On Thursday, we brought you the upsetting news that Jose Fernandez’s high school jersey had been stolen from Alonso High School, the school he attended and was drafted from in 2011. Even crueler: the theft occurred during a candlelight vigil that was held in remembrance of Fernandez, the 24-year-old Miami Marlins ace pitcher who died in a tragic boating accident early Sunday morning.

Thankfully, this story has a happy ending. The AP has reported that the jersey was anonymously returned on Thursday, via an envelope left at ticket booth at Alonso High School.

More: Last night, a family saw a large envelope leaning up against the ticket booth at Alonso #jersey inside. #goodmove #JoseFernandez — Melissa-10News (@10NewsMel) September 30, 2016





The returned jersey is in perfect condition.

Jose Fernandez's stolen high school jersey was returned to Alonso High last night. Glad someone did the right thing. #WTSP pic.twitter.com/Yaz82de1Cy — Ryan Bass (@Ry_Bass) September 30, 2016





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The school had been displaying that jersey in the dugout, but they did have one more, which they hung on Thursday.

Matt stuewe, Alonso custodian, hangs the school's last Jose Fernandez jersey. One stolen after Wednesday vigil pic.twitter.com/IHgFShBdUg — Anastasia Dawson (@adawsonwrites) September 29, 2016





Now they have both of them back. Hopefully the theft doesn’t prevent them from displaying the jersey in the dugout again. Just like the Fernandez jerseys that were in dugouts all around baseball the day after his death, it seems like the perfect place for it.

One of the many Jose Fernandez jerseys that were on display in dugouts around baseball on Sunday. (Getty Images) More

We have no idea if the thief returned it because he or she felt remorse, or if the jersey was found and returned by someone else after it was taken. What matters is that it was returned, and the jersey is thankfully back where it belongs.

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Liz Roscher is a writer for Big League Stew on Yahoo Sports. Have a tip? Email her at lizroscher@yahoo.com or follow her on twitter! Follow @lizroscher