Q: The 2003 World Series was the 99th edition of Major League Baseball's championship series. Played from October 18 -- 25, 2003, The National League (NL) champion Florida Marlins defeated the heavily favored American League (AL) champion New York Yankees four games to two. This is the most recent Series in which the losing team outscored the winning team. The Yankees lost, despite outscoring the Marlins 21 -- 17 in the Series. This was the Marlins' second World Series championship win, having won their first in 1997.

Answer this question: who won the mlb world series in 2003?
A: The National League ( NL ) champion Florida Marlins
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Explanation: To answer the above question, the relevant sentence is: Played from October 18 -- 25, 2003, The National League (NL) champion Florida Marlins defeated the heavily favored American League (AL) champion New York Yankees four games to two.