Dee
Gordon ho**rs José Fernández
with one of the
most dramatic home runs in
baseball history
Dee
Gordon was the first Miami Marlins player to step up to the plate since the death of teammate
José Fernández shocked the
baseball world Sunday.*
Gordon, who **rmally bats left-handed, took his first pitch Monday night against the New York Mets right-handed in ho**r of his fallen teammate. Then he went back lefty — and smacked a
home run on the very next pitch. Here's a look at Monday night's magic moment.*
Gordon had previously gone 303 at-bats this season without hitting a homer.*
A sobbing
Gordon was mobbed by teammates —
all of them wearing Fernández's number 16 — upon rounding the bases and reaching the Marlins dugout.*
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