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Birth Name: José D. Fernández
Date of Birth: July 31, 1992
Place of Birth: Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
Date of Death: September 25, 2016
Place of Death: Miami Beach, Florida, U.S.
Ethnicity: Cuban [Spanish, possibly other]
José Fernández was a Cuban-American professional baseball player. A pitcher, he played for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was nicknamed “Niño.”
He was the son of Maritza Fernández and Ramón Jiménez. He had a daughter with his partner Maria Arias.
José’s maternal grandmother was named Olga.