TONY FERNANDEZ PASSED AWAY

He was a New York Yankee, but he was a really great player with the Toronto Blue Jays.  Today it's being reported that Tony Fernandez has passed away.

MLB Trade Rumors writes:

"Former five-time All-Star Tony Fernandez passed away Saturday night at age 57...Fernandez suffered a brain stroke while he was already in hospital receiving treatment for complications from kidney disease, and Fernandez was placed in an induced coma two weeks ago. 

Fernandez appeared in part of 17 Major League seasons from 1983-2001, suiting up for seven different teams but making his biggest impact with the Blue Jays. Over four separate stints with Toronto, Fernandez played 1450 of his 2158 MLB games in a Jays uniform, and is the franchise’s all-time leader in games played, hits (1583), singles (1160), triples (72), and bWAR (37.5). A switch-hitting offensive contributor who hit .288/.347/.399 over 8793 career plate appearances, Fernandez was even more highly regarded for his defense, winning four consecutive Gold Gloves at shortstop between 1986-89."

With all this talk of the Astros cheating scandal... obviously the biggest story right now, we can't forget about the other important things in life. We say a prayer for Tony's family from us here at BYB.

Rest in Peace friend.