"It's the number Miguel Cabrera wore for almost his entire Marlins career. So as we said at the top, obvious call. Cabrera made the switch to No. 24 after winning a World Series championship, evidently deciding the previous number was unlucky after he failed to win the NL Rookie of the Year award, and never looked back. Four years wearing it for the Marlins, four All-Star appearances, four years with MVP votes."
"Despite being a key piece of the 2003 champs, throwing out that season only shaves 0.6 WAR points off his tally, leaving him with a dominant 17.7 WAR finish in the No. 24 jersey for the Marlins. Homers, WAR, OBP, RBI? Top 5 in all of them, not to mention No. 1 in franchise history for batting average with a .313 mark. Easy call, even without that ring."
Miguel Cabrera stands out among Miami Marlins players who wore No. 24. Avisail Garcia and Cameron Maybin also wore No. 24 but produced disappointing results for the franchise. Cabrera adopted No. 24 after winning a World Series and kept it for four Marlins seasons, earning four All-Star selections and four seasons with MVP votes. Cabrera received at least one MVP vote for fourteen consecutive years. Excluding 2003 reduces his WAR by only 0.6, leaving a 17.7 WAR total while wearing No. 24. Cabrera ranks top five in homers, WAR, OBP, and RBI and owns the franchise batting average lead at .313. Bobby Bonilla, Alex Arias, and Felix Heredia also wore No. 24 during the 1997 championship era.
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