Waxad qortaa sii wadida sadarkani - 1997kii, Marlins waxay ku dhameysteen sagaal kulan oo ay ka dambeeyeen horyaalkii horyaalka Atlanta Braves, laakiin waxay kasbatay booska wild card. Ku darista qadiimiga ah sida LF Moisés Alou, 3B Bobby Bonilla, iyo ku darista ganacsiga ee la soo dhaafay Darren Daulton iyo Jim Eisenreich waxay ku darsadeen khibrad iyo garaacis. Xiddigaha dhalinyarada ah ee karti leh Luis Castillo (2B) iyo Édgar Rentería (SS) waxay ka koobnaayeen mid ka mid ah ciyaaraha ugu wanaagsan ee ciyaarta laba ciyaarood ee NL. Marlins waxay ka adkaadeen San Francisco Giants 3<unk>0 ee National League Division Series, ka dibna waxay ku guuleysteen Atlanta Braves 4<unk>2 ee National League Championship Series
, ka gudubka khasaaraha Alex Fernandez oo uu u geystay xanuun dhanka wareejinta ah, iyo Kevin Brown oo uu u geystay fayras. Goobta Brown waxaa la qabtay Ciyaarta 5aad ee rookie Liván Hernández, oo garaacay 15 Braves oo ka adkaaday guuleystaha abaalmarinta Cy Young Award Greg Maddux oo ku guuleystay 2<unk>1. Marlins ayaa la kulantay Cleveland Indians 1997 World Series, waxayna ku guuleysteen todobo kulan. Ciyaarta 7aad, Craig Counsell ayaa ku allabaryay hooska sagaalaad ee ciyaarta, ciyaarta ayaa ku barbardhigay 2, ka dibna, iyadoo saldhigyada la buuxiyay iyo laba dibadbaxyo ah oo ku yaal hooska 11aad, Édgar Rentería ayaa jilicsan jilicsan oo ka soo jeeda gacmo gashiga Cleveland ee Charles Nagy iyo garoonka dhexe si uu u dhaliyo Counsell oo uu u siiyo Marlins guusha.