| In 1990 Wayne Huizenga, CEO of Blockbuster Entertainment Corporation purchased 15 percent of the NFL's Miami Dolphins and 50 percent of the Dolphins' home, Joe Robbie Stadium, for an estimated $30 million. In 1991, the National League awarded a Miami-based franchise to Huizenga for a $95 million expansion fee. The franchise adopted the nickname "Marlins" from previous minor league teams, the Miami Marlins of the International League from 1956 to 1960, and the Miami Marlins (1962–70) and Miami Marlins (1982–88) teams that played in the Florida State League. They won the World Series in 1997 and 2003. In 2011 to team moved to Marlins Park in Miami and renamed themselves the Miami Marlins. |
