José Fernández may refer to:
José Mayobanex Fernández Rojas (born November 2, 1974 in La Vega, Dominican Republic) is a third baseman in Major League Baseball, Korean Baseball Organization, Nippon Professional Baseball and Dominican Winter Baseball League. After briefly playing in Mexican League for the Tigres de Quintana Roo in 2010, Fernandez has once again been signed by the Seibu Lions on a ¥30million deal to the end of the season.
He played briefly in Major League Baseball for the Montreal Expos (1999) and the Anaheim Angels (2001). He just hit .143 in 49 at-bats during his MLB career.
José D. Fernández (born July 31, 1992) is a Cuban American professional baseball pitcher for the Miami Marlins of Major League Baseball (MLB). He bats and throws right-handed. He made his MLB debut in the 2013 season.
Fernández was born in Santa Clara, Cuba, and made three unsuccessful attempts at defecting before he successfully defected in 2008. He enrolled at Braulio Alonso High School in Tampa, Florida, and was selected by the Marlins in the first round of the 2011 MLB Draft. Fernández made his MLB debut with the Marlins on April 7, 2013. He was named to the 2013 MLB All-Star Game and won the National League (NL) Rookie of the Month Award in July and August. After the season, he won the NL Rookie of the Year Award, and finished third in Cy Young Award balloting.
Fernández is the first pitcher in the modern era to win his first 17 career home decisions.
Fernández grew up in Santa Clara, Cuba. His stepfather, Ramon Jimenez, defected from Cuba in 2005, settling in Tampa, Florida. José attempted to defect unsuccessfully three times, with each failed defection attempt followed by a prison term. José and his mother and sister defected in 2007. On that successful attempt, José's mother fell overboard when the boat hit turbulent waters, and José had to dive into the water to save his mother's life.