Jose Fernandez was so good that Barry Bonds just had to kiss him
How do you turn surly Barry Bonds into the 2016 Kissing Bandit? Give him a front-row seat to watch Jose Fernandez and apparently the smooching just can’t be contained.
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Fernandez had another fantastic outing on Tuesday night, throwing eight shutout innings in the Miami Marlins’ 1-0 win over the Washington Nationals. Fernandez struck out 12, allowed just three hits and finished his night with about 762 kisses from Barry Bonds.
Get a load of this:
"Come here, you!"@JDFernandez16 @BarryBonds pic.twitter.com/sleRhObACN
— Miami Marlins (@Marlins) September 21, 2016
In the moment before this, Fernandez notched the final out of the eighth inning, getting Daniel Murphy to ground out with runners at first and third, and helping the Marlins get a little closer to a wild-card spot. That’ll usually earn you a high-five, maybe even a hug. But it turned Bonds into your overeager aunt saying, “come here, hunny, give me some sugar.”
You can bet he never gave Jeff Kent this kind of love in the Giants clubhouse.
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