High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! The Citrus Series is the name given to the interleague series between the Miami Marlins and Tampa Bay Rays in Major League Baseball. The Marlins broke into the league in 1993 as the Florida Marlins, while the Rays had their first season in 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays. The first meeting between the two teams took place on June 22, 1998 at Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg, Florida during the Rays` inaugural season. Beginning with the 2012 season, when the Marlins are the home team, games will be played at Miami Ballpark. From 1998 to 2010, the games were played at Sun Life Stadium (as it is currently named), though it has been known by several names in its existence.