Mr. Marlin is a Marlin no more.
Jeff Conine, who served as a special assistant to former team president David Samson, said he turned down an offer from new ownership to remain with the organization in what would have been a sharply diminished role at lower pay.
“To say I’m disappointed, that I won’t have a role in this organization, yeah, I’m disappointed,” Conine said by phone Thursday.
Conine is a South Florida baseball icon, an original Marlin and member of both World Series teams.
“I spent 7 1/2 years as a player and the last nine years as someone working with the organization,” Conine said.