José Fernández's pregnant girlfriend, Maria Arias, made her first public appearance since the Miami Marlins pitcher's death, attending his funeral on Wednesday, September 28.
Dressed in black, with her growing baby bump on display, Arias joined Fernández's family, including his mother and grandmother, at the memorial service at La Ermita de la Caridad in Coconut Grove, Florida
The funeral procession made a number of stops on Wednesday as family, friends and fans gathered to pay their respects to Fernández
.
The pitcher's fellow teammates walked along the procession and kept their hands on the hearse as it made its way through a crowd chanting "Jose! Jose!"
It made a stop in the Cuban-American suburb of Westchester, where thousands waited to pay tribute, and outside La Carreta, a Cuban restaurant Fernández used to visit before games, according to USA Today.
At the church in Coconut Grove, Fernández's mother, Maritza, and grandmother, Olga, wept as they leaned over his casket and kissed it, the Miami Herald reports. Family members then draped his 2016 All-Star game jersey over the casket, with his number — 16 — facing up.
Fernández had learned the sex of his unborn child in early August, when Arias presented him with a gender-reveal cake at a family dinner. In a video posted on Facebook by her father, Orlando A. Sanfiel, the athlete could be seen excitedly cutting a wedge of the cake to reveal pink inside. They were having a girl and Fernández clapped his hands in excitement, exclaiming, "I knew it!" as his girlfriend smiled by his side. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the couple had met through Arias' sister, who is married to one of Fernández's best friends.
Dressed in black, with her growing baby bump on display, Arias joined Fernández's family, including his mother and grandmother, at the memorial service at La Ermita de la Caridad in Coconut Grove, Florida
The funeral procession made a number of stops on Wednesday as family, friends and fans gathered to pay their respects to Fernández
.
The pitcher's fellow teammates walked along the procession and kept their hands on the hearse as it made its way through a crowd chanting "Jose! Jose!"
It made a stop in the Cuban-American suburb of Westchester, where thousands waited to pay tribute, and outside La Carreta, a Cuban restaurant Fernández used to visit before games, according to USA Today.
At the church in Coconut Grove, Fernández's mother, Maritza, and grandmother, Olga, wept as they leaned over his casket and kissed it, the Miami Herald reports. Family members then draped his 2016 All-Star game jersey over the casket, with his number — 16 — facing up.
Fernández had learned the sex of his unborn child in early August, when Arias presented him with a gender-reveal cake at a family dinner. In a video posted on Facebook by her father, Orlando A. Sanfiel, the athlete could be seen excitedly cutting a wedge of the cake to reveal pink inside. They were having a girl and Fernández clapped his hands in excitement, exclaiming, "I knew it!" as his girlfriend smiled by his side. The Tampa Bay Times reports that the couple had met through Arias' sister, who is married to one of Fernández's best friends.
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