On Monday evening, less than 48 hours after Marlins pitcher José Fernández was killed in a boating accident, a bag containing four baseballs signed by José Fernández washed ashore in Miami Beach. The bag was given to a lifeguard in Miami Beach, approximately a mile from where the boat was found upside down on Sunday morning. The death of Fernández, a two-time all-star and one of the brightest prospects in the game, has stunned baseball. The Marlins played the Mets on Monday night in the first game since Fernández’s death. Miami Marlins honor pitcher José Fernandez – in pictures Read moreFernández, whose girlfriend is expecting their first child, was originally scheduled to pitch Sunday before his start was moved back a day.

Source: The Guardian September 27, 2016 14:41 UTC