Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - Sabon mai horar da Marlins Jim Leyland ya koma Conine zuwa tushe na farko a 1997, kamar yadda kulob din ya sami 'yanci kyauta Moisés Alou don taka leda a filin hagu. Marlins sun gama na biyu ga Atlanta Braves a cikin National League East da wasanni tara, duk da haka, rikodin su na 92 zuwa 70 ya isa ya tabbatar da wasan wasan kwaikwayo na National League. Bayan da suka shafe San Francisco Giants a cikin 1997 National League Division Series, Marlins sun ci abokan hamayyarsu Braves a cikin 1997 National League Championship Series
, wasanni hudu zuwa biyu. Single na bakwai na Conine ya ba da wasan RBI mai nasara a wasan biyar na jerin.