Cam Caminiti’s Double-A debut opened with a jolt, and not the kind the Atlanta Braves prospect wanted.
The Braves’ No. 1 prospect took the ball Thursday for the Columbus Clingstones, and on the very first pitch he threw, Brewers outfield prospect Josh Adamczewski turned on it and sent it deep to right field for a home run. Caminiti still settled in after that, working 5 1/3 innings in his first Double-A start and finishing with two runs allowed on four hits and three walks while striking out three.
Columbus still managed to rally past the Biloxi Shuckers, the Milwaukee Brewers’ Double-A club, and win 3-2.
Caminiti, MLB Pipeline’s No. 41 overall prospect for 2026, has now gone six straight starts without allowing more than two earned runs. The 19-year-old owns a 3.86 ERA across 19 minor league games this year with 96 strikeouts in 88 2/3 innings. Before his move up, he posted a 3.89 ERA in 18 High-A outings, then earned the promotion to Double-A with a group of other Braves prospects, including outfielder Eric Hartman.
The other headline in the matchup belonged to Adamczewski, Milwaukee’s No. 5 prospect for 2026 on MLB Pipeline. The left-handed hitter has put together a huge season, batting .321 with a .435 on-base percentage and a .994 OPS in 89 games.
He’s added 16 homers, 66 RBIs and 15 stolen bases, and after hitting .331 in 50 High-A games, he moved up to Double-A in June. Since then, he has hit .309 with a .943 OPS in 39 games for Biloxi.
Caminiti’s lone other run came in the sixth, when he walked power-hitting prospect Andrew Fischer, who later scored after Caminiti had left the game.
For now, the two prospects have only this early taste of what could become a familiar left-on-left battle down the road. Both will be aiming to close out their 2026 seasons on a strong note.
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