First-Place Milwaukee Brewers Also Have MLB’s Top Prospect, Jesus Made

BusinessSportsMoneyFirst-Place Milwaukee Brewers Also Have MLB’s Top Prospect, Jesus MadeByChuck Murr,Contributor.Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Chuck analyzes and writes about baseball, soccer & other sports.Follow AuthorMay 23, 2026, 03:10pm EDT--:-- / --:--This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more.PHOENIX: Jesús Made of the Milwaukee Brewers bats in a Spring Breakout game of prospects against the Seattle Mariners at American Family Fields of Phoenix on March 20, 2026. (Photo by Chris Bernacchi/Diamond Images via Getty Images)Diamond Images/Getty ImagesJesus Made has baseball skills and a name straight from Heaven. He’s so good, he may just become the Milwaukee Brewers’ shortstop this year at age 19.The Brewers lead the National League’s Central Division with a 30-14 record. They are doing it with decent defense but almost no offense from shortstop Joey Ortiz.Meanwhile, Made (pronounced mah-DAY), ranked by MLB.com and others as the No. 1 prospect in the game, is doing it all for the Biloxi (MS) Shuckers of the Double-A Southern League. Shucks, the switch-hitter already has 31 RBI and 18 stolen bases in 40 games, batting .274 as the youngest player in the league.The production brings comparisons to what current Brewers star Jackson Chourio did at age 19 at Biloxi in 2023. In 128 games, the outfielder hit .280 with 22 homers, 43 steals and 89 RBI. Triple Made’s production this year and it comes to 120 games, .274, 15 homers, 54 steals and 93 RBI. He may not play long enough in Biloxi to accumulate those figures, however. A promotion to Triple-A and maybe Milwaukee beckons. MILWAUKEE: Jackson Chourio of the Milwaukee Brewers points to teammates after hitting a grand slam against the St. Louis Cardinals at American Family Field on Sept. 2, 2024. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)Getty ImagesChourio skipped Triple A, going from Mississippi to Milwaukee in 2024 an...