infobox
name = Florida Marlins
season = 1998
misc =
current league = National League
y1 = 1993
division = Eastern Division
y2 = 1993
Uniform logo =
ballpark = Pro Player Stadium
y4 = 1993
city =Miami Gardens, Florida
y5 = 1993
owners =Wayne Huizenga
managers =Jim Leyland
television = Sports Channel FloridaWBFS-TV
(Joe Angel ,Dave O'Brien ,Tommy Hutton )
radio = WQAM
(Joe Angel ,Dave O'Brien )WQBA (Spanish)
(Felo Ramirez, Manolo Alvarez)|TheFlorida Marlins ' 1998 season started off with the team trying to repeat as World Series Champions, a title they won from 1997. Their manager wasJim Leyland . They played home games at Pro Player Stadium. They finished with a record of 54-108, 5 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.Offseason
*November 18, 1997: Devon White was traded by the Florida Marlins to the Arizona Diamondbacks for Jesus Martinez (minors). [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/w/whitede03.shtml Devon White Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*December 15, 1997:Scott Podsednik was drafted by the Texas Rangers from the Florida Marlins in the 1997 rule 5 draft. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/p/podsesc01.shtml Scott Podsednik Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
*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. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/l/leede02.shtml]
*December 21, 1997:Kevin Millar was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [http://www.baseball-reference.com/m/millake01.shtml]Regular season
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June 22 , 1998 - The first interleague game between the Florida Marlins and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays took place atTropicana Field . The rivalry would be known as theCitrus Series . The Marlins won the game in twelve innings by a score of 3-2. [ http://baseball-almanac.com/box-scores/boxscore.php?boxid=199806220TBA]eason standings
Transactions
*April 15, 1998: Jacob Brumfield was signed as a Free Agent with the Florida Marlins. [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/brumfja01.shtml Jacob Brumfield Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
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, andGary Sheffield . [ [http://www.baseball-reference.com/b/bonilbo01.shtml Bobby Bonilla Statistics - Baseball-Reference.com ] ]
* May 22, 1998: Mike Piazza was traded by the Florida Marlins to the New York Mets forPreston Wilson ,Ed Yarnall , andGeoff Goetz (minors).Game log
Roster
Player stats
[http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1998.shtml]
Pitching
Starting pitchers
References
External links
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/teams/FLA/1998.shtml 1998 Marlins]
* [http://baseball-almanac.com/teamstats/roster.php?y=1998&t=FLO 1998 Florida Marlins team page at www.baseball-almanac.com]
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