The Marlins’ pregame remembrance of Jose Fernandez was tough enough to watch and the emotions kept flowing in the bottom half of the first inning against the Mets. Dee Gordon, who normally bats left-handed, stepped into the right-handed batter’s box wearing Fernandez’s helmet. He took the first pitch for a ball, then switched back to batting left-handed. He took another ball, then drove a 2-0 Bartolo Colon fastball way out to right field for a leadoff solo home run.
Gordon wept openly as he rounded the bases. Marcell Ozuna, waiting in the on-deck circle, hugged him tightly as he returned to the dugout. Gordon was met with hugs from the rest of his teammates. Colon waited on the mound to allow the Marlins to take in the moment.
Just amazing, @FlashGJr. #JDF16 pic.twitter.com/Tgg03ZSJlt
— MLB (@MLB) September 26, 2016
