Jeff Conine, the most popular players in the history of Florida Marlins, has decided to call it quits as a Marlin player. He is to sign a one day contract with the Marlins on March 28 and then retire as a member of the Marlins. Conine, who is aptly nicknamed as Mr. Marlin, has had two stints with the Florida team and has been a member of the team’s inaugural roster. The Marlins are to play their season opener against the Mets on March 31 and the management has decided to honor Conine during that game. The March 28 game in which Conine will be seen last in Marlin colors is an exhibition match against the New York Yankees at the Dolphin Stadium.

The 41 year old player has donned jersey number’s 19 and 18 while playing for the Marlins and the team has planned not to retire his numbers. His first stint with the Marlins was from 1993 to 97 and his second stint with the Marlins was from 2003 through till 2005. Conine has been playing in the Big league since 1990 when he debuted for the Royals and has a career batting average of .285 with 214 home runs and 1,071 RBIs.