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Jonah Keri remembers Jose Fernandez
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The baseball world suffered a great tragedy on Sunday, as Marlins ace Jose Fernandez and two other young men were killed in a boating accident off the Florida coast. Fernandez was only 24.
Monday evening new details about the accident emerged. Contrary to what authorities originally announced, Fernandez did own the boat, according to David Ovalle, Chabeli Herrera, and David Smily of the Miami Herald. From their report:
Initially, on Sunday, an FWC officer said the boat was not Fernández's, but belonged to "a friend of Jose's who is very well connected to several Marlins players.