Jazz Chisholm smashed an opposite-field home run on the second pitch of the game, Lewis Brinson and JJ Bleday went deep as well, and the Marlins started their 24-game Grapefruit League journey with a comfortable 6-1 win over the Astros. During the afternoon, 2019 draft picks Peyton Burdick and Nasim Nuñez made their major league spring training debuts and minor league signings Zach Thompson and Luis Marte played for the first time as members of the Marlins organization.
But Chisholm’s homer was the moment that resonated most.