The Marlins’ 25th anniversary weekend celebration is over. The teal caps and pinstripe uniforms have been returned to storage. The former players on hand for the event have gone home.
It’s back to the bad season at hand.
But the nostalgic vibe will continue to linger for a bit longer when San Francisco Giants pitcher Dereck Rodriguez, the son of former Marlins catcher Pudge Rodriguez, faces the Marlins on Thursday in what will mark his third major league start.
“It’s weird coming back here because he played on this team,” Rodriguez said of his Hall of Fame father, who won a World Series in his one and only season as a Marlin in 2003.