Jose Fernandez killed in boating accident; had drugs in system

[Tecumseh]

I can not believe this. I just woke up to hear this news. So incredibly sad and unbelievable. RIP

 

[John Price]

Wow. Terrible news.

Rip

 

[JaysCyYoung]

One of the most talented young pitchers of his generation. I'm feeling absolutely devastated right now. The fact that he revealed that his girlfriend was pregnant last week only adds to the depth of the tragedy.

Stunning.

 

[spintheblackcircle]

 

[SladeWilson23]

RIP..

Such a tragic end for him.

 

[Wolfpuck]

That's horrible news to wake up to. I can't imagine what his family is going through.

 

[rangerssharks414]

Ugh...

 

[542365]

That's absolutely unbelievable. Devastating for his girlfriend and their future child, his family, and really anyone who enjoys Major League Baseball. He could've had a HoF career when it was all said and done. The world has lost some incredible talent in 2016.

 

[Dabeast]

Horrible

 

[spintheblackcircle]

Miami Marlins' Jose Fernandez, widely considered to be among the best pitchers in Major League Baseball, was killed when a boat that had apparently been speeding crashed into a jetty outside Miami Harbor, authorities said.

Fernandez was one of three males killed, authorities said. Two were found in the 32-foot boat and one in the water, the Miami-Dade County Sheriff Lorenzo Velos said at a press conference Sunday morning. None of the three were wearing life vests, Velos said.

The other victims appear to be friends of the pitcher and were not teammates, the sheriff said, adding that Fernandez was not the boat's owner and had not been driving it. He said the boat's owner has been stopped before for safety violations.

The sheriff said there was no obvious indication that alcohol or drugs were involved in the accident but that autopsies could help to determine that.

http://abcnews.go.com/Sports/star-p...ed-boating-accident-reports/story?id=42340869

 

[Eyedea]

This is the saddest sports headline to wake up to.

 

[Muston Atthews]

Damn. rip

 

[Dr Pepper]

Just saw it on my Facebook feed. Unreal.

RIP Jose.

 

[Cassano]

Heartbroken. RIP

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

He said the boat's owner has been stopped before for safety violations.

This just makes me even sicker about the situation.

 

[Quid Pro Clowe]

Sickening. Words can't describe how unreal this is.

 

[Terry Yake]

oh my god

woke up to this news and i'm sitting here just shocked. hearing that something like this happened just makes your stomach drop. it really doesn't feel like that long ago that we lost nick adenhart in a similar manner and hearing this news brought back that same terrible feeling

as if him only being 24 and one of the best pitchers in the game don't already make it tragic, the fact that he leaves behind a pregnant girlfriend makes this 100x more tragic. i can't even begin to think what they are going through

RIP

 

[MurrayBannerman]

Forget about playing ability. Jose Fernandez was one of the best PEOPLE in baseball. This is the worst thing that's happened to the game in a long time.

 

[Tecumseh]

It's got to be the worst I've felt since the Nick Adenhart tragedy. There really is nothing that I could add. Feels like a punch in the stomach

 

[rangerssharks414]

Forget about playing ability. Jose Fernandez was one of the best PEOPLE in baseball. This is the worst thing that's happened to the game in a long time.

He seemed to enjoy the game more than everyone else too.

 

[The Night King]

Can't believe it. What horrible news to wake up to.

 

[DonskoiDonscored]

Holy ****. RIP Jose. We just lost a future HoFer and a great person.

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

The tragedy of this is honestly unbelievable. We as baseball fans lost what was and would have continued to be one of the best and nicest players in the sport. It is truly shocking, and I cannot remember the last death of this magnitude in any sport.

 

[Marc the Habs Fan]

It is truly shocking, and I cannot remember the last death of this magnitude in any sport.

Sean Taylor in 2007. Also 24 years old. Pro bowler.

That would be the closest in terms of how great he was at what he did and the age he was killed.

 

[99GoHabsGo99]

Live streaming press conference right now:

Whole team is standing behind.

It's heartbreaking they are breaking down crying

http://m.marlins.mlb.com/mia/video/v1175885483