Authorities in Florida are investigating the death of one of baseball’s best young players, the Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández, who was killed in a boating accident in Miami Beach early Sunday. “The Miami Marlins organization is devastated by the tragic loss of José Fernández. — Miami Marlins (@Marlins) Statement from the Miami Marlins organization: pic.twitter.com/6A4Rv6m2g9Fernández was widely considered one of the sport’s brightest young stars. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Miami Marlins’ Christian Yelich, right, and team-mate Justin Bour kneel in front of a memorial on the pitcher’s mound at Marlins Park for José Fernández. “All of baseball is shocked and saddened by the sudden and unexpected passing of Miami Marlins pitcher José Fernández,” the MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.

Source: The Guardian September 25, 2016 13:42 UTC