Patrick Clohisy spent the end of the 2025 season looking like a one-dimensional speed threat. He had a system-best 79 stolen bases, but the bat lagged behind, and his .681 OPS sat 29th among Braves minor leaguers with at least 100 plate appearances.
That picture has changed in a hurry.
Across 108 games this season, Clohisy has hit .294/.377/.465 with 10 home runs, while again leading the Braves system with 59 steals. He also tops the organization in doubles with 28 and sits near the top of the charts in hits with 117, runs with 72, triples with five and extra-base hits with 43.
The Braves’ No. 16 prospect wasn’t considered a major draft name in 2024, going unranked among MLB Pipeline’s Top 250 Draft prospects before Atlanta took him in the 11th round. At St.
Louis, he looked the part of a classic leadoff hitter, batting .332 as a sophomore and .380 as a junior while stealing 24 bases in both seasons. The power, though, wasn’t really there, and that kept the pro ceiling in check.
Then the speed started changing everything.
Clohisy carried that style into the Arizona Fall League in 2025 and finished his first full season on a high note. He kept popping up among the league’s weekly standouts and put together a .284/.390/.383 line with 19 runs and 22 steals in 21 games.
That strong finish rolled right into a breakout. After opening 2026 with a solid run at Double-A, Clohisy moved up to Triple-A Gwinnett on July 11 for his fourth level in two full seasons. Since the promotion, he has the third-most hits in the International League with 48 and is slashing .358/.439/.507.
Most of the damage still comes the simple way, on singles and hustle, but his wheels keep turning those into more. He gets his share of doubles because he can fly.
Baseball Savant defines a “Bolt” as a run of at least 30 ft/sec, and that’s where Clohisy’s speed really jumps off the page. Statcast data only covers his Triple-A work because it isn’t installed in Double-A parks, but he has six Bolts in 38 games. His top burst, 31.6 ft/sec, was the fastest recorded by a Gwinnett player this season.
That kind of speed stands out even in Atlanta’s big league outfield. Entering the stretch before Ronald Acuña Jr. returned on July 27, the Braves had the third-fewest stolen bases in the National League with 51.
Acuña is the only player on the roster with double-digit steals, and among current Braves, only Lane Thomas, Michael Harris II, Brewer Hicklen and Acuña have logged even one Bolt in 2026. Thomas, acquired from Kansas City just before the Trade Deadline, is the only one in that group with six or more.
Clohisy’s game plays just as loudly in center field. At 5-foot-10 and 190 pounds, he covers a ton of ground and has shown off plus range, including a habit of making highlight-reel grabs by laying out to steal hits. He has spent time at all three outfield spots, but the signs point to center being his home.
Back in the fall, Clohisy talked to MLB.com’s Jonathan Mayo about what his biggest tool means to him:
"I would just say get in scoring position, getting on base for the middle of the order, whoever is following after you, it's kind of for the team," Clohisy said. "It may not always be the prettiest thing, but as long as you know you're out there for the team producing runs, providing all you can, that's what you focus on."
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