Fernandez tributes carry into postseason

MIAMI — Tributes for Marlins ace Jose Fernandez have carried into the postseason.

On Sunday night, in the Blue Jays’ 7-6 win over the Rangers to close out their American League Division Series, Toronto right-hander Aaron Sanchez took the mound sporting “JDF16” on his cap.

Sunday marked two weeks since Fernandez was killed in a boating accident off Miami Beach, and the baseball world continues to mourn the loss of the two-time All-Star who impacted so many.

“The outpouring of support, the letters, the phone calls, the sense of loss that everyone has, it’s still very surreal,” Marlins president David Samson said.

A number of players participating in the playoffs, including Cubs closer Aroldis Chapman and Giants outfielder Angel Pagan, have displayed similar tributes to Sanchez, with Fernandez’s No. 16 or his initials on their caps or jerseys.

“This kid is my age and has the world by his hand,” Sanchez said after the Blue Jays’ clinched on Sunday. “He was one of the best pitchers — if not the best pitcher in the game — and to see something so unheard of happen was really hard for me.

“I got the opportunity …

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