The Brewers are sending their two brightest young infield talents to Philadelphia for All-Star weekend.
Jesús Made, baseball’s No. 1 prospect, and Luis Peña, Milwaukee’s consensus No. 2 prospect, were both named to the MLB All-Star Futures Game. The showcase is set for Sunday, July 12 at Citizens Bank Park, landing one day before the home-run derby and two days before the MLB All-Star Game.
Both players are shortstops by trade, and both were listed among the National League infielders for the game.
Made, 19, has put together a .796 OPS at Double-A Biloxi, where he has been the youngest player in the league. He has 7 home runs and 23 stolen bases this season, along with a .355 on-base percentage. Baseball America and MLB Pipeline each have him ranked as the top prospect in the sport.
Peña, also 19, has posted an .863 OPS at High-A Wisconsin with a .431 on-base percentage. He has one homer and 18 steals this year, though his season has been interrupted by a series of health issues.
He missed a month after “overheating” and needing medical transport from a game, later met with a neurologist and returned, then had another smaller episode of illness that forced him out early from a game. A hamstring tweak cost him more time as well.
In all, Peña has logged just 88 at-bats this season.
Both prospects came through Milwaukee’s 2024 international signing class.
The National League staff will include former Brewers closer Mike Fetters as bullpen coach and former Brewer Kolten Wong as first-base coach.
Another familiar name in the NL infield group is Gavin Kilen, the Milton High School alumnus and San Francisco Giants prospect who was a first-round pick in 2025 out of Tennessee. Kilen has an .828 OPS this season at High-A Eugene.
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