Fernández made his MLB debut with the Marlins on April 7, 2013. He was named to the 2013 National League All-Star Team and won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Month Award in July and August.

After the season, he won the NL Rookie of the Year Award and finished third in Cy Young Award balloting. He underwent Tommy John surgery during the 2014 season and was named to his second All-Star Game in 2016.

José Fernández siblings: Meet his sister Yadenis Jimenez

José Fernández was Yadenis Jimenez’s brother and a professional baseball pitcher who spent four seasons in Major League Baseball. We do not have enough information about José Fernández’s sister.

From 2013 until the year of his passing in 2016, he played for the Miami Marlins. Throughout his playing career, he weighed 243 pounds and was 6 feet 3 inches tall.

Before finally succeeding in 2008, he made three failed attempts to emigrate to the United States. In the first round of the 2011 MLB draft, he was chosen by the Marlins. He attended Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida.