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| Former names | Marlins Park (2012–2020) |
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| Address | 501 Marlins Way |
| Location | Miami,Florida, United States |
| Coordinates | 25°46′41″N80°13′11″W / 25.77806°N 80.21972°W /25.77806; -80.21972 |
| Public transit |  Free City of Miami Trolley from  Civic Center Marlins Shuttle[1] fromCulmer |
| Parking | Four main parking garages and six surface lots |
| Owner | Miami-Dade County |
| Operator | Miami Marlins LP |
| Capacity | 36,742 37,442 (with standing room)[2] 34,000 (football)[3] |
| Record attendance | 37,446 (March 11, 2017 World Baseball Classic. USA vs Dom. Rep.)[4] |
| Field size | Left field line –344 ft (105 m) Left-center power alley –386 ft (118 m) Center field –400 ft (120 m) Right-center power alley –387 ft (118 m) Right field line –335 ft (102 m) Backstop: –47 ft (14.3 m)  |
| Acreage | 928,000 sq ft (86,200 m2) |
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| Construction | |
| Broke ground | July 1, 2009(Start of construction preparations) July 18, 2009(Ceremonial groundbreaking)[6] |
| Opened | March 5, 2012(High school baseball game) March 6, 2012(exhibition game) April 1, 2012(spring training game) April 4, 2012(regular season) |
| Construction cost | US$634 million[7] ($868 million in 2024 dollars[8]) |
| Architect | Populous[9] |
| Project manager | International Facilities Group[10] |
| Structural engineer | Bliss & Nyitray, Inc (bowl and track) Walter P Moore (roof) |
| Services engineer | M-E Engineers, Inc.[11] |
| General contractor | Hunt/Moss Joint Venture |
| Main contractors | MARS Contractors Inc.[12] John J. Kirlin, LLC.[13] Structal – Heavy Steel Construction, A division of Canam Group (roof)[14] |
| Tenants | |
| Miami Marlins (MLB) (2012–present) Miami Beach Bowl (NCAA) (2014–2016) | |
| Website | |
| mlb.com/marlins/ballpark | |
LoanDepot Park (officially stylized asloanDepot park, and namedMarlins Park until 2021) is aretractable roofstadium located inMiami, Florida, United States. It is theballpark ofMajor League Baseball'sMiami Marlins.[15] It is located on 17 acres (6.9 ha) on the site of the formerMiami Orange Bowl inLittle Havana about 2 miles (3 km) west ofdowntown Miami. Construction was completed in March 2012 for the2012 season.
LoanDepot Park wasLEED certified as thegreenest MLB park in 2012.[16] The building is the sixthMLB stadium to have a retractable roof. With aseating capacity of 37,442,[2] it is the third-smallest stadium inMajor League Baseball by official capacity, and the smallest by actual capacity.The facility hosted a second-round pool of the2013 World Baseball Classic, a first-round pool of the2017 World Baseball Classic, the2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game, and the championship game of the2023 World Baseball Classic. The park also hosts soccer matches, fundraising galas, and other events during the winter. It also hosted theMiami Beach Bowl from 2014 through 2016.
The stadium is designed in aneomodern form of baseball architecture.
Prior to the construction of LoanDepot Park, the Marlins played home games at what was originally known asJoe Robbie Stadium inMiami Gardens, which was known by a number of different names during the Marlins' tenure there. Joe Robbie Stadium was built in 1987 as home to theMiami Dolphins of theNational Football League (NFL), and was designed as amulti-purpose stadium built primarily forfootball, but its design also accommodated baseball and soccer. Dolphins founderJoe Robbie believed it was a foregone conclusion that MLB would come to South Florida, so he wanted the stadium designed to make any necessary renovations for baseball as seamless as possible. The Marlins arrived in 1993 and during their time at the stadium, the Marlins drew more than 3 million people in their inaugural season and also won twoWorld Series titles, in1997 and2003. The stadium continues to be home to the Dolphins, and since 2008, theMiami Hurricanes from theUniversity of Miami.
After the Marlins began play, multiple issues were soon raised regarding the unsuitability of Joe Robbie Stadium for professional baseball. Among those cited were the poor seat and sight-line configuration for baseball viewing, references to Miami's NFL team such as the logos and color scheme remaining visible in the stadium despite being in baseball configuration, and poor fan environment due to the distance of the action in relation to the seats.[17] The climate in Miami during baseball season was not conducive for the sport and the audience, as games were often either played in 95 °F (35 °C) heat or would be rained out, owing to the tropical climate in South Florida. These were suspected by the Florida Marlins for having poor fan attendance, as well as players’ performance at home games.[18][19][20] By 2004, the Florida Marlins were the only team in baseball playing in an NFL-configured sporting stadium.
After original ownerWayne Huizenga claimed he lost more than $30 million on the team, he sold the Marlins in early 1999 toJohn W. Henry. Thereafter, the Marlins began a concerted effort to get their own baseball-only venue. Henry's vision included a retractable roof, believed by this time to be essential due to South Florida's climate and baseball's summertime schedule. Several ideas were explored on where a new ballpark should be built. The team's desire to leave their original home made for an awkward business relationship over leasing issues with Huizenga, who continued to own the then-named Pro Player Stadium. By January 2002, Henry's stadium proposals were effectively scrapped when MLB CommissionerBud Selig engineered a three-franchise ownership swap—Henry left to own theBoston Red Sox, whileMontreal Expos ownerJeffrey Loria took over the Marlins.
Loria and presidentDavid Samson continued the search for a new, baseball-only retractable-roof ballpark. The Marlins' second World Series championship in 2003 created some local exuberance for a new ballpark. Then, in January 2004, the City of Miami proposed building a baseball-only stadium for the Marlins at the site of theMiami Orange Bowl that would adjoin the existing football stadium along its northern flank.
In December 2004, Miami's NFL team notified the Marlins of its intention to terminate the lease at Joe Robbie Stadium by 2010, potentially leaving the Marlins without a stadium to host its home games. In the ensuing years between 2004 and 2009, the Marlins negotiated with local and state officials regarding funding the construction of a baseball-specific stadium before the termination of its lease at Joe Robbie Stadium. In 2005, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria and president David Samson failed to come to an agreement with local and state officials regarding the funding of a baseball-specific stadium. Subsequently, the Marlins explored relocation options in the ensuing years fromLas Vegas,Portland, andSan Antonio.[21] The specter of relocation pushedCharlie Crist, thenGovernor of Florida and other local mayors to release statements in favor of public funding for the new stadium.[22][23]
After the Marlins explored other options, including at the former site of theMiami Arena, in August 2007, the Miami Hurricanes announced they were leaving the Orange Bowl, which made the newly-vacant site the most attractive option for local governments.
In February 2008, the Miami city commission and the Miami-Dade county commission came to an initial agreement to fund the new stadium. The Orange Bowl was subsequently demolished in March 2008 to make way for the new ballpark. A delay in the public funding of the ballpark was caused by a lawsuit filed in the Miami-Dade circuit court by a local car dealer, upon which the circuit court judge ruled in favor of the Marlins in November 2008. That following March in 2009, both the city and the county commission finalized approval for the sale of bonds for funding of the stadium, along with the Florida Marlins to be renamed the Miami Marlins upon the opening of the new stadium.[24][25] Construction began with a groundbreaking ceremony in July 2009.[26] The total cost of construction for the ballpark was estimated to be $634 million, with 80% of that funded by the city and the county. Due to the structure of the bonds financed over 40 years, it was estimated that the principal and the interest paid by the city and county would accrue to $2.4 billion over the lifetime of the bonds.[27] Between 2009 and 2010, a series of leaked documents from Major League Baseball showed a disparity between the Marlins’ intake in MLB revenue sharing compared to the operating costs of the franchise, suggesting a willful misrepresentation of the Marlins’ profit margins under the Loria ownership as well as Loria and Samson's mismanagement of the Marlins in order to leverage the local government to provide a lion's share of the funding for the stadium.[28][29][30][31][32][33] During the 2011–12 offseason,Mayor of Miami Regalado publicized details of the contract and expressed concern regarding certain clauses dedicated to the parking facilities and the maintenance of the stadium.[34][35] Marlins Park began operations on April 4, 2012, forOpening Day of the 2012 season.
In 2017, the Loria ownership announced its intention to sell the Miami Marlins. A group of investors led byDerek Jeter andBruce Sherman took over the Marlins organization in August 2017. Changes to the stadium, including a new color scheme, moving the Home Run sculpture, and obtaining naming rights to the stadium were achieved during the Jeter regime.
On March 31, 2021, the Marlins announced that it had soldnaming rights to Marlins Park toLoanDepot, renaming the facility LoanDepot Park; terms of the agreement were not disclosed.[36] The naming rights to the stadium reportedly brings $10 million per annum to the Marlins.[37]
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LoanDepot Park has the distinction of being the first MLB park designed in what stadium planners are calling the "contemporary" architectural style. The architecture is intended to make a statement about the present-day culture of the city in which the stadium stands. It rejects the nostalgic idiom of the 20 consecutive new (plus three renovated)retro ballparks that opened in the two decades afterCamden Yards was built. OwnerJeffrey Loria, who spearheaded the design, wanted his building to be "different and experimental." Loria said, "I thought it was time for baseball to be innovative."[38]
In early 2008, Loria was in London at the same time as some architects fromPopulous who were there on another project. The group met in a hotel lobby to begin discussing design ideas. Loria described the meeting:
When it all started, the architects came to me and asked what I had envisioned. Was I looking to have a retro stadium? Did we have that in mind? I said, "No retro, no art-deco, no looking back. Miami is a spectacular city, looking ahead. We need to be looking forward. I'd like to see us build a great, 'contemporary' building."[39]
We had to think about some kind of design for it and what it might look like ... I really did not want it to be just another ballpark. I wasn't interested in a 1970s or '80s doughnut ... I wanted it to be a statement of what Miami is all about—a contemporary city. Miami is an important American city and architecture makes your city great. The idea was to create something very contemporary.[40]
Loria then sketched his idea of a round building on a napkin and told the architects to bring him back some real drawings. Exec architect Earl Santee, who was present at the meeting, said, "Mr. Loria told us to make a piece of art."[41]
The architects returned to their Kansas City offices and began brainstorming in April 2008. "We were waiting for a client willing to break the [retro] mold", said Greg Sherlock, the project's lead designer at Populous.[42] Loria "sort of let us do our thing and explore something unique. We knew from the beginning that this was going to be something new and different."[43] As a result, classic elements such as redbrick, limestone, and muted forest-green seats or fences, would not be found anywhere in Marlins Park. Any visible steel trusses would be functionally required to be that way, unlike retro-style trusses which tend to be exposed and bare for aesthetics. According to Sherlock, the structure would convey "that a ballpark doesn't necessarily have to be bricks and steel to translate a message about its location. It can be interpreted in a fresh way."[42] The stadium would also not be symmetrical like the "cookie-cutter" stadiums of the pre-Camden,modern era.
Populous began conducting feasibility studies for their "primary design objectives." The top objective was creating"a ballpark that is quintessentially Miami," which meant, according to a list of adjectives that the architects drew up: "palms, destination, diverse, recreation, and beach." A similar list was drawn up for the Little Havana neighborhood around the future park: "Cuba, pastels, canopies, organic, and everything is unique." They created a presentation for the Marlins tailored to Loria's background in the art business with concepts such as "the site is a gallery space with the ballpark representing gallery walls", and "pure art ... pure color ... pure baseball." Four different initial designs were presented, all of which were stark departures from previous ballpark architecture. Both the Marlins' and Populous' favorite choice was a design of an angular white-curves-and-glass facade—a metaphor for the "water merging with land" landscape of the Miami area—which was close to what eventually became the final design.[41]
"For the first time, you can embrace art and architecture and baseball in one building form," Santee said. "It's not just the art in the building, but the building itself is a piece of art."[44]
"If you're looking for a label, I'd say 'contemporary'," Sherlock said. As well:
In this particular case, we didn't adopt anything stylistically. It's sculpture quality, and with sculpture, there are no rules. We wanted an experience that connects the fan experience to the city of Miami and its people and its climate and culture.[42]
The ballpark is intended to embody Miami so much that its emblematic features would look out-of-place if they were put in other cities.
"We used Miami as an excuse to do things that other cities couldn't get away with," team President David Samson said. "Everywhere you look, it's things that if they were anywhere else, people would say, 'You can't do that.' In Miami, people say, 'Oh, that's Miami.' You have to take advantage where you are."[44]
"Marlins Park is all about Miami," said Sherlock. The exterior is a sculptural monument consisting of gleaming white stucco, steel, aluminum, and glass. The inclining elliptical form avoids creating many rigid, right angles. Angled, cantilevered pedestrian ramps also form elegant geometric shapes. "It's consistent with the essence of the buildings that are down here – white plaster and graceful forms, which are somewhat of an abstraction of the look and feel of Miami Deco", Sherlock continued.[43] Even the parking-garage walls are tiled in Miami-Deco pastels that connect with Little Havana.
As visitors walk from the outside in, they step right on metaphors for Miami's topography, including concrete pavers that in general are either green or blue ("grass" or "sea"). They walk past landscaping that evokes the "beach"—there's even sand—in places. There's cobalt-blue glass at eye level ("ocean"), the stucco and concrete ("land" or "buildings"), and the paler blue-gray glass at the upper levels ("sky"). The seats are also cobalt-blue, facing the naturally green, Bermuda grass field.[38]
When Marlins fans first realized that the original colors of the team would not appear on the seats in the new stadium—and ultimately not on the new uniforms either—some angrily started a petition known as "Project Teal." But Samson said it was necessary to ignore fans' complaints: "I think any time you do something new and different, the knee-jerk reaction from bloggers or people who post comments is negative. But we have blinders on. This ballpark would have never been built if we had listened to the negativity."[39]
Loria, a notable art dealer, took the four bright primary colors off the palette of the lateCatalansurrealist,Joan Miró, to conveniently label different zones around the park—green (outfield), red (third-base line), yellow (first-base line) and blue (behind home plate). "If you look carefully, in those sections, they dissolve into the next color, and the colors mix," Loria said.[39] Wide open plazas at the east and colorful west ends of the building, as well as a 360° concourse inside called the Promenade encourages fans to walk around—and to intermingle at stops such as the bars or the bobblehead museum. Dazzling colors are found throughout the interior, including fluorescent lime-green fences, and in modernist & contemporary works of art—including the much-debated animatronic home-run sculpture—that relate to baseball and Miami.
"My idea was to have people use their eyes and encourage them to use their eyes," said Loria. "We wanted a ballpark filled with great baseball, great entertainment, and occasionally, some images to be seen and enjoyed. It's not about an art gallery. But it's about images relating to the game. There are a few of them in the park."[39]
Anightclub featuring loud music and aswimming pool just beyond the left field fence brings a touch ofSouth Beach into the park.Taste of Miami food court includes such local cuisine asCuban sandwiches, pork sandwiches, and stone crabs. There's even anaquarium inside the walls of home plate backstop containing live, tropical fish.[42]
LoanDepot Park pays tribute to the two football stadiums closely associated with the team's stadium history. It transfers over "The Bermuda Triangle" quirk of what was thenSun Life Stadium's outfield fence as a nod to their team's early years. However, instead of straight lines, the new "triangle" is a wave-like shape that smoothly curves upwardly around the base of the large home-run sculpture, making the nook appear necessary to the design of the asymmetrical fence. The height of the tall wall varies from 10 to 16 feet (3.0 to 4.9 m). There are also commemorations to the beloved old Orange Bowl both inside and outside of the park.
A critical design point addresses thetropical climate of South Florida. Fans are provided with the comfort they longed for at Sun Life Stadium with a 5.27-acre (2.13 ha) retractable roof, retractable-glass wall panels that offer a panoramic view ofDowntown Miami, and a huge air-conditioning system. The stadium is also said to be designed to withstand stronghurricanes.
"If our ballpark would speak, its first words would be, '¡Hola, Miami!,'" Loria said during a new-era ceremony.[45]
Instead of framing new technology with nostalgic elements as in retro parks, LoanDepot Park emphasizes the future. Besides electronic mixed-media artwork, technology is also unmistakably used for commercial purposes. As a way to market toLatino fans, manydigital menu boards on the concession stands continuously switch from English to Spanish and back. Also, there are no hand-operated advertisement signs; ads are all computerized.
Santee explains:
It's really just how technology is everywhere. You don't see any static ad panels in this building. It's all video-based, IPTV-based. It's all connected. The technology is the blood of the building. It flows through every vein, every piece of building.
What it means is that [stadium operators] could run a third-inning (concession) special and it would pop up ... You could have the whole building with one sponsor for one moment, if you wanted to. Or you could do zones. It gives them maximum flexibility for however they want to present their partners as well as themselves.[44]
As part of its forward-thinking design, the venue is an efficient, environmentally-friendlygreen building in its use of materials, waste, and operation. The selection of building materials included sealants, paint, and adhesives with low VOC (volatile organic compounds) to maximize good indoor-air quality. A white rubber membrane lining the roof reflects rays to reduce "heat-island effect." The extensive glass facade allows in natural light during the day and reduces reliance on artificial light. The suites are built with replenishablebamboo paneling instead of hardwood. Mostconstruction waste was hauled away to recycling centers during the building phase.[46]
Palm trees and other native plant species around the building encouragebiodiversity.Levy Restaurants, which runs some of the kitchens, gets most of its fresh-food supply directly from local farms that are within a 100-mile (160 km) radius of the stadium. Approximately 6 million US gallons (23,000,000 L) of water a year are saved with the use of 249waterless urinals.[47]
An early aim of the new ballpark was to become the first retractable-roof ballpark to be Silver Certified byLeadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED).[48] On May 25, 2012, Marlins Park surpassed that goal by officially becoming the first MLB stadium—and the first retractable-roof stadium in any sport—to achieve LEED Gold Certification, anointing the facility as the most sustainable ballpark in MLB.[16] The LEED-NC (New Construction) rating system credited the stadium with 40 points toward certification, the highest total of any LEED-certified park in the majors—the retro-contemporary ballparks ofOracle Park,Target Field andNationals Park are the only others to achieve LEED certification.[49][50]
Although they were publicly seeking silver, Loria had privately challenged engineers to shoot for the higher gold certification. The most difficult aspect of achieving gold, though—and one the design team had doubt it would be able to accomplish—was concerning the energy required to operate the retractable roof. Populous thought renewable energy would be a part of the sustainability equation but the park opened without solar panels. However, engineers optimized lighting, mechanical controls, and electrical aspects enough to achieve a 22.4% reduction in energy usage, which exceeded the 14% required for certification.
TheU.S. Green Building Council noted an innovation which earned the facility three credits: Throughout areas of the stadium, including the clubhouses, the floor is made of a synthetic pouring made from recycledNike shoes. The Council presented Loria with a plaque to signify the entire gold-certification achievement.
Rick Fedrizzi, President, CEO and Founding Chair of U.S. Green Building Council stated:
A lot of people have often thought this [LEED Gold Certification] is an award. I'd like to think about this as 'the organization has earned its Ph. D,' because earning one of these is not an easy task. The team that's up here did some amazing things to bring this plaque to the building.[16]
"It was our desire from the onset to not only build America's greatest new ballpark, but also its most environmentally friendly," said Loria.
Since sod was first laid down in early February 2012, the grass has had difficulty growing under the frequently-closed roof. Planners had selected a strain ofBermuda grass—named Celebration—for its reputation of doing well in the shade.[51] Even so, with the grass receiving only about 4 hours per day of sunlight, some of the sod kept turning brown. The worst-affected area is in deep right field where patches of dead sod have been replaced multiple times.Grow lights are pointed bygroundskeepers on the area to nurse it to health on non-game days.[52] As of 2014, the Bermuda grass has been replaced withPlatinum TE Paspalum.[53] Paspalum is better able to tolerate shaded areas.
During the first months of games played at the new park, at least four leaks showed themselves in the retractable roof. Fans sitting in at least four seating sections still got wet under the drippy roof on rainy days. Leaks have progressively appeared under different spots as stadium workers kept plugging them by opening up the roof panels and patching the joints.
Samson said it will take time to work out the kinks:
We knew going in that other retractable-roof ballparks had to make adjustments for one or two years to get their field right. We hoped that we'd get it right the first time. So far it's not right. We're going to keep working and find a way to make it better.[54]
In time for the start of the 2016 MLB season, the park underwent a $500,000 renovation, mainly to lower and move in the outfield walls. The changes were studied and enacted after Marlins players complained to president David Samson that their long balls were not resulting in as many doubles or home runs as in other parks.[55] Since 2012, the park has logged the second fewest home runs of all Major League ballparks, behind San Francisco'sOracle Park.[56] The renovation, engineered by the Populous architectural firm that designed the original park, eliminated the "Bermuda Triangle" in center field and reduced the length from home plate to the center field wall from 418 feet (127 m) to 407 feet (124 m).[56] The walls around the outfield were lowered from heights up to 13 feet (4.0 m) to as low as 6 feet (1.8 m), which will allow outfielders to make leaping grabs for long balls.[56] The dimensions down the left- and right-field lines and in thepower alleys were not altered, retaining the park's reputation as apitcher's park.[56]
On December 4, 2019, the team announced that the field surface would be converted to Shaw Sports B1K, anartificial turf surface installed by theArizona Diamondbacks forChase Field in 2019, and for theTexas Rangers in their newGlobe Life Field. Also, the team announced that the center- and right-center field fences would be moved in, with the center-field fence being moved from 407 to 400 feet (124 to 122 m), and the right-center field fence being moved from 392 to 387 feet (119 to 118 m). The changes came after only 173 home runs were hit in 2019, which was the third-lowest mark in the league that season.[57]
In January 2025, the Marlins announced that they would be developing Miami Live! at the West Plaza in partnership withThe Cordish Companies. The development will include indoor-outdoor dining and entertainment spaces and year-round activities with a planned opening date of 2026.[58]
The Marlins' front office commissioned several works of art and other notable features around the stadium.
Marlins Park hosted Pool 2 during the second round of the2013 World Baseball Classic on March 12–16, 2013.[74]
In September 2013,Henderson Álvarez pitched a no-hitter against theDetroit Tigers, recording four strikeouts and one walk. The game was scoreless up to the 9th inning. In the bottom of 9th, with the Marlins at bat and the bases loaded,Luke Putkonen surrendered the game-winning run by unleashing awild pitch, allowing Marlins right fielderGiancarlo Stanton to score from 3rd base. This no-hitter was unusual in that it ended with a walk-off wild pitch. This was the first no-hitter to be pitched at Marlins park, with the next no-hitter being pitched by Marlins pitcherEdinson Vólquez in June 2017.
The Marlins and their fans experienced the first rain delay at Marlins Park on April 6, 2015. During a sold-out Opening Day game against theAtlanta Braves, a shower moved over the stadium with the roof open. The bottom of the 2nd inning was interrupted for 16 minutes while the roof was closed; the field, however, was sufficiently wet to cause players to slip several times during the remainder of the game, a 2–1 Braves victory.[75]
On June 20, 2016, Marlins Park saw the most-everhome runs hit in one game at the park, with eight in a 5–3 win by theColorado Rockies over the Marlins. This also set aMajor League record for solo home runs accounting for all the scoring in a game, surpassing the previous record of five.[76][77]
From March 9 to 13, 2017, Marlins Park hostedPool C in the four-pool, first round of the2017 World Baseball Classic.
Marlins Park hosted the2017 Major League Baseball All-Star Game in July 2017. This was the first time the Miami Marlins hosted the midsummer classic, after the2000 All-Star Game was moved to Atlanta.
From March 11 to 20, 2023, it hosted Pool D and the knockout rounds of the2023 World Baseball Classic. Thechampionship game was held on March 21.[78] It will also host Pool D, the quarterfinals, and the championship game of the2026 World Baseball Classic.
On October 12, 2024, theSavannah Bananas played the Party Animals in a game ofBanana Ball to a sold out crowd.[79]
TheMiami Beach Bowlcollege footballbowl game was played at Marlins Park every December from 2014 through 2016. The bowl was moved toFrisco, Texas for 2017 and is now known as theFrisco Bowl.
On November 23, 2019, theFIU Panthers upset theMiami Hurricanes 30–24 in a nonconference football game.
The stadium hosted its first non-baseball event whenVenezuela andNigeria national teams played a match on November 14, 2012. The field was configured for soccer by covering the infield dirt, placing one goal near the Marlins' dugout on the third-base side and the other in front of the visitors' bullpen in right field.
In January 2013, Marlins Park began hosting the Miami Soccer Challenge as part of a three-year partnership with Global Football Challenge.[80]
| Date | Winning Team | Result | Losing Team | Tournament | Spectators |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 14, 2012 |  Nigeria | 3–1 |  Venezuela | Friendly | 13,372 |
| February 10, 2016 |  Mexico | 2–0 |  Senegal | Friendly | 15,588 |
| May 29, 2016 |  Colombia | 3–1 |  Haiti | Friendly | 22,011 |
The stadium will host the2026 NHL Winter Classic between theNew York Rangers and theFlorida Panthers, which would mark theNational Hockey League's southernmost outdoor stadium game. The game is slated to take place on January 2, 2026.[81] The game will also be the Florida Panthers first game in Miami since 1998.
| Date | Artist | Opening act(s) | Tour / Concert name | Attendance | Revenue | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 27, 2016 | Beyoncé | DJ Khaled | The Formation World Tour | 36,656 / 36,656 | $5,252,615 | Lil Wayne,Future,Rick Ross,Trick Daddy,Yo Gotti and2 Chainz joined DJ Khaled during the opening act.[82] |
| August 8, 2017 | Guns N' Roses | Sturgill Simpson | Not in This Lifetime ... Tour | 37,834 / 37,834 | $4,102,883 | |
| June 16, 2023 | Romeo Santos | — | Fórmula, Vol. 3: La Gira | |||
| November 23, 2024 | Pink | Sheryl Crow KidCutUp | Summer Carnival | |||
| July 30, 2025 | Chris Brown | Summer Walker Bryson Tiller | Breezy Bowl XX Tour |
The stadium was scheduled to host the 22nd annualWorld Music Awards on December 22, 2012, but the event was canceled due to logistical and multiple visa issues, as well as the stated intent to observe the national mourning of theSandy Hook Elementary School shooting.[83]
On April 20, 2013, the park hosted "America's Night of Hope" withJoel and Victoria Osteen, an annual stadium event for Joel Osteen Ministries.
On January 21–22, 2017, it hosted theRace of Champions, an all-star racecar competition.
Jennifer Lopez andMarc Anthony headlined “One Voice: Somos Live! A Concert For Disaster Relief” a benefit concert to raise money forFeeding America,Save the Children,Habitat for Humanity,United Way,UNICEF, and Unidos for Puerto Rico in the wake of natural disasters inPuerto Rico, as well as the southernUnited States,Mexico, and other areas of theCaribbean on October 14, 2017. The benefit concert was broadcast onTelemundo andUnivision.[84]
Marlins Park has hostedMonster Jam events since February 2018 as part of their stadium championship tours.
Jehovah's Witnesses hosted the "Love Never Fails" convention at the stadium on May 24–26 and July 5–7, 2019.[85]
Temporary seating was erected in center field for Opening Night ofSuper Bowl LIV on January 27, 2020.[86]
Kanye West hosted a listening party for his albumDonda 2 in February 2022.[citation needed]
The field served as the finish line forseason 37 ofThe Amazing Race, which aired in spring 2025.[87]
| Statistic | Spring Training Exhibition April 1, 2012 | Opening Night April 4, 2012 |
| Attendance | 27,152 (limited) | 36,601 (sellout) |
|---|---|---|
| Ceremonial first pitch | — | Muhammad Ali |
| First pitch | Ricky Nolasco (hit) | Josh Johnson (strike) |
| First batter | Derek Jeter | Rafael Furcal |
| First hit | Derek Jeter (double; 1st inning) | Carlos Beltrán (single; 1st inning) |
| First out | Curtis Granderson (groundout to 1B) | Rafael Furcal (groundout to SS) |
| First home run | Gaby Sánchez (solo) offCC Sabathia | — |
| First strikeout | Mark Teixeira (swinging) by Ricky Nolasco | Josh Johnson (swinging) byKyle Lohse |
| First win | George Kontos | Kyle Lohse |
| First loss | Chad Gaudin | Josh Johnson |
| Statistic | Date | Player(s)/Team(s) |
| First game | March 5, 2012 | Christopher Columbus High School 6,Belen Jesuit Preparatory School 4 |
|---|---|---|
| Ceremonial first pitch | March 5, 2012 | Ex-MayorManny Diaz and ArchbishopThomas Wenski |
| First home run (regular season) | April 13, 2012 | J. D. Martinez (Houston Astros) offEdward Mujica |
| First Marlins home run (regular season) | April 15, 2012 | Omar Infante offJ. A. Happ (Houston Astros) |
| Events and tenants | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | Home of the Miami Marlins 2012 – Present | Succeeded by current |
| Preceded by none | Home of the Miami Beach Bowl 2014–2016 | Succeeded by |
| Preceded by | Host of theMajor League Baseball All-Star Game 2017 | Succeeded by |
