In Miami, Mets’ solidarity ‘deeper than just baseball’

MIAMI — The significance of the night outweighed the importance of one regular-season game, and that sentiment came to light at Marlins Park before the first pitch of Monday’s 7-3 Marlins win over the Mets was thrown.

After a touching pregame ceremony, the entire Mets team approached the Marlins and the two rivals embraced on a day Miami, South Florida and the baseball community paid tribute to Jose Fernandez.

“This was Jose’s night,” Marlins manager Don Mattingly said.

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