Dodgers outfielder Yasiel Puig cried Sunday as he discussed the sudden death of his friend and Cuban countryman, Miami Marlins ace José Fernández, and said he would dedicate today's game to him. Fernández, who was 24, and two others were killed in a boat crash near Miami early Sunday morning. They walked into the stadium together, and Roberts offered him the choice to play or not to play. Puig said that in the years since he had come to believe Fernández was baseball’s second-best pitcher, behind only the Dodgers’ Clayton Kershaw. When they opposed each other earlier this month in Miami, Puig struck out and blew a kiss to Fernández.

Source: Los Angeles Times September 25, 2016 20:12 UTC