Every member of the Miami Marlins will wear No. 16 on Monday night, according to the Miami Herald, as an homage to fallen pitcher Jose Fernandez, who was killed early Sunday morning in a boat crash with two other men.
In their first game since Sunday's shocking news, the Marlins host the New York Mets at 7:10 p.m. at Marlins Park. Sunday's game against the Atlanta Braves was canceled in the wake of Fernandez's death.
Adam Conley will take to the mound for Miami, while Bartolo Colon will get the start for New York. Fernandez was originally slated to be Monday's starter against the Mets.
Fans, teammates and opponents alike paid tribute to the life of the 24-year-old pitcher on Sunday. The Marlins' ground crew stenciled his No. 16 onto the back of the pitcher's mound at Marlins Park.
And many other players and teams around Major League Baseball honored Fernandez in their own ways.
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