The entire Marlins team will wear No. 16 in tribute to José Fernández

Sep 27 2016 by Mashable

 

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. 

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