25-year Marliniversary: Fábregas has walk-off hit on "Turn Ahead the Clock" night

Jorge Fábregas had just 46 hits in less than one full season as a member of the Florida Marlins. On this day 25 years ago, however, he had his only walk-off hit as a member of the club.

It was "Turn Ahead the Clock" at Pro Player Stadium on July 23, 1999 as the Marlins and Milwaukee Brewers donned what they called "futuristic" uniforms. Florida trailed 4-2 in the eighth, but Fábregas' walk-off single capped the comeback in a 5-4 victory.

For six innings, a solo home run from José Valentín in the second was all that Milwaukee was able to muster against Florida starter Ryan Dempster. In the top of the seventh, the Brewers took the lead off the right-hander with three runs.

Following an RBI double from Geoff Jenkins that tied the game, Valentín's sacrifice fly put the Brewers in front. Sean Berry added an RBI single later in the inning. 

After a rocket from Preston Wilson in center field to get Ronnie Belliard at the plate to end the top of the eighth, the Marlins cut the deficit to 4-3 with three straight walks in the bottom of the inning. Against Bob Wickman, the Marlins found a way to rally with two runs in the ninth.

In the sixth, Danny Bautista had tied the game with an RBI triple before scoring the go-ahead run on a Kevin Millar single. In the ninth, Bautista led things off with a double. Millar followed by sacrificing him to third.

Mark Kotsay came through with a game-tying RBI single. An infield single by Wilson, coupled with an error, put the runners on the corners with just one out.

Needing only a deep flyball to end the game, Mike Lowell popped up for the second out. That set the stage for Fábregas.

On a 1-1 pitch, Fábregas hit one in the hole between third base and shortstop. Forced to rush to make the play, Valentin had the ball roll under his glove at short and into left field for the game-ending single. 

Wilson finished with four of the 13 Florida hits in the victory. Bautista had two hits and two runs scored. Catcher Dave Nilsson went 3-for-3 for the Brewers in the loss.

After being released by the Marlins in late August, Fábregas found himself in the World Series later that season as a member of the Atlanta Braves. He mercilessly ended a game that featured ugly uniforms on this day a quarter-century ago.