#jdf16

[baseball-babe]

she has her daddy’s big smile 🥺❤️

(all photos of Penelope have come from a public account btw. I don’t post private account photos.)

[depressed-miami-sports-fan]

It's been a long day without you my friend,

And I'll tell you all about it when I see you again

We've come a long way from where we began,

Oh I'll tell you all about it when I see you again, when I see you again.

[magikell]

Wow I’m sad.

[halalhouse]

I can’t believe it’s gonna be two years tomorrow that Jose has been gone :( I miss him everyday!!

[careless-whispers]

[deadlydodgers]

“ You haven’t seen the last of me Miami, I promise you that. “ - JDF.

[goldglovetaylor]

Gio Gonzalez speaks after flirting with a no-hitter in Miami on what would’ve been the 25th birthday of former Marlin and good friend José Fernández.

[shoheibae]

As I began to pray tonight, I thought of only one thing. Not my grades, my family, or my races. I thought of José, and the positive impact he had on my life. He was a light that shined down even on my darkest days, and I'll forever love him for that. He played with compassion, love, and happiness, and I'll forever regret never being given the opportunity to watch him pitch in person. It's going to forever be on the bucket list, because the Lord only knows how much I want to. I thought of how his teammates must have felt, given the opportunity to know and cherish him, and I wonder what is going on in their minds as they lay their heads down tonight. I hope they will continue to move past this as a team, and they're all in my prayers. José will forever be on my mind, because I think of him every day. I hope that each and every one of you find peace with his passing, and I hope that one year later, we can all grieve together and remember not his death, but the smiles and memories he has given us. I hope that each and every one of you can move past this somehow, because I'm trying to. Together, as a community, I hope we find peace.

Love,

A girl who'd give anything to watch him pitch again.