Jose之所以受各隊球員喜愛是因為他在場上場下都一樣熱情
Casey McGehee分享了Jose跟他兒子Mack的故事
McGehee在2014跟2015時跟Jose是隊友
McGehee的兒子Mack有腦性麻痺
當McGehee把他兒子Mack帶到球場
McGehee根本不用問Jose說 "嘿 能不能幫我照顧小孩"
反而Jose會主動去照顧Mack 從McGehee到球場開始直到他老婆接走Mack
而現在MchGehee還不知道要如何跟他兒子講這件事
http://www.mlive.com/tigers/index.ssf/2016/09/tigers_mourn_jose_fernandez.html
http://m.mlb.com/video/v1187670583/
"Some of the same things that you see in the highlights, it wasn't an act. It
was him," McGehee said. "He was full of energy. He was a competitor. It
didn't matter if it was playing cards on a plane or a sim game or pitching in
the big leagues."
But he also had a big heart, McGehee said.
"The toughest part for me has been having to tell my son," McGehee said,
choking back tears.
McGehee's son Mack has cerebral palsy and formed a close bond with Fernandez.
"I think everybody knows about my son and some of the struggles that he deals
with," McGehee said. "A lot of people don't really know how to treat him. But
for some reason, Jose had a heart for him.
"I'd get to the field and it wasn't like, 'Hey Jose, do you mind keeping an
eye on him while I hit?' It was, Jose coming to grab him and they were
together from the time I got to the field to the time my wife came to pick
him up. I think that really says a lot about what was truly in his heart and
what kind of a guy he was."