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Brewers minor-league update; Luke Adams returns, smashes home runs

Nairavoice · Jun 8, 2026 · 16 min read

The Milwaukee Brewers third-base prospect returned from six weeks of injury-fueled absence with the Arizona Brewers on May 26, belting three homers and a double in four games. Sufficiently ready to return to AAA, he began the week with the Nashville Sounds, and the homers didn’t stop coming.

Adams, a right-handed slugger who just turned 22 in April, is regarded as the No. 11 prospect in the organization by MLB Pipeline. He homered against Jacksonville on June 3, then homered again both June 6 and 7, finishing the week with four homers and three stolen bases.

The middle of those three was a biggie, a two-run shot with the Sounds one out away from suffering a 1-0 defeat. But Akil Baddoo lined a two-out single and Adams gave his team a 2-1 lead that it would hold, with Junior Fernández securing the save.

Adams has a 1.007 OPS across his minor-league appearances this year, with eight homers and 17 RBIs in just 69 at-bats. He reaches base at a .384 clip. He’s a player who’s developed a knack for getting hit by pitches, and yes, he’s been plunked six times this year, too, though that wasn’t what led to the wrist injury that caused him to leave his game April 11.

As the Brewers consider their long-term options for the left side of their infield, don’t forget about Adams, who has played third in a couple games since his return from the injury, but also has played more first base overall this season.

The Class AAA Nashville Sounds (38-25) split six games with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins), including the exciting win helped along by Adams’ late heroics.
Class AA Biloxi (28-26) also went 3-3 against Montgomery (Tampa Bay Rays), losing both the continuation of a rain-suspended game and a new game June 7, wasting excellent pitching outings from Jaron DeBerry and Bishop Letson in.
Class High A Wisconsin (29-24) finished the week 3-2 thanks to some serious offensive firepower from Andrew Fischer and Josh Adamczewski, but its June 7 finale against Cedar Rapids (Minnesota Twins) was washed out.
Class A Wilson (31-26) went a smooth 5-1 for the week, continuing its recent climb, and that included two walk-off winners against Salem (Boston Red Sox). It was Filippo Di Turi’s 10th-inning single June 6 and José Anderson’s walk-off grand slam in the 11th June 5. The Warbirds scored twice in the eighth to win, 2-1, on June 3.
The rookie-ball Arizona Brewers (14-13) went 4-1 to move above .500, making it a clean sweep across the top five levels with winning records.
The Dominican Summer League also began, with the Gold team going 3-2 and the Blue team 1-4.

The Class AAA Nashville Sounds (38-25) split six games with the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp (Miami Marlins), including the exciting win helped along by Adams’ late heroics.

Class AA Biloxi (28-26) also went 3-3 against Montgomery (Tampa Bay Rays), losing both the continuation of a rain-suspended game and a new game June 7, wasting excellent pitching outings from Jaron DeBerry and Bishop Letson in.

Class High A Wisconsin (29-24) finished the week 3-2 thanks to some serious offensive firepower from Andrew Fischer and Josh Adamczewski, but its June 7 finale against Cedar Rapids (Minnesota Twins) was washed out.

Class A Wilson (31-26) went a smooth 5-1 for the week, continuing its recent climb, and that included two walk-off winners against Salem (Boston Red Sox). It was Filippo Di Turi’s 10th-inning single June 6 and José Anderson’s walk-off grand slam in the 11th June 5. The Warbirds scored twice in the eighth to win, 2-1, on June 3.

The rookie-ball Arizona Brewers (14-13) went 4-1 to move above .500, making it a clean sweep across the top five levels with winning records.

The Dominican Summer League also began, with the Gold team going 3-2 and the Blue team 1-4.

There’s aren’t many this week, although rehabbing Quinn Priester allowed one earned run in 3⅓ innings in the Arizona Complex League on June 2. It was an encouraging sign for Priester, who struggled mightily in his other rehab outings at Nashville. He struck out four but did still walk two.
Rehabbing reliever Jared Koenig had two scoreless outings and has allowed just one earned run in 3⅔ innings at Nashville, though he has four walks to just one strikeout.

There’s aren’t many this week, although rehabbing Quinn Priester allowed one earned run in 3⅓ innings in the Arizona Complex League on June 2. It was an encouraging sign for Priester, who struggled mightily in his other rehab outings at Nashville. He struck out four but did still walk two.

Rehabbing reliever Jared Koenig had two scoreless outings and has allowed just one earned run in 3⅔ innings at Nashville, though he has four walks to just one strikeout.

Andrew Fischer has been a man possessed when it comes to home-run power. His Wisconsin Timber Rattlers teammate Josh Adamczewski has also been tearing it up.

Fischer hit his 18th homer of the season, the best mark in Advanced Class A this season, with a blast June 6, marking his second straight game with a homer and third this week. He’ll head into the new week on a 10-game hitting streak.

The 2025 first-round draft pick has an absurd 1.077 OPS and .425 on-base clip, with 44 RBIs and four stolen bases.

And then there’s the 21-year-old left fielder Adamczewski, who played in four games this week and came away with two doubles, four homers and seven hits overall, driving in nine. He also stole two bases and walked twice.

Adamczewski opened the week by drawing an ejection in a June 2 game for arguing a call, and his week also included a highlight-reel diving catch in left field, a position he began playing full-time this season.

The star-studded Timber Rattlers roster has been a buffet of intrigue for Appleton fans. Another top prospect, Marco Dinges, hit a home run June 7 before the game was washed away by rain.

It was a rare week without any extra-base hits or RBIs for Made at Class AA Biloxi, as he went just 4-for-18 against Montgomery, with two walks. One other potential fly in the ointment for the No. 1 prospect in baseball: Made also left his team’s June 7 game early. Whatever it was seemed relatively minor, but it’s worth monitoring. His OPS dipped to .790 for the year.

After his return from a long absence to Class High A Wisconsin, Peña again left a game early June 2 with an illness, and though he was back for games June 4 and 5, then was in the lineup June 7 before that game was postponed. Peña had two hits in eight at-bats this week, with an RBI and two walks, plus three stolen bases.

Pratt racked up six hits, including a double and triple, in his seven games this week, driving in four with three walks and three stolen bases. He has yet to make his big-league debut despite holding a place on the 40-man roster, and he has a .751 OPS this year at Nashville with a .360 on-base mark.

Williams is scuffling a bit, back down to a .693 OPS at Nashville. The 22-year-old multipositional talent hit a triple among his two hits June 4 and had two other singles this week, with a pair of RBIs. His OPS was at .800 on May 20.

Payne returned from a two-week absence June 2 and finished 1-for-2 with two runs, two walks, a stolen base and two RBIs with Wisconsin. The outfielder and first-round pick in 2024 added his 11th home run of the year June 6 and still has an OPS of .944. He won’t turn 20 until August.

Lara only played in one game this week, June 2, and went 0-for-4. The team hasn’t issued any official word on what’s keeping him out of the lineup.

Alexander Frias came into the year as an intriguing player to watch in the Arizona Complex League. The buzz now is that the Brewers may have struck gold again with an international signing.

The 18-year-old native of the Dominican Republic, a left-handed-batting outfielder, has a 1.154 OPS in 77 at-bats this year, including a walk-off home run June 6. He had a three-hit performance June 5 and regularly draws walks, allowing him to post a crazy .505 on-base percentage.

Baseball America is among those taking notice that Frias might be a special breakthrough candidate.

Coming off one of his best outings of the year last time out, right-handed starter Bishop Letson did himself one better by allowing just three hits in six innings on June 6 for Biloxi, with one walk and a season-high eight strikeouts. It’s been a struggle at times for the pitcher that Pipeline regards as the team’s No. 8 prospect (and best pitching prospect), but he seems to have turned a corner.
Eric Bitonti (No. 23) played in only three official games this week but homered in two of them, finishing with three hits and five RBIs. The 20-year-old first baseman has eight homers and nine stolen bases, with an .888 OPS.
It wasn’t just a walk-off grand slam for José Anderson this week; he’s homered in three straight games for Wilson with a double and 10 RBIs over five games last week against Salem. He has a .729 OPS despite a .182 batting average, with 13 homers and 40 RBIs.
Brady Ebel finished with three hits on June 7 and three RBIs for the week at Class A Wilson. The effects of a slow start to the season have been largely pushed aside for the young shortstop; he now has a .408 on-base percentage and .764 OPS, with 30 RBIs and 20 steals.
After throwing a one-hitter last week and earning the Southern League Pitcher of the Week, Jaron DeBerry’s encore June 6 for Biloxi included six innings, three hits allowed, five strikeouts, two walks and no runs. The 23-year-old right-hander has a 4.31 ERA in 11 starts this year, with 58 strikeouts in 54 innings.
Carlos Carra of Wilson allowed just one earned run in 6⅓ innings, with six strikeouts, one walk and seven hits. The 19-year-old right-hander has been on point for three starts in a row and is shaping up to be one of the breakouts of the 2026 season.
Brailyn Antunez had six hits and five runs scored in five games last week for Arizona, with a home run and three RBIs. The 18-year-old Venezuelan outfielder has a .732 OPS this year. Pipeline ranks him No. 29, just ahead of Frias, who will be much, much higher in the next round of updates.
Making his first start at AAA, 23-year-old righty Brett Wichrowski allowed three earned runs in 5⅔ innings, with five walks and three strikeouts. Wichrowski has a 6.24 ERA and 1.50 WHIP this year, but he had a 3.44 ERA at Biloxi last year in 22 starts and a 3.84 mark the year before in 21 minor-league starts, so don’t dismiss the name.
Juan Martinez had six hits in four games last week at Arizona, including a double and homer, with four RBIs. The 19-year-old has played second and third for the ACL Brewers with a .937 OPS and .444 on-base mark in 69 at-bats.
Shortstop Diego Frontado, one of the highest-profile Brewers signings in the 2026 international class (and the organization’s No. 21 prospect according to Pipeline), made his debut with the start of the Dominican Summer League, and he homered in the June 1 opener. He finished the week with four hits in five games, six RBIs, six walks and two stolen bases. Frontado is just 17 years old and hails from Venezuela, where he received the top bonus in the Brewers’ class.
Switch-hitting catcher Moises Salazar also opened the DSL season well, posting a five-RBI game June 4 with two hits (including a homer) and a walk. The Venezuelan is just 16 years old.
Outfielder Kenny Fenelon, an 18-year-old who was a big part of last year’s international class, still has a .965 OPS at Arizona after a week with nine walks, four hits (including a double and homer), three RBIs and five stolen bases.
Speedy outfielder Josiah Ragsdale played in only two games for the Timber Rattlers last week, but he finished with five hits (two doubles), three walks and two stolen bases to run his season total to 19.
Biloxi’s Manuel Rodriguez had a great outing June 3 (6⅔ innings, no walks, two hits, one earned run, five strikeouts), and the 20-year-old has a 4.29 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 50 innings.
Other strong pitching performances include Braylon Owens at Wisconsin on June 3 (one earned run in five innings, one walk, five hits); he now has 60 strikeouts in 45 innings. Santiago Martinez, 17, opened his DSL season allowing just one hit in five innings with one walk and seven strikeouts. Ethan Dorchies (No. 18) allowed just one unearned run on four hits and three walks for the Timber Rattlers on June 5, with five strikeouts. Veteran Thomas Pannone allowed no runs and one walk in 5⅔ innings for Nashville on June 5, with three strikeouts. Teammate Garrett Stallings worked five scoreless innings June 6.
Biloxi catcher Matthew Wood had two homers last week, and the 25-year-old continues to rake with a .415 on-base percentage and .911 OPS. The Illinois native was a fourth-round pick in 2022.
Two relief pitchers to keep watching: Biloxi’s Cam Wagoner (2.03 ERA in 13 innings, 0.83 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) and Nashville’s Reiss Knehr (1.83 ERA in 20 innings, 1.02 WHIP, 23 strikeouts). The latter, a 29-year-old righty just added to the organization, is particularly important to know as the Brewers encounter relief-pitching injuries.

Coming off one of his best outings of the year last time out, right-handed starter Bishop Letson did himself one better by allowing just three hits in six innings on June 6 for Biloxi, with one walk and a season-high eight strikeouts. It’s been a struggle at times for the pitcher that Pipeline regards as the team’s No. 8 prospect (and best pitching prospect), but he seems to have turned a corner.

Eric Bitonti (No. 23) played in only three official games this week but homered in two of them, finishing with three hits and five RBIs. The 20-year-old first baseman has eight homers and nine stolen bases, with an .888 OPS.

It wasn’t just a walk-off grand slam for José Anderson this week; he’s homered in three straight games for Wilson with a double and 10 RBIs over five games last week against Salem. He has a .729 OPS despite a .182 batting average, with 13 homers and 40 RBIs.

Brady Ebel finished with three hits on June 7 and three RBIs for the week at Class A Wilson. The effects of a slow start to the season have been largely pushed aside for the young shortstop; he now has a .408 on-base percentage and .764 OPS, with 30 RBIs and 20 steals.

After throwing a one-hitter last week and earning the Southern League Pitcher of the Week, Jaron DeBerry’s encore June 6 for Biloxi included six innings, three hits allowed, five strikeouts, two walks and no runs. The 23-year-old right-hander has a 4.31 ERA in 11 starts this year, with 58 strikeouts in 54 innings.

Carlos Carra of Wilson allowed just one earned run in 6⅓ innings, with six strikeouts, one walk and seven hits. The 19-year-old right-hander has been on point for three starts in a row and is shaping up to be one of the breakouts of the 2026 season.

Brailyn Antunez had six hits and five runs scored in five games last week for Arizona, with a home run and three RBIs. The 18-year-old Venezuelan outfielder has a .732 OPS this year. Pipeline ranks him No. 29, just ahead of Frias, who will be much, much higher in the next round of updates.

Making his first start at AAA, 23-year-old righty Brett Wichrowski allowed three earned runs in 5⅔ innings, with five walks and three strikeouts. Wichrowski has a 6.24 ERA and 1.50 WHIP this year, but he had a 3.44 ERA at Biloxi last year in 22 starts and a 3.84 mark the year before in 21 minor-league starts, so don’t dismiss the name.

Juan Martinez had six hits in four games last week at Arizona, including a double and homer, with four RBIs. The 19-year-old has played second and third for the ACL Brewers with a .937 OPS and .444 on-base mark in 69 at-bats.

Shortstop Diego Frontado, one of the highest-profile Brewers signings in the 2026 international class (and the organization’s No. 21 prospect according to Pipeline), made his debut with the start of the Dominican Summer League, and he homered in the June 1 opener. He finished the week with four hits in five games, six RBIs, six walks and two stolen bases. Frontado is just 17 years old and hails from Venezuela, where he received the top bonus in the Brewers’ class.

Switch-hitting catcher Moises Salazar also opened the DSL season well, posting a five-RBI game June 4 with two hits (including a homer) and a walk. The Venezuelan is just 16 years old.

Outfielder Kenny Fenelon, an 18-year-old who was a big part of last year’s international class, still has a .965 OPS at Arizona after a week with nine walks, four hits (including a double and homer), three RBIs and five stolen bases.

Speedy outfielder Josiah Ragsdale played in only two games for the Timber Rattlers last week, but he finished with five hits (two doubles), three walks and two stolen bases to run his season total to 19.

Biloxi’s Manuel Rodriguez had a great outing June 3 (6⅔ innings, no walks, two hits, one earned run, five strikeouts), and the 20-year-old has a 4.29 ERA and 1.01 WHIP in 50 innings.

Other strong pitching performances include Braylon Owens at Wisconsin on June 3 (one earned run in five innings, one walk, five hits); he now has 60 strikeouts in 45 innings. Santiago Martinez, 17, opened his DSL season allowing just one hit in five innings with one walk and seven strikeouts. Ethan Dorchies (No. 18) allowed just one unearned run on four hits and three walks for the Timber Rattlers on June 5, with five strikeouts. Veteran Thomas Pannone allowed no runs and one walk in 5⅔ innings for Nashville on June 5, with three strikeouts. Teammate Garrett Stallings worked five scoreless innings June 6.

Biloxi catcher Matthew Wood had two homers last week, and the 25-year-old continues to rake with a .415 on-base percentage and .911 OPS. The Illinois native was a fourth-round pick in 2022.

Two relief pitchers to keep watching: Biloxi’s Cam Wagoner (2.03 ERA in 13 innings, 0.83 WHIP, 19 strikeouts) and Nashville’s Reiss Knehr (1.83 ERA in 20 innings, 1.02 WHIP, 23 strikeouts). The latter, a 29-year-old righty just added to the organization, is particularly important to know as the Brewers encounter relief-pitching injuries.

Nashville vs. Durham (Tampa Bay Rays)
Biloxi at Birmingham (Chicago White Sox) for seven games (doubleheader June 10)
Wisconsin vs. Great Lakes (Los Angeles Dodgers) for seven games (doubleheader June 10), plus a Jackson Chourio bobblehead giveaway June 14
Wilson at Hill City (Cleveland Guardians)
ACL and DSL leagues continue with multiple opponents