Fans gather at Marlins Park to honor Fernandez
Marlins Park was empty on Sunday.
Early in the morning, news broke that 24-year-old superstar Jose Fernandez died in a boating accident off the coast of Miami Beach.
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The Miami Marlins canceled their game against the Atlanta Braves, but hundreds of fans flocked to the stadium anyway to pay tribute to the youngster.
Fans created a memorial to honor Fernandez at a time when no one was thinking about baseball.
"I didn't believe it. I've seen these hoaxes before," a season-ticket holder told Andre Fernandez and Manny Navarro of the Miami Herald. "Unfortunately this was not a hoax. It got confirmed shortly after I got here and it's just unbelievable - just unbelievable."
Fernandez was a franchise player, one of the best pitchers in the game, and among the faces of baseball.
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