By Curt Anderson, The Associated Press
MIAMI — A Miami bar and restaurant is confirming that Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was a patron at the establishment before he and two friends were killed in a boat crash.
A spokeswoman for American Social Bar & Restaurant confirmed Tuesday in an email that Fernandez was there before the accident. The statement did not say whether Fernandez had been drinking or what time he left. The bar is along the Miami River and allows boats to dock alongside.
The 24-year-old Fernandez died when the boat he owned slammed early Sunday into a rock jetty just off South Beach.