The baseball world was rocked Sunday morning with the news that Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez was dead at the age of 24.
Fernandez was one of three killed when their boat struck a jetty and overturned. Their bodies were discovered by the Coast Guard around 3:15 a.m. Sunday.
"It's been a tough day for everyone," Marlins president of baseball operations Michael Hill said during a Sunday afternoon news conference that included Marlins players, team president David Samson and manager Don Mattingly. "Everyone reflects on their history with Jose. I think back to seeing that precocious, young high school senior in the All-Star Game and sitting at his kitchen table as we attempted to sign him.