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2 days ago
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Milwaukee Brewers first-rounder Andrew Fischer has smashing debut with Wisconsin Timber Rattlers
Milwaukee Brewers 2025 first-round draft choice Andrew Fischer made his professional debut with the Advanced Class A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers on Aug. 14 and made it count, finishing with three hits and the winning RBIs in the bottom of the eighth inning as Wisconsin defeated the Great Lakes Loons, 8-6. The No. 20 overall draft pick out of Tennessee started at third base and batted third in the suddenly star-studded top of the Timber Rattlers lineup, and he made an impact immediately with a single in his first at-bat, following up singles from fellow top prospects Jesús Made and Luis Peña. That made it 1-0, and Marco Dinges — himself a highly regarded prospect — followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0. According to MLB Pipeline, all four players are in the top 10 among prospects in the Brewers organization. But the Timber Rattlers were down in the eighth, 6-3, before mounting a five-run rally capped when Fischer legged out an infield single with two outs. When the throw was wide, Made and Peña had scored again to give the Rattlers an 8-6 lead over the Loons, a Los Angeles Dodgers affiliate. Made finished 3-for-5 with two runs and has four multiple-hit games in less than two weeks with the Rattlers. Peña, who doubled in the tying run during the winning rally, finished 2-for-4 with two runs. Fischer, meanwhile, went 3-for-4 with a walk, two stolen bases and three RBIs. Fischer also made a key play in the top of the ninth when the Loons had two on and nobody out, recovering to gather a bounder down the third-base line, stepping on third for what was ruled an out and then firing to second for another. This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers first-rounder Andrew Fischer shines in pro debut in Appleton
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Brewers' top two prospects make their debut in Grand Chute
GRAND CHUTE, Wis. (WFRV) – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers welcomed the top two prospects in the Brewers organization, Jesús Made and Luis Peña, to Neuroscience Group Field on Tuesday evening for their home debuts. Made, who batted lead-off for the Rattlers, is ranked as the Brewers' No. 1 prospect, and No. 5 prospect in the MLB. Peña is the No. 2 prospect. He batted second, and in just his second at bat he sent one into the stands in left field. His second career home run as a Timber Rattler. Made is a switch-hitting shortstop and was a Dominican Summer League All-Star, after batting .331 with six homers and 28 stolen bases in 51 games. He said Peña has helped him throughout his baseball journey. 'We're a good team together and we work together on the field, but also off the field,' Made said. Peña, an infielder, won the DSL batting title with a .393 average through 44 games. He also had 39 stolen bases, which was tied for the second most in the DSL. He said he has known Made since they were kids. 'No matter what happens. I'm grateful to have him as a great person next to me,' Peña said. Made and Peña, two 18-year-olds from the Dominican Republic, were promoted to the Brewers High-A affiliate a week ago, when the Timber Rattlers were on the road against the Peoria Chiefs in Illinois. When Timber Rattlers manager Victor Estevez was asked how he felt that the two have handled the pressure of being called up to High-A, at such a young age, he said he was impressed. 'Being 18 years old, and having to deal with a lot of media, they still have the ability to come to the field, prepare and perform out there,' Estevez said. The two first met when they were 12 years old at a tryout for the Milwaukee Brewers, and they've been teammates ever since. Tonight's top of the order offered a glimpse of the Brewers' future. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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12-07-2025
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MLB Futures Game live updates: Time, where to watch All-Star top prospects
The Major League Baseball All-Star Futures Game takes place Saturday at Truist Park in Atlanta, the annual showcase for MLB's top prospects in the days leading up to the Midsummer Classic. Players are divided into the American and National League teams – based on parent club – rather than American vs. international prospects, as the game was initially played from 1999-2018. Advertisement Three of top eight prospects will feature in the 2025 game: Padres infielder Leo De Vries, Rangers infielder Sebastian Walcott and Brewers infielder Jesús Made, following in the footsteps of the future stars who have participated in this showcase over the past quarter-century. Last year, Joe Mauer (2003) became the first Futures Game alumnus to be inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, with CC Sabathia (2000) set to join him in Cooperstown this summer. Follow for live updates from the game at Truist Park: What time is the MLB Futures Game? The 26th edition of the Futures Game starts at 4 p.m. ET on Saturday, July 12. Advertisement Where to watch 2025 Futures Game: TV channel, live stream TV channel : MLB Network Streaming: and MLB App All-Star Futures Game roster 2025 MLB Futures Game American League roster Pitchers Cijntje, Jurrangelo (SEA) Gillies, Keagan (BAL) Hopkins, Brody (TB) Jump, Gage (ATH) Klassen, George (LAA) Messick, Parker (CLE) Mozzicato, Frank (KC) Santa, Alimber (HOU) Schultz, Noah (CWS) Yesavage, Trey (TOR) Catchers Briceño, Josue (DET) Ford, Harry (SEA) Jensen, Carter (KC) Infielders Culpepper, Kaelen (MIN) Kayfus, CJ (CLE) Lombard Jr., George (NYY) Matthews, Brice (HOU) McGonigle, Kevin (DET) Walcott, Sebastian (TEX) White, Tommy (ATH) Outfielders Bradfield Jr., Enrique (BAL) Clark, Max (DET) Garcia, Jhostynxon (BOS) Montes, Lazaro (SEA) Montgomery, Braden (CWS) MLB Futures Game National League roster Pitchers Clemmey, Alex (WSH) Grissom Jr., Marquis (WSH) Harris, Hayden (ATL) Harris, Trent (SF) Herrera, Welinton (COL) Ritchie, JR (ATL) Tong, Jonah (NYM) Whisenhunt, Carson (SF) White, Thomas (MIA) Catchers Duno, Alfredo (CIN) Mack, Joe (MIA) Tait, Eduardo (PHI) Infielders Condon, Charlie (COL) De Vries, Leo (SD) Griffin, Konnor (PIT) Groover, LuJames (AZ) Made, Jesús (MIL) Stewart, Sal (CIN) Valdez, Esmerlyn (PIT) Wetherholt, JJ (STL) Outfielders Benge, Carson (NYM) Caissie, Owen (CHC) Caldwell, Slade (AZ) De Paula, Josue (LAD) Hope, Zyhir (LAD) MLB Futures Game MVP: Larry Doby Award winners 1999: Alfonso Soriano, Yankees 2000: Sean Burroughs, Padres 2001: Toby Hall, Devil Rays 2003: Jose Reyes, Mets 2004: Grady Sizemore, Cleveland 2005: Justin Huber, Royals 2006: Billy Butler, Royals 2007: Chin-lung Hu, Dodgers 2008: Che-hsuan Lin, Red Sox 2009: Rene Tosoni, Twins 2010: Hank Conger, Angels 2011: Grant Green, Athletics 2012: Nick Casellanos, Tigers 2013: Matt Davidson, Diamondbacks 2014: Joey Gallo, Rangers 2015: Kyle Schwarber, Cubs 2016: Yoan Moncada, Red Sox 2017: Brent Honeywell, Rays 2018: Taylor Trammell, Reds 2019: Sam Huff, Rangers 2020: (not held, COVID) 2021: Brennen Davis, Cubs 2022: Shea Langeliers, Athletics 2023: Nasim Nuñez, Marlins 2024: Cam Collier, Reds This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: MLB Futures Game 2025 live: Time, how to watch, All-Star updates
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27-06-2025
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Scouting Jesús Made, Luis Peña, and more Brewers and Orioles prospects; plus Trey Yesavage notes
Jesús Made just turned 18 in early May, but he's off to an outstanding start as one of the youngest players anywhere in full-season ball, particularly in making contact despite facing pitchers who are often several years his senior. The whole Carolina Mudcats (Milwaukee's Low-A affiliate) lineup had a huge April thanks to some weak competition, yet since that month ended, he's still hitting .260/.373/.379 with just a 20.4 percent strikeout rate. Advertisement I caught Carolina at Delmarva (Baltimore's Low-A affiliate) on Tuesday night, and saw some of Made's defensive prowess along with his incredible bat speed. Made made three plays at shortstop that the average shortstop doesn't make, including two plays that involved him ranging to his right and grabbing a ball that was headed for left field, then making an accurate throw to first. (He got the first runner, but the second was too fast.) He was 1 for 5 at the plate with two strikeouts, but both were caught looking, and he showed elite bat speed and great hand-eye even though his only hit was a hard groundball single to center. I still haven't seen a great game from Made across four looks — although I assume I'll see him again in the Futures Game All-Star weekend — but I can at least see the superstar upside on both sides of the ball. Second baseman Luis Peña is also 18, just six months older than Made. The Orioles prospect is hitting .316/.374/.500 with 32 stolen bases in 39 attempts for Carolina, and while he doesn't have Made's upside on either side of the ball, he's got the better present hit tool. Mudcats on the board off the bat of Luis Pena‼️ — Carolina Mudcats (@CarolinaMudcats) June 26, 2025 Peña hit the ball hard five times, just missing a homer as he got out in front of a breaking ball in his first time up and still drove it to the left field warning track, smoking a single to center by keeping his hands inside the ball on a 94-mph pitch middle-in, and doubling off the left field wall in Carolina's rally in the ninth by staying on a slider away. Even his two groundballs were well hit, including a high chop that I thought he beat out but the umpire apparently had plans to go get some crab cakes. (To be fair, it was already a blowout at that point. I wasn't mad. Please don't put in The Daily Times that I got mad.) Advertisement He has a see-ball, hit-ball approach; he's only seen about ∏ pitches per plate appearance (3.139, but humor me), so he may never be much of an on-base guy. Or he may just hit .320 and it won't matter. I'm not saying this is who he'll be, but if you wanted to build another Luis Arráez at the plate, you'd probably want to start with something like Peña. The Brewers took shortstop/right-handed pitcher Eric Bitonti in the third round in 2023 and paid him second-round money to buy him out of a commitment to Oregon, and they've now moved him from shortstop to third to first, where he played on Tuesday. His swing is really long, and I don't think he's picking up pitch types as well as he should be for someone in his second full season. He completely missed a bad 3-1 changeup at 89 mph from a right-hander (so with the platoon advantage) and didn't hit anything hard despite facing a lot of average or worse stuff. I don't think this is some great insight — he's struck out 34.2 percent of the time this year, even though he spent a month in Low A last year, too — but now that he's a first baseman his path to major-league value is narrowing. Center fielder José Anderson raked in 10 games in the Arizona Complex League, so the Brewers promoted the 18-year-old to Low A, where he has been overmatched so far — and looked it on Tuesday. He's at .164/.256/.318 with a 32 percent strikeout rate so far, although it didn't look quite that bad in person. His swing is fine and he has bat speed, but he really expands the zone with two strikes and whiffed badly in two of his five trips to the plate in this game. The two times he put the ball in play were both on the first pitch, including a single on a 93-mph fastball and a pop-up off the end of his bat on a slider. I don't think he's ready to be here, at least not yet, but I'm also not going to write him off if he struggles all year. He showed some above-average range in center and nearly made a highlight-reel catch in left-center, getting to the ball but dropping it as he came down. Carolina right-hander Bryce Meccage didn't have his best stuff, to put it mildly; he was mostly 92-93, touching 96 once, with a below-average slider and maybe an average curveball. He couldn't finish the slider at all, and Delmarva hitters were all over it. He threw harder and with better quality to the stuff in high school. It does look like he's throwing a two- and four-seamer now, and the two-seamer had some sink, but the slider just wasn't there. Orioles scout Ryan Carlson signed Illinois high schooler Nate George in the 16th round last year, and all George has done so far in 2025 is hit: .383/.451/.556 in 23 games in the Florida Complex League, and .340/.392/.532 through his first 18 games in Low A. He's an 80 runner and plays like his hair is on fire — no, actually, he plays like there is someone right behind him who is on fire, and he is running for his life at all times. I'm not sure I've ever seen anyone run that hard on the bases all the time, and I mean that as a compliment. He's not the fastest runner I've seen, to be clear, but he runs with purpose. Advertisement He gets his hands a little too deep at the plate, not quite barring out, making up for it with quick hands and what seems like solid pitch recognition so far, keeping his hands in well on stuff inside and driving the ball the other way when he's pitched away. He's also at least an average defender in center. He's good; my gut reaction was that he might be really good. Delmarva catcher Yasmil Bucce had a couple of doubles, one where he smoked a 3-0 breaking ball, and a single, and more importantly he showed a plus arm and at least enough in the receiving department to keep him alive as a catcher. I also liked his swing — I feel like I've gone soft here, liking so many swings in one game — and he seemed to have better pitch-type recognition than most of the other prospects in the game. His throws were hard and accurate. Delmarva had a couple of wild pitches while he was back there and he could definitely tighten up some of his blocking, but also none of these jokers could throw strikes, so I'm inclined to cut him a little slack. The only Delmarva pitcher of note was right-hander Yeiber Cartaya, who was 92-94 from a low slot with a 40 slider and 45 changeup. He walked four in four innings and struck out 2. Toronto promoted their 2024 first-rounder, right-handed pitcher Trey Yesavage, to Double A about three weeks ago, and I caught his debut at that level at Reading. It wasn't the outing he was hoping for as he walked the first three batters and struggled with command throughout his four innings. Yesavage wasn't the same guy I saw at East Carolina 14 months earlier. He was 93-95 with 40 command this time, and only the splitter was as good as it was in college. He only threw a slider in college; the Jays have had him add a cutter, which has a similar look but comes in about 5 mph harder and may help him reduce the size of his reverse platoon split. He was spraying the ball for two innings in this outing, then settled into more ordinary wildness in the third and fourth, coming out of the game after 68 pitches even though his stuff hadn't dipped at all. His next outing was worse, and then he dominated Hartford in his most recent outing with eight strikeouts and just one walk in five innings. (Top photo of Made: Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA Today Network via Imagn Images)
