Likeable guy, hope his family will be set

Clint Hurdle's statement is great

Terrible. So sad.

I don't know much about the kid, why was he "good for MLB" - just a nice guy? Great talent? Community?

It's also so odd that several MLB players have died in speed boat accidents...

RIP...

He was beloved in the Miami community and had so much fun on the field, he fought three times to escape Cuba and get to the US (one time saving his mom after she fell overboard), and he was already one of the league's best pitchers at only 24.

Here's a video from two years ago when his grandmother finally got to see him pitch:

Philly the Kid wrote:Terrible. So sad.

I don't know much about the kid, why was he "good for MLB" - just a nice guy? Great talent? Community?

It's also so odd that several MLB players have died in speed boat accidents...

RIP...

He was on a fishing boat not a speed boat.

well this is heartbreaking. One of the good guys. RIP.

BigEd76 wrote:He was beloved in the Miami community and had so much fun on the field, he fought three times to escape Cuba and get to the US (one time saving his mom after she fell overboard), and he was already one of the league's best pitchers at only 24.

Here's a video from two years ago when his grandmother finally got to see him pitch:

I didn't know his story - gut wrenching for this kid to be gone so young... terrible...

BigEd76 wrote:He was beloved in the Miami community and had so much fun on the field, he fought three times to escape Cuba and get to the US (one time saving his mom after she fell overboard), and he was already one of the league's best pitchers at only 24.

I was reading something about James Dean yesterday and this just reminded me of him. He also died at 24 in similar circumstances.

can't be understated the impact on the game of baseball this is. The guy just loved the game...was such a unique talent and was already at the pinnacle of the game at age 24...who knows how far he could have gone. This is really just awful and sad and tragic.

bleh wrote:

BigEd76 wrote:He was beloved in the Miami community and had so much fun on the field, he fought three times to escape Cuba and get to the US (one time saving his mom after she fell overboard), and he was already one of the league's best pitchers at only 24.

I was reading something about James Dean yesterday and this just reminded me of him. He also died at 24 in similar circumstances.

He crashed his fishing boat into a pier?

Went mentally blank trying to process this when I was told about it. Forget the fact that he had what seemed like the whole world in his future he also seemed like a great kid from the outside. Just sickening feeling and sorry. RIP.

I was opening some 2013 baseball cards (Topps Chrome) last night to find the redemptions before they expire on Friday. Anyway, I got two Fernandez auto redemptions (one was a gold refractor) and was really excited thinking how good he's been and how good he should continue to be (he was one of my favorite non-Phillies, division be damned). Amazing how much that outlook changed by the time I woke up this morning.

RIP Jose

Dee Gordon:

Just announced everyone on the team will wear #16 tonight

Pittfan03 wrote:I'll have to read the case documentation to see what exactly happened, but people run over jetty's all the time, especially at night. Some of them are submerged during high tides, and others are permanently above water. These looked to be above water, and not wearing life jackets is really dumb. Such a tragedy.

Thing I read said he died from trauma, so I don't know that the life jacket would have done anything

Now Miami announced they're retiring #16. Almost unheard of for someone that played less than four seasons in his career, but certainly understood

Deserving for what he meant to that entire community. Even though he was only here for a little while he showed more greatness than most pitchers can ever hope to. It was something close to a guilty pleasure watching him even when he was dominating the Phillies just because of the flair and electricity he had. He along with Kershaw were my two favorite pitchers to watch in the game. God only knows how good he would've became.

BigEd76 wrote:Dee Gordon:

goes yard to lead off the game tonight for Miami

first HR in 303 ABs. And then he cried all the way around the bases and through his teammates in the dugout. Not a dry eye in my apartment either.