A throng of Florida Marlins supporters nearly blocks the view of the first dirt shoveling during the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Yanet Labrada, left; husband Enrique Vera; their children Ryan Vera, 5; and Matthew Vera, 4; and Enrique's mom Nelsa Grillo set out for bleacher seats to watch the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday. The family lives in Hialeah Gardens. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
A Florida Marlins fan shows his support of the sport during the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Charlie Hough, left; and Benito Santiago acknowledge cheering fans Saturday at the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony. Hough threw the ceremonial first pitch. Santiago, the franchise's first "battery," caught it. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Florida Marlins fans sport an assortment of Marlins hats and shirts during the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Florida Marlins fans show their team spirit during the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Evan Scheck, 5, of North Miami Beach, goes high to catch a pitch from his dad, Steven Scheck, at the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday. "He's loved baseball since birth," Steven Scheck. "He goes to all the games." MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
This is the view of the field at which the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony was Saturday. Dignitaries speaking at the ceremony, open to fans, likened the site to a field of dreams that will become reality on Opening Day 2012. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez, center; and a host of dignitaries -- including baseball bigwigs and other Miami-Dade County and City of Miami dignitaries -- raise their shovels at the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony. The event was Saturday at the future stadium's site, 1501 NW Third St., Miami. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Florida Marlins President David Samson, center left; shares an animated talk with Major League Baseball Commissioner Allan H. ("Bud") Selig, center right, during the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony on Saturday. Miami-Dade County Manager George Burgess is at left; Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria is at right. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
Charlie Hough throws the ceremonial first pitch, to be caught by Benito Santiago, the first "battery" in baseball history, on Saturday at the Florida Marlins Ballpark Groundbreaking Ceremony. MARSHA HALPER / MIAMI HERALD STAFF
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