The Story of Marlins Pitcher José Fernández Is One of Courage
*Fernández’s death is shocking and sad. Miami’s fan base and the entire MLB mourns today. VL
By Jason Page, NBC News (2.5 minute read) 
Imagine arriving in the United States as a teenager without a grasp of the English language. Then just a few years later, you’re pitching at the highest level of baseball in the world. To call the rise of Jose Fernández meteoric would be apropos. As it relates to the community of Latinos and sports fans in South Florida, calling his untimely passing cataclysmic would be an understatement.
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On Sunday morning, I opened my eyes to look for alerts on my phone. I do this every morning when I wake. These days, alerts of shootings and rioting usually litter my lock screen. The occasional sports injury will pop up as well. Instead, I actually lost my breath for a moment as I read this alert:
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