The last day of Spring Breakout Games was wrapped up with just one game, featuring the top prospects in the Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics farm systems. The Brewers were the only franchise in the spring breakout series to play in two games, with the other coming against the Seattle Mariners on Friday, March 20.
Milwaukee Brewers @ Oakland Athletics
What We Saw From The Top Prospects From Each Team:
The game was headlined by both teams’ top prospects, the Brewers Jesús Made and the Athletics Leo De Vries, both of whom rank out as top five prospects across many industry lists. Getting the starts on the mound were the A’s top pick from last year’s draft, LHP Jamie Arnold, and for the Brewers, their number nine prospect, Tyson Hardin.
Made and De Vries didn’t have standout performances in the game. Made was 1-for-3 with a double on the first pitch of the game, a run scored, and a strikeout, while De Vries was 0-for-4 with a walk and a run scored. Brewers’ top prospects Jett Williams and Cooper Pratt sat out Sunday afternoon’s game after having played in the Friday match-up against Seattle. A’s number three prospect per Pitcher List’s ranking, Gage Jump, did not throw in Sunday’s game.
It was a high-scoring affair early in Sunday’s game as the Brewers scored five runs in the first three innings, which was answered by seven runs from the A’s. The middle three innings remained a scoreless affair until the Brewers scored another run in the seventh to make it 7-6, then three more in the eighth to make it 8-6. The A’s were able to rally back on three singles, a walk, and a passed ball that scored the game-winning run to give them the 9-8 victory over the Brewers’ top prospects.
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Which Prospects Struggled:
Arnold’s start for the A’s was a low point for them, as he allowed five hits and two walks that led to four Brewers runs scored in 2.1 innings while only recording three strikeouts. Arnold tried to get pitches on the inside and outside corners of the strike zone, to chase hitters where he thought they’d be uncomfortable, but each Brewers hitter was able to connect on what Arnold had to offer, which led to their big lead early in the game. Arnold threw the maximum number of pitches he could with his limit at 55, which led to him exiting the game after allowing his second walk to Brewers’ left fielder Josh Adamczewski.
On the Brewers’ side, it was also a tough game for Hardin. He allowed four hits and two walks that led to three runs from the A’s, while getting only one strikeout on 45 pitches. Hardin’s performance held up much better than Brett Wichrowski, who took over for him in the third inning, where he only got two outs while allowing a two-run home run to A’s left fielder Breyson Guedez and an RBI triple to second baseman Shotaro Morii on 30 pitches.
Which Prospects Stood Out the Most:
Morii was one of the surprise performances from Sunday’s game, as his RBI triple came off that bat with a 106.6 MPH exit velo. Morii was 2-for-2 with the previously mentioned RBI and a run scored, which was a pleasant sight for the 19-year-old Japanese native, who is hoping to follow in Shohei Ohtani’s footsteps by being both a position player and pitcher in the Major Leagues someday. Morii had only played with the Athletics ACL team in 2025, making the breakout game his first exposure to a large audience.
Each of the Brewers’ prospects in their starting lineup reached base at least once in the game, but the standout performances for them were first baseman Eric Bitoni and catcher Darrien Miller, who were both late-game replacements, with each hitting a home run to get the Brewers back in the game. Bitoni had the first home run in the seventh inning, which came on a 2-0 count, and has hit 115.4 MPH off the bat to make it a 7-5 game. Miller’s home run came with a bit less sauce on it, posting a 103.8 MPH exit velocity, but it came up at the right time on a 1-2 count, to bring the Brewers within a run of tying the game.
Guedez’s home run for the A’s was also a sight to behold, as it left the bat at 105.6 MPH and travelled further than any other Sunday afternoon, landing 425 feet into the right-center field lawn.
