That's not because professionals played there, either 'Pro Player' was a sports apparel line owned by the Fruit of the Loom Company, better known for its underwear. In 1996 the name became Pro Player Park and then Pro Player Stadium. It began as Joe Robbie Stadium, named after the owner of the NFL's Miami Dolphins. well, it's currently called 'Sun Life Stadium', but that is the sixth different name the Marlins' home has had in their 19 seasons there. Wednesday afternoon, the Florida Marlins will play the final baseball game, facing the Washington Nationals in. Laughter was copious with the event emceed by Brewers radio voice and wit Bob Uecker, and when Hall of Famers Robin Yount and Paul Molitor took the field, there wasn't a dry eye in the house.įans of both those teams, and the White Sox, who closed an 80-year-old stadium fans still wax nostalgic about in 1990, still cherish memories of the ballparks they went to as kids. Nine years later, they closed County Stadium in Milwaukee. was the final Oriole to take his position on the field, the old yard shook with the thunderous ovation.

They trotted out Hall of Famers from Brooks Robinson to Frank Robinson to Jim Palmer, and when Cal Ripken Jr. In 1991, just before the wave of retro stadium openings began in Baltimore, the Orioles played the final game at Memorial Stadium in that East Coast city.

Marlins at pro player stadium