José Fernández had alcohol and cocaine in his blood when he died in a boating accident near Miami Beach, Florida, on September 25, according to a toxicology report released on Saturday, October 29.
The Miami Herald reported that the Miami Marlins pitcher, who was 24 at the time of his death, had a blood-alcohol content level of 0.147, nearly double the legal limit of .08.
Two of his friends who also died in the accident, Emilio Jesus Macias, 27, and Eduardo Rivero, 25, reportedly had small amounts of alcohol in their systems, while Rivero also had cocaine in his blood.
