Jerar Encarnacion debuted for the Marlins Sunday afternoon against the Mets. He provided a huge hit:
Jerar Encarnacion had the bases loaded in the seventh inning and the Miami Marlins trailing the New York Mets by a run. A ball into the outfield ties the game. He did more than that. On the sixth pitch of his third at-bat, Encarnacion lifted a 93.3 mph Seth Lugo sinker that was near the middle of the strike zone toward right field. The ball carried. And carried. And carried a little more. Finally, Mets right fielder Starling Marte finally stopped running and watched as the ball landed in the Citi Field seats.
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The Marlins beat the Mets 6-2.
Encarnacion did not show much power in the minors until this season as a seasonal age 24 player at AA. He may not hit many homers in the majors, but he has one he’ll always remember.