Miami Marlins outfielder Lewis Brinson still has trouble putting Feb. 14, 2018, into words.
The Coral Springs native was eating lunch on the day Marlins pitchers and catchers reported to Jupiter for Spring Training and turned on the TV.
He saw the phrase “school shooting” come up on the screen. Then he remembered seeing “Douglas.” Finally, reality sank in when he saw the words “Stoneman Douglas.”
“My mouth dropped to the floor,” Brinson said Wednesday, the day before the one-year anniversary of the shooting at the Parkland high school that left 17 people dead, including 14 students.