Team owner Jeffrey Loria didn’t elaborate on the details of the memorial but did say it will be “something wonderful.”
Fernandez was killed in a boating accident along with two friends on Sept. 25. According to the Miami-Dade Medical Examiner’s Department, Fernandez had a blood alcohol content of .147 percent, nearly twice the legal intoxication limit, and had cocaine in his system.
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Regardless, the Marlins will replace their current makeshift memorial to the pitcher with something more lasting to represent his impact on the franchise.
