For the first 19 years of the franchise, the Florida Marlins had one home stadium. It underwent many name changes, but following the 2011 season, the Marlins became the Miami Marlins and transitioned to their own state-of-the-art ballpark.
That stadium opened for regular season baseball on this day 10 years ago. Then known as Marlins Park, it was the scene where the newly-renamed Miami Marlins hosted their first game, a 4-1 loss to the St. Louis Cardinals.
Hopes were high as the 2012 season began on April 4, 2012. The Marlins were spenders in the offseason, bringing in the likes of Jose Reyes, Mark Buehrle, Heath Bell and Carlos Zambrano in the offseason.