Baseball mourns death of Jose Fernandez, star pitcher killed in Miami boat crash: ‘Jose won the love of all’ Jose Fernandez, the charismatic ace for the Miami Marlins who escaped Cuba to become one of baseball’s brightest stars, was killed in a boating accident early Sunday. I feel as if I had lost a son.” Read more…TORONTO — The story of Jose Fernandez’s death isn’t, unfortunately, particularly unusual. Promising athletes have died young before, and Fernandez was both: just 24 years old, the Miami Marlins pitcher had the highest strikeout rate among starters in major-league history. This remains my favorite Jose Fernandez GIF. “I think that says a lot about what was truly in his heart,” McGehee told Detroit media.

Source: National Post September 25, 2016 21:33 UTC