The Florida Marlins are a Major League Baseball team based in the Miami, Florida metro area and play their home games in the suburb of Miami Gardens. They are in the Eastern Division of the National League.

In only a decade since their inception into the majors, the Marlins have been highly successful, winning two World Series, in 1997 and in 2003 with "the team that shocked the world." The Marlins had much success under Jack McKeon, who led the Marlins to three consecutive winning seasons. In spite of the on field success, the franchise has suffered over the years from relatively low attendance. The Marlins management has insisted that a new baseball-only stadium with a retractable roof is imperative to survival in South Florida, and that if one would not be built, the team would seek relocation to another city. Although San Antonio, Texas, has pushed hard to receive the team, recent months have seen a new push for the Marlins to stay in South Florida, with the Miami suburb of Hialeah making strides in securing the stadium the team wants. (see Possible relocation, below). The Marlins have also declined San Antonio's deadline of May 15, 2006 to accept their stadium funding proposal, signaling that the team may indeed stay in South Florida. MLB President Bob DuPuy informed San Antonio in a letter that the offer would be declined at this time, but left open the possibility of relocation in the future, if talks in south Florida did not lead to a stadium deal. Buy Florida Marlins Tickets.