# Marlins Jose Fernandez killed in boating accident **URL:** \ **Category:** The Game Room\ **Created:** [September 25, 2016, 1:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816 "2016-09-25T13:49:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 9\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Skammer](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skammer/32/143_2.png) [@Skammer](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skammer)\ **Post date:** [September 26, 2016, 9:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/41 "2016-09-26T21:04:27Z")
> [@BlankSlate](#): > > If you’re a mlb pitcher, don’t get on a boat in Florida. 23 years ago, two Cleveland Indians pitchers (Steve Olin and Tim Crews) were killed in a boating accident in Florida. Pitcher Bobby Ojeda was also on the boat, but survived with a serious scalp injury. > > Man, watching Don Mattingly in tears was tough. What a senseless tragedy. > > [Jose Fernandez](Jose Fernandez) nifty defensive play. Holy crap, that was 23 years ago? It’s the first thing I thought of when I heard the news and I wondered why it wasn’t being mentioned. I guess because only us Old People remember it. ---
**Author:** ![running\_coach](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/running_coach/32/15836_2.png) [@running\_coach](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/running_coach)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 4:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/42 "2016-09-27T16:45:19Z")
[Marlins pay tribute to Fernandez.](http://mashable.com/2016/09/26/jose-fernandez-jerseys/) > [@](#): > > A day after José Fernández died in a boating accident, the Miami Marlins players will pay tribute to their young pitcher by all wearing his jersey number against the Mets on Monday night. > > Employees of Majestic, Major League Baseball’s jersey manufacturer, stayed up all night making the jerseys for Monday’s game, per Clark Spencer of the Miami Herald. They were shipped from Philadelphia and arrived about an hour before game time. > > This could also mark the last time a member of the Marlins wears No. 16. Team owner Jeffrey Loria said Monday that no one will wear Fernández’s number again, effectively — but unofficially — retiring the number. ---
**Author:** ![Teuton](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/teuton/32/3864_2.png) [@Teuton](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Teuton)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 9:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/43 "2016-09-27T21:35:29Z")
I don’t follow baseball at all, but I know this guy from [this gif](http://i.imgur.com/2kovnX2.gifv) - amazing reaction catch. What a tragedy, and an utter loss to sport. ---
**Author:** ![Superdude](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/superdude/32/13450_2.png) [@Superdude](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superdude)\ **Post date:** [September 27, 2016, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/44 "2016-09-27T22:05:58Z")
I love that gif. His smile and the disbelief from the batter… ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 3:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/45 "2016-09-28T15:46:06Z")
> [@Skammer](#): > > Holy crap, that was 23 years ago? It’s the first thing I thought of when I heard the news and I wondered why it wasn’t being mentioned. I guess because only us Old People remember it. Also because it was in the spring, before the season. Also because they weren’t particularly stars. They _were_ the first active-roster major leaguers to die since Munson. ---
**Author:** ![Peremensoe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ce7236/32.png) [@Peremensoe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Peremensoe)\ **Post date:** [September 28, 2016, 3:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/46 "2016-09-28T15:49:32Z")
> [@Teuton](#): > > I don’t follow baseball at all, but I know this guy from [this gif](http://i.imgur.com/2kovnX2.gifv) - amazing reaction catch. What a tragedy, and an utter loss to sport. > [@Superdude](#): > > I love that gif. His smile and the disbelief from the batter… That really was a great moment. ---
**Author:** ![PastTense](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pasttense/32/14550_2.png) [@PastTense](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PastTense)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2016, 6:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/47 "2016-10-26T18:43:34Z")
Sounds like he was drunk and driving the boat at high speed, according to investigations: > **[Jose Fernandez, companions had strong odor of alcohol after fatal crash](https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/article110563512.html)** > > Miami Marlins pitcher Jose Fernandez and two other men who perished in a violent boat crash off of South Beach last month all had a strong odor of alcohol on them when their bodies were examined by the medical examiner, according to a search warrant... ---
**Author:** ![dalej42](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/67e7ee/32.png) [@dalej42](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dalej42)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 7:02pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/48 "2016-10-29T19:02:35Z")
Alcohol and cocaine found in his body. Wonderful. > **[Autopsy shows cocaine in Fernandez's system](https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/17919178/toxicology-report-shows-jose-fernandez-had-alcohol-cocaine-system-deadly-boating-crash?ex_cid=espnfb&sf40286295=1)** > > Jose Fernandez had cocaine in his system, and his blood alcohol content was twice the legal limit at the time of his deadly boating crash, according to a toxicology report obtained by ESPN. ---
**Author:** ![Happy\_Lendervedder](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/happy_lendervedder/32/8488_2.png) [@Happy\_Lendervedder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Happy_Lendervedder)\ **Post date:** [October 29, 2016, 7:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816/49 "2016-10-29T19:08:57Z")
Most people did stupid shit in their 20s. This is no less tragic after this revelation. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/marlins-jose-fernandez-killed-in-boating-accident/766816.md?page=2)