Watch: Brooks Lee homers in first at-bat of rehab assignment

Lee hit a two-run homer for the St. Paul Saints in the first inning Saturday night.

Minnesota Twins third baseman Brooks Lee (72) hits a sacrifice fly to score a run in the second inning against the Detroit Tigers at Comerica Park in Detroit on July 28, 2024. / Rick Osentoski-USA TODAY Sports

Brooks Lee only needed two pitches to make an impact Saturday night.

Lee, in his first game of a rehab assignment with the Triple-A St. Paul Saints, crushed a 444-foot, two-run homer into left field that gave the Saints a 2-0 lead over the Scranton Wilkes-Barre RailRiders in the first inning. Lee had been on the injured list since Aug. 9 with right biceps tendinitis.

Coming back to a Major League ballpark near you. @MNTwins Major League rehabber @brookslee22 goes yard, 444 feet to left on the second pitch he sees gives us a 2-0 lead.@ticasino pic.twitter.com/viRXnuEqpY

— St. Paul Saints (@StPaulSaints) August 24, 2024

Lee was called up to the Twins in early July when Royce Lewis landed on the injured list, and he played 26 games with the big league club before finding his way to the IL himself. Lee was hitting .253 with a pair of homers and 15 RBIs with the Twins before the injury.

Saturday's game between the Saints and RailRiders was not finished by the time of publication.