MIAMI -- Out with the old and in with the new.
A rough start to the season appeared to continue for the Marlins' Jakob Marsee to open Tuesday night’s game against the Cardinals.
Marsee fouled off a 96.9 mph sinker from right-hander Dustin May, only to lose his bat into the protective netting above the visiting dugout down the first-base line.
A young St. Louis fan jumped onto the dugout to take down the bat, eventually doing so to the cheers of the loanDepot park crowd. As the kid was going about his task, Marsee went back to the Marlins’ dugout for new lumber.
On the very next offering from May, Marsee lined a 96.5 mph four-seamer to right field, where it bounced above the wall and back into play.
Right fielder Jordan Walker retrieved the ball and threw to third, where Marsee was called out. After the umpires convened, however, they ruled it a home run. A replay review upheld the call, giving Marsee his first career leadoff homer and tying the game at 1-1.
According to Statcast, the ball traveled a projected 351 feet, with a 110.9 mph exit velocity and a 20-degree launch angle.
Marsee, who overthrew a possible cutoff man in the top half of the frame, has been scuffling in the early going. Though the solo shot -- his first tater of the season -- extended his on-base streak to 10 games, he entered Tuesday with a .149/.279/.207 slash line and just three extra-base hits in 23 contests.