Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: N'afọ 1997, ndị Marlins gbara egwuregwu itoolu n'azụ ndị mmeri nke Atlanta Braves, mana ha meriri kaadi ọhịa. Ndị mgbakwunye ochie dị ka LF Moisés Alou, 3B Bobby Bonilla, na mgbakwunye ụbọchị azụmahịa Darren Daulton na Jim Eisenreich gbakwunyere ahụmịhe na klọọkụ klọọkụ. Kpakpando ndị nwere ọgụgụ isi Luis Castillo (2B) na Édgar Rentería (SS) mejupụtara otu n'ime egwuregwu egwuregwu abụọ kachasị mma na NL. Ndị Marlins meriri ndị San Francisco Giants 3<unk>0 na National League Division Series, wee gaa n'ihu merie ndị Atlanta Braves 4<unk>2 na
National League Championship Series, na-emeri ọnwụ nke Alex Fernandez ka a dọwara rotator cuff, na Kevin Brown ka a virus. A na-ewere ebe Brown nọ na Egwuregwu 5 site na onye na-agba ọsọ ọhụrụ Liván Hernández, onye tiri ndị Braves 15 ma merie ọtụtụ onye mmeri Cy Young Award Greg Maddux na mmeri 2-1. Ndị Marlins na-enweghị ike gara ihu Cleveland Indians na 1997 World Series, ma merie n'egwuregwu asaa. N'egwuregwu nke asaa, Craig Counsell chụrụ àjà na ala nke itoolu mere ka egwuregwu ahụ dị na 2, mgbe ahụ, na ntọala ndị a na-ebugo na abụọ na ala nke iri na otu, Édgar Rentería dị nro na-ele anya na glove nke Cleveland pitcher Charles Nagy ma banye n'etiti etiti iji nye Counsell ma nye ndị Marlins mmeri.