The Milwaukee Brewers are giving another one of their young bats a shot at Double-A, and Eric Bitonti is stepping into the mix at just the right time for a Biloxi lineup already packed with talent.
Bitonti, Milwaukee’s No. 26 prospect on MLB Pipeline, was moved up from High-A Wisconsin to Double-A Biloxi on Tuesday. To clear a spot on the active roster, the Shuckers placed infielder Luis Peña on the injured list after the 19-year-old recently suffered an ankle injury.
The 20-year-old will make his Double-A debut Tuesday at third base and hit seventh for Biloxi. That puts the left-handed hitter in the same lineup picture as several of the Brewers’ top prospects, including infielder Jesús Made, outfielder Josh Adamczewski and minor league home run leader Andrew Fischer.
Bitonti’s rise has been built on a big season at the plate. The Brewers took him in the third round of the 2023 MLB Draft out of high school, and after spending all of 2025 at Single-A, the 6-foot-5 infielder reached High-A this year. In 111 games with the High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers in 2026, he hit .270 with a .391 on-base percentage and a .916 OPS, while piling up 25 home runs, 88 RBIs and 24 stolen bases.
That blend of pop and speed is exactly what makes him such an intriguing add for Biloxi, even if his stay there figures to be brief. Bitonti has mostly worked at first base and third base in the minors, and Fischer is also a corner infielder by trade. Still, Fischer will be the designated hitter Tuesday night, a sign the Shuckers are willing to juggle the pieces to keep both sluggers in the lineup.
With Biloxi’s season nearing its end, Bitonti will only get a handful of games in his first Double-A look. Even so, his production this season makes him a candidate to open 2027 back with the Shuckers. For now, Brewers fans will get their first chance to see how the lefty-swinging slugger handles the jump.
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