Realmuto and the late Jose Fernandez, the Marlins have not been able to break through to the playoffs in the extremely competitive National League East. While the Marlins have developed recent superstars in Giancarlo Stanton, J.T. While part of the name has changed, the Marlins own a broad portfolio featuring an ‘M’ now standing for both MIAMI and MARLINS, as well as a stylized marlin (a large tropical fish found off of South Florida coasts.) Miami’s mascot is Billy the Marlin, a large fish mascot. The underdog Marlins would make the playoffs as a wildcard in 2003 as well, when they defeated the New York Yankees to become World Champions.
Starting in 1993, the Marlins surprised the baseball world by winning the 1997 World Series against the Cleveland Indians, becoming the first time to win the World Series as a “wildcard,” a team that made the playoffs despite not winning their division. While the history of the Marlins is relatively short, the accomplishments by stars such as Jeff Conine and Gary Sheffield have earned the Marlin’s two World Series championships. The Marlin’s franchise would soon have new owners as baseball great Derek Jeter took over part-ownership of the franchise This change ushered a new era of Marlins baseball with a brand new ballpark after years of sharing a field with the Miami Dolphins football team. Ironically, when it comes to trademarks, the Marlins are the most recent recipients of a branding “facelift,” renaming from the Florida Marlins to the Miami Marlins in 2012. The Marlins often use colors and iconography from the neon and Art Deco styles that thrived in Miami during the nineteen eighties, including use of teal, hot pink, and other bright colors. 22 I’m going to get his best.’ Believe it or not, I don’t think about basketball 24/7.For the Miami Marlins, the state of Florida is a part of the DNA of their brands, trademarks, logos, and slogans. I want people to think ‘I don’t know what the outcome is going to be tonight, but I know going up against Miami Heat No. To compete and gain everyone’s respect when they go up against me. RN: What’s next for you career wise and personally? I think that’s why I’m here – to help as many people as possible in this journey. I’ve had so much help to get to this point in my career and I know that I couldn’t do it by myself. JB: I want to be known as an individual that works hard in everything and gives it all, and more than anything, I want to be known for helping people in a number of ways. RN: As one of the best players in the league, how have you left your mark on basketball and what influence do you think you have had on the sport and on aspiring youths around the world? I spend so much time with my family, with my guys, we do everything together and we record it all because we want to be able to go back in time and remember what happened at a specific moment. In my personal life, time means everything all the same. I remember everything like it was yesterday and time means everything. I’m ten years in the game now and I look back on when I was a rookie and think wow, what a time.
JB: As an athlete, time means everything because you never get it back. Every single day we’re putting the work in to make sure I’m in the best shape physically and mentally, and that I’m prepared for anything thrown at me on the court. Everything we do is to make sure we’re making diamonds out of that pressure. Around here, we say pressure makes diamonds or pressure bursts pipes.
RN: How does TAG Heuer’s “Don’t Crack Under Pressure” concept relate to you? Now that he's joined TAG Heuer as a brand ambassador, he wears the 18-karat gold Carrera chronograph. Jimmy Butler says it's important to make "diamonds out of that pressure" the team feels on the.