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It isn't easy: Throws from second base to first sometimes look easy to the spectators but the strain on the face and neck of the Jays' shortstop Tony Fernandez yesterday proves this isn't so
It isn't easy: Throws from second base to first sometimes look easy to the spectators but the strain on the face and neck of the Jays' shortstop Tony Fernandez yesterday proves this isn't so

It isn't easy: Throws from second base to first sometimes look easy to the spectators but the strain on the face and neck of the Jays' shortstop Tony Fernandez yesterday proves this isn't so

Date6/15/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: It isn't easy: Throws from second base to first sometimes look easy to the spectators but the strain on the face and neck of the Jays' shortstop Tony Fernandez yesterday proves this isn't so.
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His skills honed in his native Dominican Republic, Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Tony Fernandez leaps high to get off a throw to first base. He hails fro(...)
His skills honed in his native Dominican Republic, Toronto Blue Jay shortstop Tony Fernandez leaps high to get off a throw to first base. He hails fro(...)
9/11/1983
When Mark Eichhorn delivers one of his patented sidearm pitches, above, hitters must sometimes think that the ball is coming from some where near third base
When Mark Eichhorn delivers one of his patented sidearm pitches, above, hitters must sometimes think that the ball is coming from some where near third base
5/5/1987
It's rookie against rookie as shortstop Alfredo Griffin takes throw to catch Ted Wilborn
It's rookie against rookie as shortstop Alfredo Griffin takes throw to catch Ted Wilborn
3/7/1979
Ouch! Tony Fernandez gets help from trainer Tommy Craig after the shortstop banged his head in an eighth-inning collision with Kelly Gruber
Ouch! Tony Fernandez gets help from trainer Tommy Craig after the shortstop banged his head in an eighth-inning collision with Kelly Gruber
8/8/1989
Thumbs up for Tony: Tony Fernandez, the gifted shortstop who is waiting in the wings for the Jays, shows his left hand after removal of cast that was protecting a break
Thumbs up for Tony: Tony Fernandez, the gifted shortstop who is waiting in the wings for the Jays, shows his left hand after removal of cast that was protecting a break
2/20/1984
On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
On the move: Shortstop Tony Fernandez, left, and first baseman Fred McGriff are San Diego-bound after the Blue Jays' big deal yesterday
5/12/1988
Tony Fernandez: Shortstop hurt his elbow in collision at plate Monday
Tony Fernandez: Shortstop hurt his elbow in collision at plate Monday
5/29/1988
Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez poses at his home in the Dominican Republic with sons (left to right) Joel, 4 1/2, Abraham, seven months, and Jonat(...)
Blue Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez poses at his home in the Dominican Republic with sons (left to right) Joel, 4 1/2, Abraham, seven months, and Jonat(...)
2/10/1989
Tony Fernandez: Slick shortstop trails only Cal Ripken in AL voting
Tony Fernandez: Slick shortstop trails only Cal Ripken in AL voting
10/6/1989
Broken elbow: Shortstop Tony Fernandez sporting a large cast on his right arm, talks with teammates in the clubhouse last night
Broken elbow: Shortstop Tony Fernandez sporting a large cast on his right arm, talks with teammates in the clubhouse last night
9/30/1987
Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
Back in town: Jays shortstop Tony Fernandez arrived in Toronto yesterday for the first time since he was hit by a pitch while playing the Rangers nine days ago in Texas
4/15/1989
Tony Fernandez: Brilliant Toronto shortstop rewarded for his excellent 1986 season
Tony Fernandez: Brilliant Toronto shortstop rewarded for his excellent 1986 season
3/5/1986