Jose fernandez net worth

PRINCETON, New Jersey — The day is September 26, 2016. The Miami Marlins are coming back for their first game since a tragedy struck their locker room. A dear friend and star pitcher Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident the previous weekend, hitting every player on the team hard. One player, Dee Gordon, was hit especially hard being one of Fernandez’s closest friends on the team.

Gordon made sure to honor his friend in his first at-bat, taking the first pitch from Mets pitcher Bartolo Colon batting right-handed and imitating Fernandez’s batting stance. What no one expected was two pitches later, now batting in his traditional left-handed stance, Gordon would send his first home run of the season into the rightfield seats and just his sixth home run of his career up to that season. As he emotionally rounded the bases Gordon was flooding with cheers and praise from his teammates in the dugout, coaches and fans, along with hugs once he sat back down. This moment in baseball history steps away from the tragedy of Fernandez’s death and instead celebrates the life of a

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