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Early life [ edit ]

Fernández grew up in Santa Clara, Cuba , where he lived on the same street as his friend and future Major League Baseball  (MLB) shortstop  Aledmys Díaz .[3]  They played for the same youth baseball team, and Díaz's father and uncle encouraged Fernández's mother to bring him to the ballpark. Fernández commented that he pursued a professional baseball  career because Díaz's uncle had been an influence early in his life.[4] [5]

Ramón Jiménez, Fernández's stepfather, defected  from Cuba  in 2005, settling in Tampa, Florida . On three occasions, José unsuccessfully attempted to defect; each failed defection attempt was followed by a prison term. On his fourth attempt in 2007, José successfully defected at age 15 with his mother and sister. José's mother fell overboard when the boat hit turbulent waters, and he dove into the water to save her life.[6]  They reached Mexico and then moved to Tampa in 2008.[7]

Ramon knew Orlando Chinea, a coach  who lived in the Tampa area. Chinea had trained some of Cuba's top pitchers before he defected to Tampa. Ramon had José train with Chinea.[8]  He attended Braulio Alonso High School  in Tampa, Florida.[9]  Playing on the high school baseball team, José was part of the Florida Class 6A state champions in his sophomore and senior seasons.[10]  Before his senior year in 2011, the Florida High School Athletic Association  ruled that Fernández was ineligible,[clarification needed ] as he entered the ninth grade  while in Cuba in 2006 and had therefore exhausted his eligibility. MLB's Cincinnati Reds  were prepared to sign Fernández as an international free agent  to a $1.3 million signing bonus . Fernández won an appeal and was declared eligible for his senior year, ending Cincinnati's pursuit.[11] [clarification needed ] As a senior, Fernández pitched to a 13–1 win–loss record  with a 2.35 earned run average  (ERA) and 134 strikeouts . He also threw two no-hitters .[10]

Professional baseball career [ edit ]

Draft and minor leagues [ edit ]

The Florida Marlins  selected Fernández 14th overall in the first round of the 2011 MLB draft .[9]  Fernández signed with the Marlins, receiving a $2 million signing bonus.[10]  After he signed with the Marlins, he made one start for the Gulf Coast Marlins  of the Rookie-level  Gulf Coast League , and one start for the Jamestown Jammers  of the Class A-Short Season  New York–Penn League .[12]

Fernández in the minor leagues with the Jupiter Hammerheads , 2012

Pitching for the Greensboro Grasshoppers  of the Class A  South Atlantic League  (SAL) to start the 2012 season, Fernández threw the first six innings of a combined no-hitter .[9]  He was twice named the SAL pitcher of the week.[13]  Fernández was named to appear in the 2012 All-Star Futures Game .[14]  After pitching to a 7–0 win–loss record and a 1.59 ERA in 14 games for Greensboro, the Marlins promoted Fernández to the Jupiter Hammerheads  of the Class A-Advanced  Florida State League .[12]  He finished the 2012 season with a 14–1 win–loss record, a 1.75 ERA, and 158 strikeouts in 134 innings pitched  at Greensboro and Jupiter. He was named the Marlins' Minor League Pitcher of the Year.[15]

Miami Marlins [ edit ]

2013 season: Rookie of the Year [ edit ]

Prior to the 2013 season, Baseball America  ranked Fernández as the Marlins' best prospect  and the fifth best prospect in all of baseball.[16] [17]  The Marlins invited Fernández to spring training  but sent him to minor league camp before the season began. However, they chose to add Fernández to their 25-man Opening Day  roster, due in part to injuries to Nathan Eovaldi  and Henderson Álvarez .[18]  Also, Marlins owner Jeffrey Loria  hoped that promoting Fernández would buy him goodwill with the fans, following a fire sale  the previous offseason.[19]  He was planned to be limited to approximately 150 to 170 innings during the 2013 season in order to protect his development.[20]  He was the second youngest National League player that season, older only than the Nationals' Bryce Harper .[21]

Fernández made his major league debut on April 7 against the New York Mets  at Citi Field.[22]  He pitched five innings , allowing one run  on three hits  with eight strikeouts. He became the seventh pitcher since 1916 under the age of 21 who recorded at least eight strikeouts in his MLB debut.[23]  Fernández had a rough outing against the Tampa Bay Rays  on May 27. Rays' manager Joe Maddon  took to Twitter  soon after watching Fernández pitch, saying, "José Fernández might be the best young pitcher I've ever seen, at that age. I believe he will go far."[24]

On July 6, 2013, Fernández was selected to represent the Marlins for the National League All-Star team. He pitched a perfect 6th inning in the 2013 All-Star Game  in which he struck out Dustin Pedroia , got Miguel Cabrera  to pop out, and struck out Chris Davis . With this performance, Fernández is one of only three pitchers in the history of the All-Star Game who struck out two batters prior to their 21st birthday for their All-Star debut, the other two being Dwight Gooden  and Bob Feller .[25]

Fernández struck out 13 batters in a game against the Pittsburgh Pirates  on July 28, earning the 3–2 victory.[26]  With Fernández's 14-strikeout performance against the Cleveland Indians  on August 3, 2013, he became just the sixth pitcher since 2000 to strike out 13 or more batters in consecutive games.[27]  He established the Marlins' rookie record for most strikeouts in one game. For his performance in July 2013, Fernández was named the Rookie of the Month  for the National League, leading all qualified rookie pitchers in ERA.[28]  He followed up his July by compiling a 1.15 ERA with 49 strikeouts in 39 innings pitched in August, which resulted him in receiving a second consecutive Rookie of the Month Award.[29]

Fernández's rookie season was considered historic[30] [31]  as his 4.2 Wins Above Replacement  placed him in the Top 10 player seasons among those under 21 years old since 1900. Fernández's Adjusted ERA+  of 174[32]  on the season also placed him in the Top 10 all-time for pitchers under the age of 21, and he became only the fourth pitcher to record this feat in the past century.[33]  His strikeout rate is the highest in his league, pacing the National League at 9.81 strikeouts per nine innings.[34]

At the time after his last start of his rookie season, Fernández was in the top 10 of many pitching statistics in the National League, including sixth in strikeouts (187), first in strikeouts per nine innings (9.75) and hits allowed per nine innings (5.759), second in ERA (2.19) and Adjusted ERA+ (176), and third in WAR  (6.3).[35]  Fernández won the Sporting News  Rookie of the Year Award  and the National League Rookie of the Year Award .[36] [37]  He came in third place in the Cy Young Award  voting behind Adam Wainwright  and winner Clayton Kershaw .[38]

Fernández was good friends with teammate  Dee Gordon . Gordon paid tribute to him on the day after his death by wearing Fernández's batting helmet and standing in the right-hand batter's box for the first pitch from Mets' starter  Bartolo Colón . He then switched sides and hit a lead-off home run, which was his only home run of the year. After rounding the bases, Gordon wept as he pointed to the sky as a tribute to his deceased friend. [69] Card is from a smoke free home!
  • Condition: Graded
  • League: Major League (MLB)
  • Autographed: No
  • Set: 2011 Bowman Chrome
  • Certification Number: 800154071
  • Player/Athlete: jose fernandez
  • Grade: 10
  • Type: Sports Trading Card
  • Sport: Baseball
  • Parallel/Variety: Refractor
  • Card Name: 2011 Jose Fernandez 1st Bowman Chrome
  • Manufacturer: Bowman
  • Features: Checklist, Collectors Edition, Embossed, Rookie
  • Professional Grader: GMA Grading (GMA)
  • Team: Miami Marlins
  • Card Number: 29
  • Season: 2011

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