{"id":314058,"date":"2026-06-20T11:45:07","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/314058\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T11:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T11:45:07","slug":"15-year-marliniversary-mckeon-returns-as-marlins-manager-at-age-80-miami-marlins-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/314058\/","title":{"rendered":"15-year Marliniversary: McKeon returns as Marlins manager at age 80 – Miami Marlins Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tKnown as a baseball lifer, Jack McKeon<\/a> won his only World Series as a manager as skipper of the Florida Marlins in 2003. On this day 15 years ago, McKeon decided he had a little bit left in the tank when he returned to the club at the age of 80.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tIn 2003, McKeon took over as manager following the dismissal of Jeff Torborg after a tumultuous start. After a 32-39 start to 2011 under Edwin Rodriguez, the Marlins turned to McKeon to try to right the ship on June 20, 2011, naming him interim manager.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tMcKeon spent three years with the Marlins during his first stint and managed the team to a winning record in each of those seasons. At one point in 2003, Florida was just 19-29 before going on to beat the New York Yankees in six games to win their second World Series.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tTasked with trying to breathe life into a young but talented club that underachieved over the first months three of the 201\u00a0 season, McKeon proved to still have a little magic left. Florida was just 32-40 when he took over, but by the early parts of August, the Marlins had evened their record at 55-55.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tAlthough Florida was able to get back to .500, it never managed to get over in what would be McKeon\u2019s final season in a big-league dugout. After evening their record with a 4-3 win over the New York Mets on Aug. 2, the Marlins went just 17-35 over their final 52 games to finish the year with a 72-90 record.\n<\/p>\n

\n\tOver parts of four seasons with the Marlins, McKeon went 281-257 as manager of the club. He was also the last Florida skipper to manage at the park now known as Hard Rock Stadium. McKeon was brought back for a second stint at 80 years old on this day 15 years ago.\n<\/p>\n

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