Marlins Man auctioning off jersey for Make-A-Wish Foundation

Since rising from obscurity during the 2014 postseason, Laurence Leavy — aka Marlins Man — has become sports' version of "Where's Waldo?" With his customary bright orange Miami Marlins jacket and visor, Leavy tends to stand out from the crowd, especially when mixed in a sea of blue as he was at Kauffman Stadium during the World Series.

As we've learned in the weeks since, Leavy is more than just a random Miami Marlins fan. In fact, he may actually be the biggest Marlins fan around, in addition to being an all around sports fanatic. In addition to the World Series, we've also seen him at local sporting events cheering on the Miami Heat, Miami Dolphins and the Florida State Seminoles football team.

Another thing we've learned is that Leavy is a generous man. During Game 3 of the World Series, he willingly gave up his seat behind home plate at AT&T Park to Steven Powell of the U.S. Navy, who just moments before performed an emotional rendition of “God Bless America.” 

Now, in his latest display of kindness and goodwill, Leavy has decided to auction off a collection of World Series mementos and memorabilia on Ebay, with all proceeds benefiting the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

Among the items included in this package are the authentic Miami Marlins jersey and visor he wore at all seven games. He's also adding his tickets for Games 1, 2, 5, 6, and 7, along with his World Series lanyard. Ticket for Games 3 and 4 were not included because they were already donated. 

But wait, that's not all. The winning bidder and one guest will have the choice of attending a Giants game with Marlins Man in San Francisco, or flying to Miami to watch the Giants play at Marlins Park. Flight and ticket expenses are both covered.

Seeing as the Giants won the World Series, he's obviously expecting this offer to hold greater significance to Giants fans. We'll see how that part of it plays out when the bidding ends Tuesday at 3 p.m. ET.

What we can say with certainty is Leavy's auction is already a major success. With just under 72 hours left, the current bid sits at $5,121.

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Mark Townsend is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email him at bigleaguestew@yahoo.com or follow him on Twitter! Follow @Townie813