Baseball world mourns death of Miami Marlins star Jose Fernandez

“‘When I think about Jose, it’s going to be thinking about a little kid”, Mattingly said. “He was one of the people that bring people to the ballpark because they loved to see him play and see him perform”. “There was such joy in him when he played”. The Marlins canceled Sunday’s game against the Braves, and inside their empty stadium, a solitary black cap rested atop the pitcher’s mound, a white No. 16 painted on the slope.

Fernandez was originally scheduled to start on Monday (EST), but the team announced over the weekend he would skip that start and pitch Tuesday’s (EST) opening game of a series against the New York Mets.

“Deep in our hearts there is a lot of pain”, third baseman Martin Prado said.

The capsized boat has not yet been turned upright, “but of what we saw, the top of the boat – which is still under water – appears to be severely damaged”, Veloz said, adding that the vessel is a “total loss”.

“All of baseball is shocked and saddened by the sudden passing of Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez”, said MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred.

Loria says that “sadly, the brightest lights are often the ones that extinguish the fastest”.

Mattingly, 55, looked distraught as he struggled to find the right words to honor Fernandez, 24, who died in a boating accident earlier in the day.

It came as no surprise to learn later that he batted.235 this season, and that one of his hits was a pinch-hit, two-run double in the 12th inning of a victory over the Atlanta Braves on July 1. “It does appear to be that they were coming at full speed when they encountered the jetty, and the accident happened”.

Fernandez died from trauma and not drowning, Veloz said, who added there was no immediate indication that alcohol or drugs were a cause in the crash.

The Miami Dolphins said they would have a moment of silence before their game in nearby Miami Gardens on Sunday afternoon to remember Fernandez. He was just 24 years old.

Fernandez was killed as a result of the impact of the crash, and did not drown, Lorenzo Veloz, an official with the Florida Wildlife Commission, confirmed to USA TODAY Sports.

The identities of the two other victims were not released. He threw two no-hitters in his senior year, an impressive enough high school career to make him a first round draft pick for the Marlins in 2011. “Our thoughts and prayers are with his family, the Miami Marlins organisation and all of the people he touched in his life”.

The premature and tragic death of Jose Fernandez will have far-reaching effects in the baseball world and, in the aftermath, players and other personnel from various teams and backgrounds have weighed in to express their condolences for the fallen Miami Marlins pitcher.

Fernandez, along with two other men whose names are being withheld until their families can be notified, was found dead early Sunday morning after the Coast Guard discovered their 32-foot boat turned upside down on the north end of rocky terrain at the entrance of Miami Harbor.

Our thoughts at FanSided are certainly with the family and friends of Jose Fernandez.