José Fernández was a special talent. His former teammates remembered him as a special person.
Fernández died in a boating accident in September 2016 at the age of 24. On this day five years ago, Fernández pitched an absolute gem in what would be the final appearance of his career in a 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals.
The Miami Marlins were looking to clinch the three-game series against Washington as the teams arrived at Marlins Park on Sept. 20, 2016. In what turned out to be an outstanding pitching effort from both starters, Fernandez was just a little bit better than Washington’s Tanner Roark.