Something I didn’t know: The Marlins had retired #5 in honor of Joe DiMaggio. Well, in a roundabout way. Carl Barger, the team’s first president, passed away before the Marlins could play a game. His favorite player growing up was Joltin’ Joe, and there you have it.
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↵The Marlins are allowing Logan Morrison to take the number in honor of his father, though. So if Wade Boggs and DiMaggio where the first things that popped in your head when you thought about the Florida teams, you’ll have to adjust your perceptions.
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