A portion of 17th Avenue near Marlins Park has been renamed Jose Fernandez Avenue after a vote Tuesday by Miami-Dade commissioners.
Commissioner Bruno Barreiro was the sponsor behind the street being renamed for the 24-year-old Fernandez, who was killed in a boating accident along with two friends on Sept. 25.
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The move may be surprising to some after it was revealed Fernandez was legally drunk and had cocaine in his system at the time of his death, but Barreiro said Fernandez should be remembered for the positive impact he had.