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Tony Fernández was born on June 30, 1962 in San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic and was credited as a baseball player. Death is recorded on February 15, 2020, at the age of 57. Listed accolades include Rawlings Gold Glove Award, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame and Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame. The listed height was 185 cm.
My Take
Tony Fernández is one of those players I genuinely wish more people talked about, because his legacy deserves better than a footnote. Coming out of San Pedro de Macorís — a small Dominican city that somehow produced an absurd number of big-league shortstops — he arrived in Toronto and made the Blue Jays' infield look like an art installation. Four consecutive Gold Gloves from 1986 to 1989 tells you everything: the man was a wizard with a glove, but he also hit for average and had real pop, which made him a complete player in every sense. Five All-Star selections across a career that spanned seven teams and nearly two decades is a testament to his longevity and consistency. He finally got his World Series ring with Toronto in 1993, which felt perfectly right. When he passed in February 2020 after a prolonged illness, it hit the baseball world hard — a quiet, classy player gone too soon at 57.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Tony Fernández
- Name (Japanese)
- トニー・フェルナンデス
- Reading
- とにー・ふぇるなんです
- Born
- June 30, 1962 – February 15, 2020
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic
- Height
- 185 cm
- Occupation
- baseball player
2. Background
Awards & achievements
- Rawlings Gold Glove Award
- Ontario Sports Hall of Fame
- Canadian Baseball Hall of Fame
3. Links
4. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.
Frequently asked questions
When was Tony Fernández born?
Born June 30, 1962.
When did Tony Fernández die?
Died February 15, 2020, aged 57.
Where was Tony Fernández from?
Tony Fernández was from San Pedro de Macorís, Dominican Republic.
What did Tony Fernández do?
Tony Fernández worked as baseball player.
How tall was Tony Fernández?
Tony Fernández was 185 cm.
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