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GREAT

SCOTT!

In this June 28, 2008, file photo,
former Toronto Blue Jays play-
er Tony Fernandez attends
the Canadian Baseball Hall of
Fame & Museum ceremony in
St. Marys, Ontario.
Former star

SS Fernandez

dies at 57;

Blue Jays

hits leader

TORONTO (AP) — Tony
Fernández, a stylish short-
stop who made five All-Star
teams during his 17 seasons
in the major leagues and
helped the Toronto Blue
Jays win the 1993 World
Series, died Sunday after
complications from a kid-
ney disease. He was 57.
Fernández was taken off
a life support system in the
afternoon with his fam-
ily present at a hospital in
Weston, Florida, said Imrad
Hallim, the director and
co-founder of the Tony
Fernández Foundation.
Fernández had been in a
medically induced coma
and had waited years for a
new kidney.
Fernández won four
straight Gold Gloves with Adam Scott (70) holds off Genesis
the Blue Jays in the 1980s
and holds club records
for career hits and games field for first Tour win since 2016
played. A clutch hitter in
five trips to the postseason,
he had four separate stints Adam Scott, of Australia, hoists his trophy on the 18th green after winning the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country
with Toronto and played Club, Sunday, Feb. 16, 2020, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles.
for six other teams. Associated Press
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