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José Fernández (pitcher)

January 11, 2023

For the left-handed pitcher, see José Fernández (pitcher, born 1993).
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Fernández and the second or maternal family name is Gomez.

José Delfín Fernández Gómez (July 31, 1992 – September 25, 2016) was a Cuban-American professional baseball pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was a member of the Miami Marlins from 2013 until his death in 2016. He stood 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) tall and weighed 243 pounds (110 kg) during his playing career. He was affectionately known as "Niño" to his teammates and fans due to the youthful exuberance with which he played the game.[1][2]

José Fernández
Fernández with the Miami Marlins in 2014
Pitcher
Born: (1992-07-31)July 31, 1992
Santa Clara, Cuba
Died: September 25, 2016(2016-09-25) (aged 24)
Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Batted: Right
Threw: Right
MLB debut
April 7, 2013, for the Miami Marlins
Last MLB appearance
September 20, 2016, for the Miami Marlins
MLB statistics
Win–loss record38–17
Earned run average2.58
Strikeouts589
Teams
Career highlights and awards

Fernández was born in Santa Clara, Cuba. He made three unsuccessful attempts at defecting to the United States before he finally succeeded in 2008. He enrolled at Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida, and was selected by the Marlins in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft. Fernández made his MLB debut with the Marlins on April 7, 2013. He was named to the 2013 National League All-Star Team, and won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Month Award in July and August. After the season, he won the NL Rookie of the Year Award and finished third in Cy Young Award balloting. He underwent Tommy John surgery during the 2014 season and was named to his second All-Star Game in 2016.

Fernández was the captain when he and two other men were killed in a pre-dawn boating crash into a jetty off the coast of Miami Beach, Florida, on September 25, 2016.

Early life

Fernández grew up in Santa Clara, Cuba, where he lived on the same street as his friend and future Major League Baseball (MLB) shortstop Aledmys Díaz.[3] They played for the same youth baseball team, and Díaz's father and uncle encouraged Fernández's mother to bring him to the ballpark. Fernández commented that he pursued a professional baseball career because Díaz's uncle had been an influence early in his life.[4][5]

Ramón Jiménez, Fernández's stepfather, defected from Cuba in 2005, settling in Tampa, Florida. On three occasions, José unsuccessfully attempted to defect; each failed defection attempt was followed by a prison term. On his fourth attempt in 2007, José successfully defected at age 15 with his mother and sister. José's mother fell overboard when the boat hit turbulent waters, and he dove into the water to save her life.[6] They reached Mexico and then moved to Tampa in 2008.[7]

Ramon knew Orlando Chinea, a coach who lived in the Tampa area. Chinea had trained some of Cuba's top pitchers before he defected to Tampa. Ramon had José train with Chinea.[8] He attended Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida.[9] Playing on the high school baseball team, José was part of the Florida Class 6A state champions in his sophomore and senior seasons.[10] Before his senior year in 2011, the Florida High School Athletic Association ruled that Fernández was ineligible,[clarification needed] as he entered the ninth grade while in Cuba in 2006 and had therefore exhausted his eligibility. MLB's Cincinnati Reds were prepared to sign Fernández as an international free agent to a $1.3 million signing bonus. Fernández won an appeal and was declared eligible for his senior year, ending Cincinnati's pursuit.[11][clarification needed] As a senior, Fernández pitched to a 13–1 win–loss record with a 2.35 earned run average (ERA) and 134 strikeouts. He also threw two no-hitters.[10] He was committed to play baseball at the University of South Florida.[12]

Professional baseball career

Draft and minor leagues

The Florida Marlins selected Fernández 14th overall in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft.[9] Fernández signed with the Marlins, receiving a $2 million signing bonus.[10] After he signed with the Marlins, he made one start for the Gulf Coast Marlins of the Rookie-level Gulf Coast League, and one start for the Jamestown Jammers of the Class A-Short Season New York–Penn League.[13]

 
Fernández in the minor leagues with the Jupiter Hammerheads, 2012

Pitching for the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League (SAL) to start the 2012 season, Fernández threw the first six innings of a combined no-hitter.[9] He was twice named the SAL pitcher of the week.[14] Fernández was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game.[15] After pitching to a 7–0 win–loss record and a 1.59 ERA in 14 games for Greensboro, the Marlins promoted Fernández to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A-Advanced Florida State League.[13] He finished the 2012 season with a 14–1 win–loss record, a 1.75 ERA, and 158 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched at Greensboro and Jupiter. He was named the Marlins' Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[16]

Miami Marlins (2013–2016)

2013 season: Rookie of the Year

Prior to the 2013 season, Baseball America ranked Fernández as the Marlins' best prospect and the fifth best prospect in all of baseball.[17][18] The Marlins invited Fernández to spring training but sent him to minor league camp before the season began. However, they chose to add Fernández to their 25-man Opening Day roster, due in part to injuries to Nathan Eovaldi and Henderson Álvarez.[19] Also, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria hoped that promoting Fernández would buy him goodwill with the fans, following a fire sale the previous offseason.[20] He was planned to be limited to approximately 150 to 170 innings during the 2013 season in order to protect his development.[21] He was the second youngest National League player that season, older only than the Nationals' Bryce Harper.[22]

Fernández made his major league debut on April 7 against the New York Mets at Citi Field.[23] He pitched five innings, allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts. He became the seventh pitcher since 1916 under the age of 21 who recorded at least eight strikeouts in his MLB debut.[24] Fernández had a rough outing against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 27. Rays' manager Joe Maddon took to Twitter soon after watching Fernández pitch, saying, "José Fernández might be the best young pitcher I've ever seen, at that age. I believe he will go far."[25]

On July 6, 2013, Fernández was selected to represent the Marlins for the National League All-Star team. He pitched a perfect 6th inning in the 2013 All-Star Game in which he struck out Dustin Pedroia, got Miguel Cabrera to pop out, and struck out Chris Davis. With this performance, Fernández is one of only three pitchers in the history of the All-Star Game who struck out two batters prior to their 21st birthday for their All-Star debut, the other two being Dwight Gooden and Bob Feller.[26]

Fernández struck out 13 batters in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 28, earning the 3–2 victory.[27] With Fernández's 14-strikeout performance against the Cleveland Indians on August 3, 2013, he became just the sixth pitcher since 2000 to strike out 13 or more batters in consecutive games.[28] He established the Marlins' rookie record for most strikeouts in one game. For his performance in July 2013, Fernández was named the Rookie of the Month for the National League, leading all qualified rookie pitchers in ERA.[29] He followed up his July by compiling a 1.15 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched in August, which resulted him in receiving a second consecutive Rookie of the Month Award.[30]

Fernández's rookie season was considered historic[31][32] as his 4.2 Wins Above Replacement placed him in the Top 10 player seasons among those under 21 years old since 1900. Fernández's Adjusted ERA+ of 174[33] on the season also placed him in the Top 10 all-time for pitchers under the age of 21, and he became only the fourth pitcher to record this feat in the past century.[34] His strikeout rate is the highest in his league, pacing the National League at 9.81 strikeouts per nine innings.[35]

At the time after his last start of his rookie season, Fernández was in the top 10 of many pitching statistics in the National League, including sixth in strikeouts (187), first in strikeouts per nine innings (9.75) and hits allowed per nine innings (5.759), second in ERA (2.19) and Adjusted ERA+ (176), and third in WAR (6.3).[36] Fernández won the Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award and the National League Rookie of the Year Award.[37][38] He came in third place in the Cy Young Award voting behind Adam Wainwright and winner Clayton Kershaw.[39]

2014 season

Fernández started his sophomore campaign as the Opening Day starter for the Marlins, making him the youngest Opening Day starting pitcher since Dwight Gooden in 1986.[40] Fernández recorded nine strikeouts while walking none, and he joined Bob Gibson, Steve Carlton, Ferguson Jenkins, Walter Johnson, and Cy Young as the only pitchers to do so on Opening Day.[41] On May 12, Fernández was placed on the 15-day disabled list due to a right elbow sprain. An MRI revealed that the elbow had a torn ulnar collateral ligament, which prematurely ended Fernández's 2014 season.[42][43] He underwent Tommy John surgery on May 16. He made eight starts, going 4–2 with a 2.44 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 2014.[44]

2015 season

Fernández began the 2015 season on the 15-day disabled list but was later moved to the 60-day disabled list to continue recovery from Tommy John surgery.[45] It was announced by the Marlins on June 15 that he would make his season debut on July 2.[46] In his debut, Fernández recorded six strikeouts in six innings. He also hit a home run.[47] Fernández returned to the disabled list in August with a biceps strain in his pitching arm.[48] He returned to the mound in September and set a major league record for consecutive wins at home by a single pitcher with his seventeenth such win on the 25th of that month.[49][50]

2016 season

 
Fernández pitching for the Miami Marlins in spring training, 2016

To aid his recovery from Tommy John surgery, Fernández cut back on the use of his fastball during spring training in 2016 and began working on his secondary pitches.[51] Appearing as a pinch hitter in the 12th inning against the Atlanta Braves on July 1, Fernández doubled in two runs to put the Marlins ahead 7–5, which ended up being the final score. He became just the second pitcher in Marlins history to produce a game-winning hit, following Dennis Cook on August 1, 1997.[52] Fernández appeared in the 2016 MLB All-Star Game.[53]

Fernández pitched his last game on September 20. He threw eight shutout innings in a 1–0 win against the division-leading Nationals, striking out 12 batters and allowing just three hits with no walks. Afterwards, Marlins infielder Martín Prado recalled that Fernández told a teammate it was "the best game he ever pitched".[54]

He finished 2016 with an MLB-leading 12.49 strikeouts per nine innings and a new Marlins' season record of 253 strikeouts in 182+1⁄3 innings. He won 16 games, the best of his four-year career, while losing eight, with a 2.86 ERA. He had the highest line drive percentage allowed (28.0%) of all major league pitchers.[55] He also had the lowest percentage of balls pulled against him (33.3%) among major league pitchers, and led major league pitchers in lowest contact percentage (67.5%).[56][57] For his career, he had a 38–17 win–loss record for a .691 winning percentage and a 2.58 ERA.[58]

Pitching style

Fernández had four pitches in his repertoire: a four-seam fastball that averaged 94–97 miles per hour (151–156 km/h) and topped at 100.2 miles per hour (161.3 km/h),[59] a slurve[60] at 80–86 miles per hour (129–138 km/h), a changeup at 87–88 miles per hour (140–142 km/h), and an occasional sinker at 93–94 miles per hour (150–151 km/h).[61]

Personal life

Fernández considered his grandmother, Olga, the "love of his life".[62] After six years apart, Olga and José were reunited in Miami after the 2013 baseball season.[63][64] Fernandez married Alejandra Baleato Marichal, his high school sweetheart, in December 2012 in Tampa, Florida. The couple divorced in 2014.[65] On April 24, 2015, he became a citizen of the United States.[66][67]

On September 20, 2016, five days prior to his death, Fernández announced that his girlfriend Maria Arias was pregnant with their child.[68] Fernández's daughter was born in February 2017.[69]

Fernández was good friends with teammate Dee Strange-Gordon. Strange-Gordon paid tribute to him on the day after his death by wearing Fernández's batting helmet and standing in the right-hand batter's box for the first pitch from Mets' starter Bartolo Colón. He then switched sides and hit a lead-off home run, which was his only home run of the year. After rounding the bases, Strange-Gordon wept as he pointed to the sky as a tribute to his deceased friend.[70]

Death

On September 25, 2016, Fernández died in a pre-dawn boating crash when the 32-foot (9.8 m) boat he was piloting was speeding at 56.48 knots (65 mph) and struck the Government Cut north rock jetty off Miami Beach, Florida.[71][72] The U.S. Coast Guard found the boat, Kaught Looking,[73] at about 3:00 a.m., overturned on the jetty near South Pointe Park, and found Fernandez and two other men, Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Jesus Macias, dead at the scene.[71][74] A Florida Wildlife Commission (FWC) official confirmed that Fernández had died from the blunt impact of the crash.[75] The commission received a toxicology report from the medical examiner of Miami-Dade County, but opted not to release the results.[76] On October 28, 2016, ESPN obtained the autopsy and toxicology reports, which determined that Fernández had cocaine in his system and was legally drunk (DWI) at the time of the crash.[77]

The Marlins canceled their game against the Atlanta Braves that day.[70] Teams around the major leagues honored Fernández, paying tribute with a league-wide moment of silence and the display of his jersey No. 16.[78] The Miami Dolphins also observed a moment of silence before their Sunday football game against the Cleveland Browns.[79] The next day, all players wore his jersey for the final time for that night's game, a 7–3 win over the New York Mets.[80] The City of Miami and the Marlins held a public memorial and funeral procession for Fernández on September 28.[81] His ashes were scattered at sea on October 2.[82]

In a search warrant affidavit, Miami-Dade County authorities stated that a strong odor of alcohol was found on the three men who died in the crash, and evidence indicated that the boat's skipper was speeding and driving with "recklessness" that was "exacerbated by the consumption of alcohol".[83][84] The toxicology report determined that cocaine and twice the legal limit of alcohol were in Fernández's system at the time of his death.[85] In February 2017, the families of Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Jesus Macias sued Fernández's estate for $2 million each, claiming negligence and personal injury.[86] The lawsuit was settled on July 31, 2018, for an undisclosed sum.[87]

On March 16, 2017, the final investigative report on the incident confirmed that Fernández was piloting the boat at the time of the incident "in a reckless manner, at an extremely high rate of speed, in the darkness of night, in an area with known navigational hazards such as rock jetties and channel markers." The report concluded that he was legally drunk, having a blood alcohol content of 0.147%, nearly double the legal limit of 0.08%. Fernández also had cocaine in his system and had committed multiple crimes, including involuntary manslaughter, boating under the influence, vessel homicide, and reckless or careless operation of a vessel.[88][89][90] Fernández family attorney Ralph Fernandez (no relation to the deceased) challenged the findings of the final report, claiming that Fernández was framed as the boat pilot and that someone had spiked his drink with cocaine.[91]

Prior to the investigative report, there had been talks about honoring Fernández with a statue, streets named after him, and plaques throughout the city.[92] Today, a plaque showing his jersey No. 16, years of birth and death, and a black ribbon is displayed outside of LoanDepot Park.[93]

See also

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josé, fernández, pitcher, left, handed, pitcher, josé, fernández, pitcher, born, 1993, this, spanish, name, first, paternal, surname, fernández, second, maternal, family, name, gomez, josé, delfín, fernández, gómez, july, 1992, september, 2016, cuban, american. For the left handed pitcher see Jose Fernandez pitcher born 1993 In this Spanish name the first or paternal surname is Fernandez and the second or maternal family name is Gomez Jose Delfin Fernandez Gomez July 31 1992 September 25 2016 was a Cuban American professional baseball pitcher who played four seasons in Major League Baseball MLB He was a member of the Miami Marlins from 2013 until his death in 2016 He stood 6 feet 3 inches 1 91 m tall and weighed 243 pounds 110 kg during his playing career He was affectionately known as Nino to his teammates and fans due to the youthful exuberance with which he played the game 1 2 Jose FernandezFernandez with the Miami Marlins in 2014PitcherBorn 1992 07 31 July 31 1992Santa Clara CubaDied September 25 2016 2016 09 25 aged 24 Miami Beach Florida U S Batted RightThrew RightMLB debutApril 7 2013 for the Miami MarlinsLast MLB appearanceSeptember 20 2016 for the Miami MarlinsMLB statisticsWin loss record38 17Earned run average2 58Strikeouts589TeamsMiami Marlins 2013 2016 Career highlights and awards2 All Star 2013 2016 NL Rookie of the Year 2013 Fernandez was born in Santa Clara Cuba He made three unsuccessful attempts at defecting to the United States before he finally succeeded in 2008 He enrolled at Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa Florida and was selected by the Marlins in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft Fernandez made his MLB debut with the Marlins on April 7 2013 He was named to the 2013 National League All Star Team and won the National League NL Rookie of the Month Award in July and August After the season he won the NL Rookie of the Year Award and finished third in Cy Young Award balloting He underwent Tommy John surgery during the 2014 season and was named to his second All Star Game in 2016 Fernandez was the captain when he and two other men were killed in a pre dawn boating crash into a jetty off the coast of Miami Beach Florida on September 25 2016 Contents 1 Early life 2 Professional baseball career 2 1 Draft and minor leagues 2 2 Miami Marlins 2013 2016 2 2 1 2013 season Rookie of the Year 2 2 2 2014 season 2 2 3 2015 season 2 2 4 2016 season 3 Pitching style 4 Personal life 5 Death 6 See also 7 References 8 External linksEarly life EditFernandez grew up in Santa Clara Cuba where he lived on the same street as his friend and future Major League Baseball MLB shortstop Aledmys Diaz 3 They played for the same youth baseball team and Diaz s father and uncle encouraged Fernandez s mother to bring him to the ballpark Fernandez commented that he pursued a professional baseball career because Diaz s uncle had been an influence early in his life 4 5 Ramon Jimenez Fernandez s stepfather defected from Cuba in 2005 settling in Tampa Florida On three occasions Jose unsuccessfully attempted to defect each failed defection attempt was followed by a prison term On his fourth attempt in 2007 Jose successfully defected at age 15 with his mother and sister Jose s mother fell overboard when the boat hit turbulent waters and he dove into the water to save her life 6 They reached Mexico and then moved to Tampa in 2008 7 Ramon knew Orlando Chinea a coach who lived in the Tampa area Chinea had trained some of Cuba s top pitchers before he defected to Tampa Ramon had Jose train with Chinea 8 He attended Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa Florida 9 Playing on the high school baseball team Jose was part of the Florida Class 6A state champions in his sophomore and senior seasons 10 Before his senior year in 2011 the Florida High School Athletic Association ruled that Fernandez was ineligible clarification needed as he entered the ninth grade while in Cuba in 2006 and had therefore exhausted his eligibility MLB s Cincinnati Reds were prepared to sign Fernandez as an international free agent to a 1 3 million signing bonus Fernandez won an appeal and was declared eligible for his senior year ending Cincinnati s pursuit 11 clarification needed As a senior Fernandez pitched to a 13 1 win loss record with a 2 35 earned run average ERA and 134 strikeouts He also threw two no hitters 10 He was committed to play baseball at the University of South Florida 12 Professional baseball career EditDraft and minor leagues Edit The Florida Marlins selected Fernandez 14th overall in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft 9 Fernandez signed with the Marlins receiving a 2 million signing bonus 10 After he signed with the Marlins he made one start for the Gulf Coast Marlins of the Rookie level Gulf Coast League and one start for the Jamestown Jammers of the Class A Short Season New York Penn League 13 Fernandez in the minor leagues with the Jupiter Hammerheads 2012 Pitching for the Greensboro Grasshoppers of the Class A South Atlantic League SAL to start the 2012 season Fernandez threw the first six innings of a combined no hitter 9 He was twice named the SAL pitcher of the week 14 Fernandez was named to appear in the 2012 All Star Futures Game 15 After pitching to a 7 0 win loss record and a 1 59 ERA in 14 games for Greensboro the Marlins promoted Fernandez to the Jupiter Hammerheads of the Class A Advanced Florida State League 13 He finished the 2012 season with a 14 1 win loss record a 1 75 ERA and 158 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched at Greensboro and Jupiter He was named the Marlins Minor League Pitcher of the Year 16 Miami Marlins 2013 2016 Edit 2013 season Rookie of the Year Edit Prior to the 2013 season Baseball America ranked Fernandez as the Marlins best prospect and the fifth best prospect in all of baseball 17 18 The Marlins invited Fernandez to spring training but sent him to minor league camp before the season began However they chose to add Fernandez to their 25 man Opening Day roster due in part to injuries to Nathan Eovaldi and Henderson Alvarez 19 Also Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria hoped that promoting Fernandez would buy him goodwill with the fans following a fire sale the previous offseason 20 He was planned to be limited to approximately 150 to 170 innings during the 2013 season in order to protect his development 21 He was the second youngest National League player that season older only than the Nationals Bryce Harper 22 Fernandez made his major league debut on April 7 against the New York Mets at Citi Field 23 He pitched five innings allowing one run on three hits with eight strikeouts He became the seventh pitcher since 1916 under the age of 21 who recorded at least eight strikeouts in his MLB debut 24 Fernandez had a rough outing against the Tampa Bay Rays on May 27 Rays manager Joe Maddon took to Twitter soon after watching Fernandez pitch saying Jose Fernandez might be the best young pitcher I ve ever seen at that age I believe he will go far 25 On July 6 2013 Fernandez was selected to represent the Marlins for the National League All Star team He pitched a perfect 6th inning in the 2013 All Star Game in which he struck out Dustin Pedroia got Miguel Cabrera to pop out and struck out Chris Davis With this performance Fernandez is one of only three pitchers in the history of the All Star Game who struck out two batters prior to their 21st birthday for their All Star debut the other two being Dwight Gooden and Bob Feller 26 Fernandez struck out 13 batters in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates on July 28 earning the 3 2 victory 27 With Fernandez s 14 strikeout performance against the Cleveland Indians on August 3 2013 he became just the sixth pitcher since 2000 to strike out 13 or more batters in consecutive games 28 He established the Marlins rookie record for most strikeouts in one game For his performance in July 2013 Fernandez was named the Rookie of the Month for the National League leading all qualified rookie pitchers in ERA 29 He followed up his July by compiling a 1 15 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched in August which resulted him in receiving a second consecutive Rookie of the Month Award 30 Fernandez s rookie season was considered historic 31 32 as his 4 2 Wins Above Replacement placed him in the Top 10 player seasons among those under 21 years old since 1900 Fernandez s Adjusted ERA of 174 33 on the season also placed him in the Top 10 all time for pitchers under the age of 21 and he became only the fourth pitcher to record this feat in the past century 34 His strikeout rate is the highest in his league pacing the National League at 9 81 strikeouts per nine innings 35 At the time after his last start of his rookie season Fernandez was in the top 10 of many pitching statistics in the National League including sixth in strikeouts 187 first in strikeouts per nine innings 9 75 and hits allowed per nine innings 5 759 second in ERA 2 19 and Adjusted ERA 176 and third in WAR 6 3 36 Fernandez won the Sporting News Rookie of the Year Award and the National League Rookie of the Year Award 37 38 He came in third place in the Cy Young Award voting behind Adam Wainwright and winner Clayton Kershaw 39 2014 season Edit Fernandez started his sophomore campaign as the Opening Day starter for the Marlins making him the youngest Opening Day starting pitcher since Dwight Gooden in 1986 40 Fernandez recorded nine strikeouts while walking none and he joined Bob Gibson Steve Carlton Ferguson Jenkins Walter Johnson and Cy Young as the only pitchers to do so on Opening Day 41 On May 12 Fernandez was placed on the 15 day disabled list due to a right elbow sprain An MRI revealed that the elbow had a torn ulnar collateral ligament which prematurely ended Fernandez s 2014 season 42 43 He underwent Tommy John surgery on May 16 He made eight starts going 4 2 with a 2 44 ERA and 70 strikeouts in 2014 44 2015 season Edit Fernandez began the 2015 season on the 15 day disabled list but was later moved to the 60 day disabled list to continue recovery from Tommy John surgery 45 It was announced by the Marlins on June 15 that he would make his season debut on July 2 46 In his debut Fernandez recorded six strikeouts in six innings He also hit a home run 47 Fernandez returned to the disabled list in August with a biceps strain in his pitching arm 48 He returned to the mound in September and set a major league record for consecutive wins at home by a single pitcher with his seventeenth such win on the 25th of that month 49 50 2016 season Edit Fernandez pitching for the Miami Marlins in spring training 2016 To aid his recovery from Tommy John surgery Fernandez cut back on the use of his fastball during spring training in 2016 and began working on his secondary pitches 51 Appearing as a pinch hitter in the 12th inning against the Atlanta Braves on July 1 Fernandez doubled in two runs to put the Marlins ahead 7 5 which ended up being the final score He became just the second pitcher in Marlins history to produce a game winning hit following Dennis Cook on August 1 1997 52 Fernandez appeared in the 2016 MLB All Star Game 53 Fernandez pitched his last game on September 20 He threw eight shutout innings in a 1 0 win against the division leading Nationals striking out 12 batters and allowing just three hits with no walks Afterwards Marlins infielder Martin Prado recalled that Fernandez told a teammate it was the best game he ever pitched 54 He finished 2016 with an MLB leading 12 49 strikeouts per nine innings and a new Marlins season record of 253 strikeouts in 182 1 3 innings He won 16 games the best of his four year career while losing eight with a 2 86 ERA He had the highest line drive percentage allowed 28 0 of all major league pitchers 55 He also had the lowest percentage of balls pulled against him 33 3 among major league pitchers and led major league pitchers in lowest contact percentage 67 5 56 57 For his career he had a 38 17 win loss record for a 691 winning percentage and a 2 58 ERA 58 Pitching style EditFernandez had four pitches in his repertoire a four seam fastball that averaged 94 97 miles per hour 151 156 km h and topped at 100 2 miles per hour 161 3 km h 59 a slurve 60 at 80 86 miles per hour 129 138 km h a changeup at 87 88 miles per hour 140 142 km h and an occasional sinker at 93 94 miles per hour 150 151 km h 61 Personal life EditFernandez considered his grandmother Olga the love of his life 62 After six years apart Olga and Jose were reunited in Miami after the 2013 baseball season 63 64 Fernandez married Alejandra Baleato Marichal his high school sweetheart in December 2012 in Tampa Florida The couple divorced in 2014 65 On April 24 2015 he became a citizen of the United States 66 67 On September 20 2016 five days prior to his death Fernandez announced that his girlfriend Maria Arias was pregnant with their child 68 Fernandez s daughter was born in February 2017 69 Fernandez was good friends with teammate Dee Strange Gordon Strange Gordon paid tribute to him on the day after his death by wearing Fernandez s batting helmet and standing in the right hand batter s box for the first pitch from Mets starter Bartolo Colon He then switched sides and hit a lead off home run which was his only home run of the year After rounding the bases Strange Gordon wept as he pointed to the sky as a tribute to his deceased friend 70 Death EditOn September 25 2016 Fernandez died in a pre dawn boating crash when the 32 foot 9 8 m boat he was piloting was speeding at 56 48 knots 65 mph and struck the Government Cut north rock jetty off Miami Beach Florida 71 72 The U S Coast Guard found the boat Kaught Looking 73 at about 3 00 a m overturned on the jetty near South Pointe Park and found Fernandez and two other men Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Jesus Macias dead at the scene 71 74 A Florida Wildlife Commission FWC official confirmed that Fernandez had died from the blunt impact of the crash 75 The commission received a toxicology report from the medical examiner of Miami Dade County but opted not to release the results 76 On October 28 2016 ESPN obtained the autopsy and toxicology reports which determined that Fernandez had cocaine in his system and was legally drunk DWI at the time of the crash 77 The Marlins canceled their game against the Atlanta Braves that day 70 Teams around the major leagues honored Fernandez paying tribute with a league wide moment of silence and the display of his jersey No 16 78 The Miami Dolphins also observed a moment of silence before their Sunday football game against the Cleveland Browns 79 The next day all players wore his jersey for the final time for that night s game a 7 3 win over the New York Mets 80 The City of Miami and the Marlins held a public memorial and funeral procession for Fernandez on September 28 81 His ashes were scattered at sea on October 2 82 In a search warrant affidavit Miami Dade County authorities stated that a strong odor of alcohol was found on the three men who died in the crash and evidence indicated that the boat s skipper was speeding and driving with recklessness that was exacerbated by the consumption of alcohol 83 84 The toxicology report determined that cocaine and twice the legal limit of alcohol were in Fernandez s system at the time of his death 85 In February 2017 the families of Eduardo Rivero and Emilio Jesus Macias sued Fernandez s estate for 2 million each claiming negligence and personal injury 86 The lawsuit was settled on July 31 2018 for an undisclosed sum 87 On March 16 2017 the final investigative report on the incident confirmed that Fernandez was piloting the boat at the time of the incident in a reckless manner at an extremely high rate of speed in the darkness of night in an area with known navigational hazards such as rock jetties and channel markers The report concluded that he was legally drunk having a blood alcohol content of 0 147 nearly double the legal limit of 0 08 Fernandez also had cocaine in his system and had committed multiple crimes including involuntary manslaughter boating under the influence vessel homicide and reckless or careless operation of a vessel 88 89 90 Fernandez family attorney Ralph Fernandez no relation to the deceased challenged the findings of the final report claiming that Fernandez was framed as the boat pilot and that someone had spiked his drink with cocaine 91 Prior to the investigative report there had been talks about honoring Fernandez with a statue streets named after him and plaques throughout the city 92 Today a plaque showing his jersey No 16 years of birth and death and a black ribbon is displayed outside of LoanDepot Park 93 See also Edit Baseball portal Cuba portal Biography portalList of baseball players who defected from Cuba List of baseball players who died during their careers List of Major League Baseball players from Cuba List of Miami Marlins team records Miami Marlins award winners and league leadersReferences Edit Jose Fernandez s teammates honor late pitcher with mural in Brazil Miami Herald Archived from the original on July 27 2018 Retrieved March 11 2017 Giancarlo Stanton pays tribute to Jose Fernandez with graffiti art in Brazil Sun Sentinel Archived from the 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