Righty swinging OF/1B Jeff Conine was drafted by the Marlins in the expansion draft and he quickly became a fan favorite because of how he played the game. He then went away for a while but in 2003 Mike Lowell broke his hand getting hit by a pitch and the Marlins swung a trade with the Orioles to bring Conine back to South Florida. Conine played in 25 games that September for the Marlins and he was 20 of 84 (.238 avg, .789 OPS) with 13 runs scored, 5 homers and 15 RBIs. Conine will always be remembered for throwing out J.T. Snow at the plate in the top of the ninth inning to end the Marlins’ first round series with the Giants and the rest is history as they went on to win the World Series that year. Conine played in parts of 8 years for the Marlins appearing in 1,014 games in which he was 1,005 of 3,471 (.290 avg, .813 OPS) with 447 runs scored, 120 homers, 553 RBIs and 15 stolen bases. Conine is #2 in games played in Marlins’ history with 1,014. He is also #2 in hits (1,005), #7 in batting average (.290), #9 in OPS (.813), #5 in runs scored (447), #6 in homers (120), #2 in RBIs (553), #5 in doubles (180), tied for 7th in triples with Alfredo Amezaga (17) and he’s #3 in walks with 376. Conine made 2 All-Star teams with the Marlins and he still works for them to this day.

Righty starting pitcher Kevin Brown was a key part of the 1997 World Champion Florida Marlins’ team. He only pitched two years for the Marlins but he was outstanding with them leading the N.L. in ERA in 1996 (1.89). Brown pitched in 65 games (all starts) for the Marlins and he was 33-19 with a 2.30 ERA and a 1.06 WHIP. Despite only being with the Marlins two seasons, Brown is still tied for 9th in Marlins’ history in wins (33), tied for #3 in complete games (11) and he is #3 in shutouts (5). Brown was only a Marlin for two years but they were two great ones for both him and the Marlins.