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The attendance numbers tell a grim story. In their inaugural season at Marlins Park, the Marlins ranked 18th in MLB attendance. The following year, they plummeted to second-to-last, and for the past several seasons, they have consistently ranked 27th or 28th, dead last in the league.
Even before the move to the new stadium, the Marlins struggled to draw fans at their previous home, the multi-purpose Sun Life Stadium, often ranking near the bottom of the league in attendance.