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Item: Mets vs Marlins
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Author: jacksauer2

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MLB • Reg. Season09/26/2016

Jose Fernandez was primed to become a special pitcher. Even in 2016 he had a great chance at winning the Cy Young. 16-8, 2.86 ERA. Late in the season, with the Marlins out of the playoff race, the Marlins decided to give Jose Fernandez an extra day of rest before his next start, so with Fernandez not starting the next day, he went out that night. After hours out at night, likely high, drunk, or both. Fernandez boarded a boat early in the morning, and crashed, tragically taking his and two friends lives. Fernandez looked like one of the best young pitchers in baseball, fully recovered from a 2014 Tommy John, and looked like he was about to win his first of many Cy Youngs. And a few bad decisions one night took that all away. The Marlins had an incredible tribute for Fernandez, all wearing his jersey, and Dee Gordon, leading off the game, took the first pitch righty in Fernandez' batting stance, and then switched to lefty and hit his only home run of the season. RIP Jose Fernandez

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@aarrieta34

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MLB • Reg. Season09/26/2016

As a resident of the city of Miami. I want to be insightful towards the aftermath of the death of Jose Fernandez. Even if he survived the tragic boat crash, he would be in prison for vehicular manslaughter. He was found with a lot of coke in his system and when the marlins found this out, they cancelled a statue to be built in his honor. He was even supposed to have a jersey retirement ceremony. But they never did due to the fact that he was at fault. Many people forget about this. It’s a shame that he and people has to die under tragic and avoidable circumstances. Pushing that aside. He was my favorite Cuban baseball player to ever play. Such a shame he and his friends had to die. What could’ve been 💔

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@reido

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MLB • Reg. Season09/26/2016

The Dee Gordon Homer is one of the greatest sports moments in history. Rest in Peace Jose Fernandez.

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