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As a condition of the move, the team was renamed the Miami Marlins, ... From 1993 until 2011, the Marlins had retired the number 5 in honor of Carl Barger, ...
The Miami Marlins had previously retired #5 in honor of their first team president, the late Carl Barger, but returned it to use entering the 2012 season when they relocated to the venue now known as LoanDepot Park. As of 2024, they are the only franchise with no retired numbers (aside from Jackie Robinson's).
The Marlins later retired the number 5 in honor of Barger's favorite player, Joe DiMaggio, but the team would issue the number into circulation for the first time when they moved to the city of Miami in 2012 and instead honored Barger with a plaque at the new Marlins Park.
However, on February 11, 2012, the Miami Marlins unretired the number 5, as that number was requested to be worn by Logan Morrison, who played for the Marlins from 2012 to 2014. Barger is currently honored with a plaque inside LoanDepot Park with the number 5 depicted on it.
The following is a list of players, both past and current, who appeared at least in one game for the Miami Marlins franchise, known as the Florida Marlins from their inception in 1993 through the 2011 season. Players in bold are members of the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum. Players in italics have had their numbers retired by the team.
Bryson Stott homered into the right-field upper deck, Kody Clemens drove in two runs and the NL East-leading Philadelphia Phillies beat the Miami Marlins 5-2 on Thursday night to extend their ...