Former MLB All-Star and World Series Champ Tony Fernandez Dead at Age 57 Getty Images
Tony Fernandez of the Toronto Blue Jays smiles during a spring training game against the Philadelphia Phillies at Grant Field in Dunedin, Florida, on Feb. 27, 1998. (Getty Images)
By AP Reports
Published February 16, 2020 at 11:45am
Former All-Star shortstop Tony Fernandez died Sunday after he was taken off life support in a Florida hospital.
He had been in a medically induced coma, said Imrad Hallim, the director and co-founder of the Tony Fernandez Foundation.
Hallim said the former MLB star was surrounded by family as he died. Fernandez was ill with kidney disease for years and waiting for a transplant.
Fernandez, 57, was a five-time All-Star during his 17 seasons in the major leagues and helped the Toronto Blue Jays win the 1993 World Series.
He won four straight Gold Gloves with the Blue Jays in the 1980s and holds club records for career hits and games played.
A clutch hitter in five trips to the postseason, he had four separate stints with Toronto and played for six other teams.
He was a .288 hitter with 94 homers and 844 RBIs in 2,158 big league games that went through 2001.
Former teammates of Fernandez shared their condolences over the news of his death:
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