ATLANTA — Darren Daulton, who played last less half of a season for the Marlins but made a profound impact when the team won its first World Series title in 1997, died Sunday after a four-year battle with brain cancer.
He was 55.
While Daulton spent the bulk of his career with the Philadelphia Phillies, earning a reputation as a strong clubhouse leader, it was with the Marlins — in his final year in the Majors — that he won his first World Series ring.
Former Marlins manager Jim Leyland told Dan LeBatard in 2013 that the team wouldn’t have won the World Series if not for Daulton.