One of the Milwaukee Brewers' top prospects is being called up to the major leagues after first baseman Andrew Vaughn suffered a hand injury on Opening Day.
One of the top prospects in the highly touted Milwaukee Brewers farm system is set to join the big league team just a few days into the 2026 season.to the majors, the Brewers announced on Saturday. The 23-year-old is taking the roster spot of first baseman Andrew Vaughn, who's been placed on the 10-day injured list and is expected to be, some Brewers fans may have started to worry about the status of star catcher William Contreras.
But any initial concerns were quicklywith the news of Vaughn's injury. With Vaughn out, though, Milwaukee could now look to Gary Sánchez as an option at first base, alongside Jake Bauers. And that would open the door for Quero to serve as the backup catcher to Contreras.Milwaukee Brewers catcher Jeferson Quero takes batting practice during spring training on February 17, 2025, at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. | Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images The Brewers signed Quero in July 2019 out of Venezuela. Since then, the young prospect has played in 279 minor league games, posting a .275 batting average with 282 hits, 39 home runs, and 171 RBIs. Last year, the righty-swinging catcher hit .271 with 11 homers and 57 RBIs in 69 games across two minor league levels.. But Quero did deal with a shoulder injury in 2024, which cost him basically that entire season. Still, he has a 55-rated arm on MLB Pipeline's 20-to-80 scouting grades scale, just below his top mark of a 60-rated glove. So it seems safe to say Brewers fans can expect to see superb defense behind the dish whenever Quero makes his major league debut.in baseball, according to MLB.com. And while there are other prospects ranked above Quero who Brewers fans likely can't wait to see in the big leagues, the young catcher can at least provide a glimpse of what the future could look like in Milwaukee.Justin Binkowski is a lifelong baseball fan returning to cover the sport he loves after spending nearly a decade writing about video games. Before his time as managing editor at Dot Esports, Binkowski attended King's College in Wilkes-Barre, PA, where he was also a relief pitcher on the school's baseball team. While in college, Binkowski was a media relations intern for the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre RailRiders during the 2014 season.
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