Fernandez, who was 24, and two other men were found dead after their 32-foot boat was discovered crashed at the entrance of Miami Harbor, said Fish and Wildlife Commission public information officer Lorenzo Veloz. – Mets manager Terry Collins. “I gave him the nickname Niño because he was just a young boy amongst men, yet those men could barely compete with him”, Staton captioned the photo.
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Fernandez emigrated from Cuba when he was 15.
Other teams around the league also remembered the two-time All-Star and 2013 NL Rookie of the Year with moments of silence and dugout memorials.
“Like us coming over here from a communist country, Jose came over here with so much success”, Ricardo said. That’s quite an endorsement from Martinez, hands down one of the greatest pitchers in the history of the sport. He loved to be out there. I certainly understand the Marlins’ situation tomorrow night. “Every time he pitched a lot of people came to see him because of the way he took the game. As you know, everybody that’s ever played the game knows it has to go on”.
Fernández was 24-years-old.
Slugger Giancarlo Stanton didn’t speak but later posted a tribute on Instagram. “At this hard time, our prayers are with his mother, grandmother, family and friends”. “You don’t just cheer for him as a baseball player, you cheer for him as a person, that’s what hurts”. I know his family; his mom, his grandma, his uncle. I feel extremely sad. “I’m still in shock from the news”. He tossed eight scoreless innings, striking out 12 batters and walking none, while only allowing three hits in arguably the best start of his career. She became a fan of the Marlins when the franchise signed Ichiro and quickly also started to admire Fernandez. I saw a better talent than I was lose his life this tragic morning. “It’s sickening”, McCann said. Destiny tells you where you are going to end up. Two bodies were found under the vessel and one was found in the water by divers.
Mike Dunn, a Miami Marlins reliever, carried Jose Fernandez’s No. 16 jersey into a press conference on Sunday morning at Marlins Park.
“The loss of Fernandez was very tough”, Cespedes said through an interpreter after his Mets defeated the Phillies, 17-0.
“He to me was a role model”, Natalie said.
As for the rest of his teammates, they get to play another game.
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“I don’t really think about it anymore”. “There’s things that are more important than baseball and that’s definitely life and somebody’s life”. It’s a similar journey shared by many of his fellow countryman, who took the time honor him, including New York Mets outfielder Yoenis Cespedes and Los Angeles Dodgers’ outfielder Yasiel Puig.
