Marlins Brinson Homers, Helps Jumbo Shrimp to 9-2 Win

Miami Marlins centerfielder Lewis Brinson is off to a solid start in his rehab assignment with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp. The Major Leaguer hit a first-pitch home run to help the organization’s Double-A affiliate beat the Pensacola Blue Wahoos 9-2.

Lewis Brinson, who joined the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp on Tuesday on a rehab assignment with the Miami Marlins, continued to show he still has power in his swing. The centerpiece in the trade that sent Christian Yelich to Milwaukee this offseason, took the first pitch of the night and sent it into the bleachers at Blue Wahoos Stadium.

Per Roger Hoover of the Jumbo Shrimp public relations department, “It marked the first time that the Jumbo…