Admin Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 It’s a girl! Maria Arias, who was Jose Fernandez’s girlfriend, delivered their child Friday night, according to sources. The baby’s name: Penelope. Fernandez picked out the name in August after finding out the baby’s sex. The Miami Marlins pitcher and two companions died one month later in a boating accident. Fernandez was excited about becoming a father. At his funeral service, Fernandez’s agent, Scott Boras, described a conversation he had with the pitcher. "He wanted to know, am I going to be a good father?” Boras said during the eulogy. “And I told him, you’re going to be a great father because you’re going to treat your child in the same way that your mother treated you and you’ll know exactly what to do," he said. "The next day he ordered a baseball glove in all those colors he loved and he put ‘Penelope’ on it." Still waiting for the details (i.e, height, weight). Read more here: http://www.miamiherald.com/sports/spt-columns-blogs/fish-bytes/article134949149.html#storylink=cpy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 Got emotional over this today. Can only imagine how this feels for the family. A brutal combination of extreme happiness and extreme sadness. God bless her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishes on the Pond Posted February 25, 2017 Share Posted February 25, 2017 I have waited for this day but just like SilverBullet the child's birth is happiness but doesn't stop the other feelings around Jose. Hopefully this child is healthy and will feel love from everyone. Here's also hoping there were no complications for Penelope or her mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jumboshrimp30 Posted February 26, 2017 Share Posted February 26, 2017 I would say more, but HIPAA. ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishes on the Pond Posted February 27, 2017 Share Posted February 27, 2017 Per http://www.sun-sentinel.com/sports/miami-marlins/fl-sp-jose-fernandez-daughter-born-penelope-20170225-story.html article the attorney will go to court this week to make Penelope an heir to Jose's estate. It appears Jose's girlfriend and Jose's mother have become very close. Penelope's last name is unknown at this time but will probably be known at the time of the filing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fishes on the Pond Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Sports News reported in "Fernandez's family wants his newborn daughter to be sold heir" the following: The late Jose Fernandez's family members want to make his newborn daughter the sole heir to his estate. ESPN reported Monday that family attorney Ralph Fernandez, no relation to the late pitcher, plans to file that motion in court soon and will also seek to have Fernandez's mother, Maria Arias, declared the personal representative to the minor. Fernandez died in a boating accident in South Florida Sept. 25 at the age of 24. The families of the other two passengers killed in that crash have filed wrongful death lawsuits against Fernandez's estate, seeking $2 million each. According to ESPN, the estate is valued at $2 million to $3 million. The late pitcher's daughter, Penelope, was born Friday. "This (baby) has been great for everyone," Ralph Fernandez told ESPN. "This is the only bit of good news in the past five months since the tragedy." In the second paragraph it states that the court document states "it will seek to have Fernandez's mother, Maria Arias, declared the personal representative to the minor." BUT I thought Maria is/was the girlfriend so something is wrong. The article is at: http://www.msn.com/en-us/sports/mlb/fernandezs-family-wants-his-newborn-daughter-to-be-sole-heir/ar-AAnzSuD?ocid=U305DHP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 it will seek to have Fernandez's mother, Maria Arias, declared the personal representative to the minor." BUT I thought Maria is/was the girlfriend so something is wrong. Yes. Maria is the gf and Martiza is Jose's mother. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro_Marlins25 Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 We gotta sign this little guy to a toddler contract asap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Admin Posted February 28, 2017 Author Share Posted February 28, 2017 We gotta sign this little guy to a toddler contract asap Maybe MLB will have female players by the time Penelope is grown up. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins Phenom Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 We gotta sign this little guy to a toddler contract asap Worse post of 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Worse post of 2017 Worst* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlins Phenom Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Worst* Appreciate the correction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverBullet Posted February 28, 2017 Share Posted February 28, 2017 Appreciate the correction That's what I'm here for. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taiwanmarlin Posted March 1, 2017 Share Posted March 1, 2017 That's what I'm here for. Yea, a TEACHER. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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