José Mayobanex Fernández Rojas (born November 2, 1974) is a retired

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, the

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(NPB), and the

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. He played eleven years in the NPB, compiling a .282 batting average with 206 home runs and 772 runs batted in. Fernández played briefly in Major League Baseball for the

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() and the

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(). He just hit .143 in 49

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s during his MLB career. After a successful season in Korea in 2002 with the

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, in 2003 Fernández came to Japan to play Nippon Professional Baseball. He played one season for the

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in 2003, and then two seasons for the

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in 2004–2005. Fernández was a key member of the 2004 Japan Series-champion Lions team. Moving to the

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, he played for that team for three seasons, in 2006–2008. While playing for the Golden Eagles, he was a

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-winner at third base in 2006. On April 1, 2007, Fernández and

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hit grand slams in the same inning for the Golden Eagles. Fernández led the Golden Eagles in RBI in 2008, with 99. Fernández played for the champion

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in the 2007 Caribbean Series. Fernández played for the

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in 2009 and then returned to the Saitama Seibu Lions franchise for 2010–2011. He returned to the Golden Eagles in 2012, and then returned to the Buffaloes for his final season, 2013. After briefly playing in

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for the

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in 2010, Fernández was signed by the

on a ¥30million deal to the end of the season.

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