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Originally Posted by kioshk
Weird thing, I saw this in the Wikipedia obit section and thought hey that guy has the same name as Tony Fernandez. I guess I was thinking he was way too young etc. I was never close to being a Blue Jays' fan but I remember him well, a very good player and a class act by all indication. Oddly I always thought he looked a little taller than a great shortstop should be lol.
His slenderness probably made him look taller, as he was still a couple inches shorter than Ripken. He may have been better known if he hadn't played at the same time as so many excellent shortstops (Ripken, Yount, Ozzie, Larkin, Trammell, etc.).