Cuba's Jose Fernandez has a future just as bright as Yasiel Puig's

No, he's not Yasiel Puig. But his story is just as compelling, and his future in the game is just as bright. "I'm not scared of anything or anyone," says
Cuba's Jose Fernandez has a future just as bright as Yasiel Puig's
Cuba's Jose Fernandez has a future just as bright as Yasiel Puig's /

A Class-A pitcher last year, Jose Fernandez made the Miami roster after an impressive spring training.
A Class-A pitcher last year, Jose Fernandez made the Miami roster after an impressive spring training / AP

No, he's not Yasiel Puig. But his story is just as compelling, and his future in the game is just as bright. "I'm not scared of anything or anyone," says Fernandez. "Albert Pujols, whoever, I'm going to go after them. No one can do anything to me that hasn't been done to me before, not after what I've faced in my life. I'm ready for everything."


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Albert Chen
ALBERT CHEN

Albert Chen is a staff writer for Sports Illustrated and SI.com. He has covered baseball, the NFL and college football.