He was the young fun, charismatic pitcher we hated for our team to be facing. Jose was full of life and competitiveness when he stepped on the baseball diamond. Did not matter if he was striking out 13, or hitting a home run and starring at it. He had a passion for the game you could just see in the greats.
Joe Maddon was once quoted as saying "Jose Fernandez might be the best young pitcher I've ever seen, at that age. I believe he will go far". That was in his rookie year. Jose could have possibly turned in a HOF career with his dominate stuff.
Jose Fernandez died last night/early this morning off the coast of Miami. He was 24 yrs old and had a lifetime of baseball and just living to do. Thank you Jose for putting on a great show the little time you were with us. RIP, The baseball world will miss you.
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