MIAMI, Fla.—The Florida Marlins reached the baseball mountain top 25 years ago and won the 1997 World Series. Edgar Rentería’s RBI single drove in Craig Counsell to clinch the first championship in franchise history.
That 1997 team was celebrated throughout Saturday’s game at LoanDepot Park. Marlins alumni such as Counsell (the current Milwaukee Brewers manager), Rentería, World Series MVP Liván Hernández, Alex Fernandez and Gary Sheffield were all present.
Fish Stripes had the chance to talk to Hernández and manager Jim Leyland to get their thoughts on the team and all of the 25th anniversary festivities.