Gordon started and ended his workday in a T-shirt that said “RIP” with the image of Fernandez as the second letter. He was very focused when she was here.”Boras had flown in from California and spent the day with Fernandez’s mother. The chair is gone now, said Loria, who flew in on Sunday night and visited Fernandez’s mother after the team did. Loria took Fernandez out to buy luggage, and he recalled some of their playful conversations. David Samson, the team president, said Fernandez represented possibility, the fulfillment of the Cuban dream of freedom.

Source: New York Times September 27, 2016 00:13 UTC