Blue Jays to wear No. 1 patch honoring late Tony Fernandez

Posted July 13, 2020 7:00 am

The Associated Press

TORONTO (AP) - The Blue Jays will honor the late Tony Fernandez by wearing a patch with his No. 1 on the left sleeve of uniform jerseys this season.

A member of Toronto's 1993 World Series champions who had nine RBIs in the six-game win over Philadelphia, Fernandez had kidney problems and died Feb. 16 at age 57.

He is the Blue Jays' career leader in games (1.450), hits (1,583) and triples (72). He spent 12 seasons with Toronto in four stints and had a .288 batting average and 2,276 hits over 17 big league seasons. Fernandez also played for San Diego, the New York Mets and Yankees, Cleveland, Cincinnati and Milwaukee.

'œThere are few players in the game who can impact a team and a fan base the way Tony did in Toronto,'ť Blue Jays president Mark Shapiro said in a statement on Monday. 'œBeyond his impressive career numbers, achievements, and accolades, Tony resonated with baseball fans because of how he played the game and conducted himself as a teammate.'ť

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FILE - In this Oct. 7, 2001, file photo, Toronto Blue Jays' Tony Fernandez walks the tunnel to the clubhouse after pinch-hitting n the eighth inning against the Cleveland Indians in a baseball game in Toronto, his last game in the majors. The Blue Jays will honor the late Fernandez by wearing a patch with his No. 1 on the left sleeve of uniform jerseys this season. Fernandez had kidney problems and died Feb. 16, 2020, at age 57. (Fred Thornhill/The Canadian Press via AP, File) The Associated Press

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