Jose Fernandez Net Worth

Jose Fernandez net worth is
$3 million

Jose Fernandez Wiki Biography

José Fernández was born on 31st July 1992, in Santa Clara, Cuba and was a baseball player in the position of pitcher representing the team of the Miami Marlins in Major League Baseball (MLB). He was elected the Rookie of the Year 2013 in the National League. Fernandez had been playing baseball professionally from 2013, until 2016 when he passed away.

How rich was the baseball player? It has been reported by authoritative sources that the overall size of Jose Fernandez net worth was equal to $3 million, converted to the present day. Baseball was the main source of Fernandez’s wealth.

Jose Fernandez Net Worth $3 million

To begin with, the boy was raised in Santa Clara, but José and his family became refugees from Cuba. They had made three failed attempts that resulted in prison sentences, but in 2008 their fourth attempt to escape the country was successful, 15 year old Jose actually saving his mother from drowning when their boat headed to Florida. Once his family settled in the US, he studied and played baseball in a high school based in Tampa, and his coach was Orlando Chinea. In 2011, Fernández was the 14th player selected in the MLB Draft, and the first choice of the Miami Marlins. A few weeks later, Fernández received a $2 million bonus on the signing of a contract with the Marlins.

Concerning his professional career, Fernández played only for the club of Miami Marlins during his MLB career. He was one of the club’s most prominent players, and considered one of the best young pitchers in the entire MLB. He broke through in his debut season of 2013, and was named the Rookie of the Year in the National League after recording twelve wins and six losses with an earned run average (ERA) of 2.19 and 187 strikeouts on 28 starts; his ERA was the second in the National League. He was also selected for the All Star Match that season. In the following two seasons Fernández suffered an injury, so in 2014 he had just four wins and two losses with an ERA of 2.44 on eight starts, and in 2015 six wins against 1 loss with an ERA of 2.92 in eleven starts. Fernández had a good season in 2016, and was selected for the second time to the All Star match. In 29 starts, he had 16 wins and eight losses, with an ERA of 2.86 and 253 strikeouts, which was a new club record. He had the most strikeouts per 9 innings pitched (12.49) in the National League.

With only about one week left of the season he died in a boating accident on 25th September 2016 in Miami Beach, Florida – his club Miami Marlins chose not to play his match the same day.

Later, the club decided to retire Fernández shirt number 16, which means that no other player will be able to use this number.

Finally, in the personal life of the baseball player, it was reported that Fernández’s girlfriend had given birth to a daughter named Penelope in February 2017.


Net Worth$3 million
Date Of BirthJuly 31, 1992
DiedSeptember 25, 2016, Miami Beach, Florida, United States
Place Of BirthSanta Clara, Cuba
Height1.91 m
Weight109 kg
ProfessionBaseball pitcher
EducationBraulio Alonso High School
NationalityAmerican
SpouseAlejandra Baleato Marichal (m. 2012–2014)
ChildrenPenélope Fernández Arias
ParentsMaritza Fernandez
SiblingsYadenis Jimenez
IMDBhttp://www.imdb.com/name/nm8393853/

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