Florida’s first Major League Baseball franchise got its name because of first owner Wayne Huizenga’s admiration for how marlins fought when they were being reeled in. Huizenga likely envisioned this his team would have similar tenacity on the field.
In a game against the Washington Nationals on Sept. 1, 2010 at Sun Life Stadium, both the Nationals and Florida Marlins showed fight, but probably not the kind that Huizenga initially had in mind.
Most of the Marlins’ damage came early against a familiar face. They plated nine runs in less than two innings off former Florida starter Scott Olsen.