Jesús Made is wasting no time showing that his bat can travel into October, even if the setting is the minors.
Milwaukee’s top prospect opened the Double-A playoffs in style Thursday, sending an opposite-field two-run homer out early for the Biloxi Shuckers in their 8-3 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos, the Double-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins. The 19-year-old switch-hitter didn’t stop there, adding a single and finishing 2-for-4 with a walk, two RBIs and two runs scored.
It was another postseason swing for Made, who also homered for Biloxi in the playoffs last year. That gives him two minor league playoff home runs already, a small but loud reminder of why Brewers fans are so locked in on what comes next.
The hype is backed up by a full season of production. Made, MLB Pipeline’s No. 1 overall prospect for 2026, spent all of this year in Double-A and put together a strong offensive line: a .271 average, .344 on-base percentage and .774 OPS across 122 games. He finished with 14 homers, 91 RBIs and 37 stolen bases, with the home run and RBI totals both standing as career highs.
The RBI total was especially notable. Made’s 91 knocked in set a single-season franchise record for Biloxi, topping the 89 RBIs Jackson Chourio posted in 2023 before becoming a Brewers outfielder.
For now, Made isn’t part of Milwaukee’s playoff chase, but his season has only sharpened the expectation around his future. He won’t turn 20 until May, and the Brewers could still start him at Triple-A in 2027 after a full year at Double-A. If he gets rolling early next season, his path points toward an MLB debut in 2027.
First, though, he’ll try to keep the Shuckers’ playoff run moving.
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