DATE: April 1991 TEAM: Chicago White Sox SUBJECT: Alex Fernandez PHOTOGRAPHER: Ronald C. Modra APPROXIMATE SIZE: 35mm in standard 2"x2" slide mount COMMENTS / CONDITION: This is an original 35mm color slide shot by photographer Ronald C. Modra which, like original negatives, can be used to produce high-quality prints (and unlike negatives, can be viewed and enjoyed with the naked eye, without having to use software to invert the image). See scan for further details. Upon request, a high-resolution scan of the slide can be provided TO THE WINNER ONLY for those who wish to enjoy their purchase digitally but do not have a scanner capable of scanning transparent media. BIO: Alexander Fernandez was born in 1969 in Miami Beach, FL and went to college at Miami Dade South CC and University of Miami. He played major league baseball from 1990 to 2000 as pitcher for the Chicago White Sox and the Florida Marlins. Fernandez won in double figures in each year from 1993 to 1997, captured a World Series ring with the Florida Marlins in 1997, and recorded 102 big league wins before his 30th birthday, but unfortunately his career was soon cut short by injuries. At the University of Miami in 1989, he threw a no-hitter against the University of Maine and was named Baseball America "Freshman of the Year" after going 15-2 with an 2.01 ERA and 177 strikeouts in 148 innings. The next year, he transferred to Miami Dade College, where he was 12-2 with a 1.19 ERA. After that season, he was honored as National Junior College Player of the Year and won the Golden Spikes Award and the Dick Howser Trophy. After going 9-13 in his first full big league season of 1991, Fernández threw a one-hitter against the Milwaukee Brewers on May 4, 1992, allowing just a 2nd-inning double to Dante Bichette. Following the 1996 campaign, Fernández became a free agent and signed a lucrative contract with his hometown team, the Florida Marlins. In just his second start for the club in 1997, he threw a one-hitter against the Chicago Cubs, giving up only a 9th-inning single to Dave Hansen. He won 17 games for the team that year but missed out on playing in the World Series after suffering a torn rotator cuff. He missed the entire next season but came back for the Marlins, going 11-12 in 32 starts in 1998 and 1999 before retiring. SKU: L11693
Item: L11693
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