Career
Miami Marlins
On January 25,2018,the Brewers traded Brinson,Isan Díaz,Monte Harrison,and Jordan Yamamoto to the Miami Marlins for Christian Yelich. [19] MLB.com ranked Brinson as Miami's top prospect going into the 2018 season. [20] On March 25,2018,the Marlins announced that Brinson had made the Opening Day roster. [21] In 382 at bats with Miami he hit .199/.240/.338.
He was demoted to Triple–A on April 30,2019,and promoted back to the major leagues on August 5. [22] In 2019 in the PCL he batted .270/.361/.510.
During the pandemic-shortened 2020 MLB season,Brinson hit over .200 for the first time in his major league career,hitting .226/.268/.368 with three home runs and 12 RBIs in 47 games. Brinson additionally made his first appearance in the postseason,where he was hitless in six at-bats.
Brinson again made the Marlins' Opening Day roster in 2021. [23] In August 2021,Brinson claimed to have been called "nigger" by a fan at Coors Field. A subsequent investigation by MLB found that the fan was trying to get the attention of the Rockies' mascot,"Dinger",for his grandchildren. [24] The Marlins designated Brinson for assignment after the 2021 season. He was non-tendered on November 30,making him a free agent. [25]
Houston Astros
On March 12,2022,Brinson signed a minor league contract with the Houston Astros. 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.
San Francisco Giants
On September 1,2022,the Astros traded Brinson to the San Francisco Giants for an undisclosed return. [26] He was selected to the Giants' major league roster the same day. [27] On September 21,Brinson was designated for assignment after batting .167/.211/.472 in 16 games with the Giants. He cleared waivers and was sent outright to the Triple–A Sacramento River Cats on September 24. [28] Brinson elected free agency following the season on October 6. [29]
Yomiuri Giants
On January 12,2023,Brinson signed with the Yomiuri Giants of Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB). [30] In 88 games for Yomiuri,he batted .248/.272/.422 with 11 home runs and 35 RBI. On November 27,the Giants announced that Brinson would not be returning to the team the following year. [31]
Rieleros de Aguascalientes
On May 26,2024,Brinson was traded to the Rieleros de Aguascalientes of the Mexican League. [33] [34] In 3 games for Aguascalientes,he went 1–for–7 (.143) before being placed on the reserve list on June 7,where he spent the rest of the season. Brinson became a free agent following the season.
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