An Unlikely Looking Ace (RIP October 22, 2024)

by Bill Cushing

He looked more like an auto mechanic
or a short-order cook yet could also

have been Diego Rivera’s son. Squat with
a slight pudge, el Toro bore the lineage

of the Yoreme, became one to don Dodger blue,
then carved his name into the game so securely

that even those not familiar with the game
have heard the word “Fernandomania.”

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