Baseball ace Jose Fernandez tried and failed three times to defect from Cuba before he made it to Florida

Baseball ace Jose Fernandez tried and failed three times to defect from Cuba before he made it to Florida

José Fernández, a star pitcher for the Miami Marlins Major League Baseball team, died early this morning in a boating accident. The 24-year-old was an exceptional talent. And his tragic death off of Miami Beach recalls how it took him repeated attempts by boat to get from Cuba to the US to begin with. Fernández…