{"id":12610,"date":"2016-09-29T09:01:03","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T09:01:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/?p=12610"},"modified":"2016-09-29T09:06:14","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T09:06:14","slug":"jose-fernandezs-pregnant-girlfriend-maria-arias-attends-funeral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.biphoo.com\/bipnews\/celebrities\/jose-fernandezs-pregnant-girlfriend-maria-arias-attends-funeral.html","title":{"rendered":"Jose Fernandez\u2019s Pregnant Girlfriend Maria Arias Attends Funeral"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jose Fernandez\u2019s Pregnant Girlfriend, Maria Arias, Attends Funeral in First Public Appearance Since His Death<\/span><\/p>\n

Jose Fernandez\u2019s Pregnant Girlfriend, Maria Arias, Attends Funeral in First Public Appearance Since His Death : No words. Jos\u00e9 Fern\u00e1ndez’s pregnant girlfriend, Maria Arias, made her first public appearance since the Miami Marlins pitcher’s death, attending his funeral on Wednesday, September 28.<\/span><\/p>\n

Dressed in black, with her growing baby bump on display, Arias joined Fern\u00e1ndez’s family, including his mother and grandmother, at the memorial service at La Ermita de la Caridad in Coconut Grove, Florida.<\/span><\/p>\n

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As Us Weekly previously reported, the MLB star and two friends died in the early hours of Sunday, September 25, when his boat crashed into a jetty near Miami Beach, Florida. The Cuban-born athlete was 24.<\/span><\/p>\n

The funeral procession made a number of stops on Wednesday as family, friends and fans gathered to pay their respects to Fern\u00e1ndez.<\/span><\/p>\n

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!”<\/span><\/p>\n

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It made a stop in the Cuban-American suburb of Westchester, where thousands waited to pay tribute, and outside La Carreta, a Cuban restaurant Fern\u00e1ndez used to visit before games, according to USA Today.<\/span><\/p>\n

At the church in Coconut Grove, Fern\u00e1ndez’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 \u2014 16 \u2014 facing up.<\/span><\/p>\n

Fern\u00e1ndez 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 Fern\u00e1ndez 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 Fern\u00e1ndez’s best friends.<\/span><\/p>\n

One of the Marlins star’s final Instagram posts featured a picture of his pregnant girlfriend cradling her belly. “I’m so glad you came into my life,” he captioned the black-and-white pic. “I’m ready for where this journey is gonna take us together. #familyfirst.”<\/span><\/p>\n

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I’m so glad you came into my life. I’m ready for where this journey is gonna take us together. #familyfirst<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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