Lewis Brinson

Lewis Lamont Brinson (born May 8, 1994) is an American professional baseball outfielder for the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League.

The Texas Rangers selected Brinson in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

[2] In the summer before his senior year, he won a home run derby for prospects at Wrigley Field.

[3] The Texas Rangers selected Brinson in the first round of the 2012 Major League Baseball draft.

[6] Brinson spent 2013 with the Hickory Crawdads of the Single–A South Atlantic League, hitting .237/.322/.427 with 21 home runs.

[13] On August 1, 2016, the Rangers traded Brinson, Luis Ortiz, and a player to be named later, Ryan Cordell to the Milwaukee Brewers for Jonathan Lucroy and Jeremy Jeffress.

On January 25, 2018, the Brewers traded Brinson, Isan Díaz, Monte Harrison, and Jordan Yamamoto to the Miami Marlins for Christian Yelich.

A subsequent investigation by MLB found that the fan was trying to get the attention of the Rockies' mascot, "Dinger", for his grandchildren.

Over 85 games, he batted .299/356/.574 with 22 home runs for the Triple-A Sugar Land Space Cowboys of the Pacific Coast League.

[29] On January 12, 2023, Brinson signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB).

Brinson with the Frisco RoughRiders in 2016