Iglesias said Fernandez “left everything behind him” in Cuba to accomplish his dream of pitching in the majors.
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Early Sunday morning, Marlins starter Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident.
The boat belonged to someone with close connection to several Marlins players, Miami-Dade County Sheriff Lt. L.J. Reyes said during a news conference.
Veloz said there was no immediate indication that alcohol or drugs were a cause in the crash.
“On behalf of the Kansas City Royals, our thoughts and prayers are with everyone in the Miami Marlins’ family on the tragic passing of Jose Fernandez”. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family at this very hard time, ‘ the team said in a statement.
Today’s Marlins-Braves game was cancelled after the news was announced.
Fernandez was one of three people killed in the accident, in which the 32-foot vessel had a “severe impact” with a jetty, authorities said.
“The navigation lights were still on”.
None of the victims was wearing a life jacket, Veloz said. “It does appear to be that they were coming at full speed when they encountered the jetty, and the accident happened”.
Overturned: The boat overturned in the crash, killing Fernandez and at least two other people.
The two had a special moment in the All-Star Game, with Fernandez talking about grooving a pitch to Ortiz in his final ASG. A 2013 story in Grantland described the perilous journey he took to reach American shores.
On the field, Fernandez was everything you could want from a first-round draft pick.
Each failed attempt resulted in a brief prison term in Cuba.
When he saw someone fall overboard, he didn’t know who it was but was determined to save his fellow passenger. He was a player who found a way to get people in the stands in Miami. She grabbed his neck and he swam 30 yards back to the boat. He starred in one of the greatest baseball GIFs of all time.
“When I think about Josie, it’s going to be thinking about a little kid”, said Mattingly, pausing repeatedly to compose himself. Fernandez made the National League All Star team that year, and had some jaw-dropping performances in the second half with Miami. His fastball sat between 93-97 miles per hour for his career; it maxed out at 100.2 miles per hour in a July start in Philadelphia this season. “It’s something [the Marlins] will never get over”.
Major League Baseball released a statement saying it was “stunned and devastated”.
Collins spoke for almost 10 minutes about Fernandez on Sunday. “Our prayers are with his family and the Miami Marlins”.
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“I tend to stay off of Twitter on start days but I can not believe the news about Jose Fernandez”. By his fourth season, the two-time All Star had a career earned run average (ERA) of 2.58 and a win-loss record of 38-17. “Jose Day” has been a trademark of Miami Marlins baseball for the last three seasons.
