Remembering when the Marlins pulled off two huge trades ON THE SAME DAY

Jul 11 2020 by Fish Stripes

 

On July 11, 2002, the Fish got both RHP Carl Pavano and OF Juan Encarnación, two moves that helped the team win the World Series a year later.

July 11, 2002, was one of the most important days of Larry Beinfest’s tenure leading the Marlins front office. A few months prior, Beinfest acquired little-known LHP Dontrelle Willis who developed into a face of the franchise, but combining the two trades that the Fish finalized on this date did just as much to pave the way to the 2003 World...

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