Marlins ace killed in boating incident

[rocket surgeon]

I haven't been much of a fan of baseball for the past couple years, but this is a tragedy in the world of sports...24 year old with his whole career in front of him...sad...prayers to the family and friends

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17632541/miami-marlins-ace-jose-fernandez-dies-boating-accident

[TAMU, Knower of Ball]

I haven't been much of a fan of baseball for the past couple years, but this is a tragedy in the world of sports...24 year old with his whole career in front of him...sad...prayers to the family and friends

http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17632541/miami-marlins-ace-jose-fernandez-dies-boating-accident

Just announced his girlfriend is pregnant this week too.

[TallTitan34]

[JWags85]

That gif is amazing.  The other two that stand out, though I can't find them right now are last month where he got BUCKLED swinging at a massive curve, and he's on one knee just laughing and smiling while complimenting the pitcher.  And then in the midst of a "skirmish" probably because he didn't follow the stodgy old rules of baseball, he's in the middle laughing as people are freaking out all around him.

He's going to be missed.  This is one of those "what could have been..." stories that we will talk about 25 years from now.

[wadesworld]

That gif is amazing.  The other two that stand out, though I can't find them right now are last month where he got BUCKLED swinging at a massive curve, and he's on one knee just laughing and smiling while complimenting the pitcher.  And then in the midst of a "skirmish" probably because he didn't follow the stodgy old rules of baseball, he's in the middle laughing as people are freaking out all around him.

He's going to be missed.  This is one of those "what could have been..." stories that we will talk about 25 years from now.

On the first thing you're talking about you can see him saying, "WHAT WAS THAT?!" before the ball is even in the catcher's glove.  It looked like it was a slider that he expected to curve down into the zone but stayed up at the letters.

[wadesworld]

Classy of the Mets.  Great words by Giancarlo.

http://deadspin.com/the-marlins-honored-jose-fernandez-before-tonights-game-1787110547

Dee Gordon hit his first home run of the season in the first at bat for the Marlins.

http://www.foxsports.com/mlb/story/marlins-dee-gordon-breaks-down-into-tears-after-hitting-lead-off-home-run-092616