Edward Paul Fernandes (March 11, 1918 – November 27, 1968) was an American professional baseball catcher whose 18-year career included one full season and part of another in Major League Baseball as a member of the 1940 Pittsburgh Pirates and 1946 Chicago White Sox.

[1] Born in Oakland, California, Fernandes was a switch hitter who threw right-handed, stood 5 feet 9 inches (1.75 m) tall and weighed 185 pounds (84 kg).

He entered pro baseball at 17 in 1935 and made his MLB debut with Pittsburgh in June 1940 after hitting .333 in the top-level Pacific Coast League.

He returned to the minor leagues from 1941–1944, then spent 1945 serving in the United States Navy[2] during the final year of World War II.

Playing behind Mike Tresh, Frankie Hayes and George Dickey, Fernandes started nine games as Chicago's fourth catcher, and his eight hits doubled his 1940 total.