Brewers prospect Frank Cairone hospitalized after critical New Jersey automobile crash
Frank Cairone, a high prospect within the Milwaukee Brewers group, was hospitalized after a critical automobile accident in New Jersey on Friday, the group introduced on Saturday.
“Left-handed pitcher and 2025 draft decide Frank Cairone was concerned in a automobile accident yesterday in Franklinville, New Jersey,” the group mentioned in a press launch, in response to MLB.com. “Frank is at present being cared for at a hospital in New Jersey with the assist of his household.
“The Brewers’ ideas and prayers are with Frank and his household throughout this troublesome time. We’ll present updates on Frank’s situation as they change into out there.”
Cairone, 18, was chosen by Milwaukee within the second spherical (68th total) this previous July out of Delsea Regional Excessive Faculty.
The 6-foot-3, 215-pound lefty noticed his inventory climb after a dominant senior season, placing out 94 hitters in 44 innings whereas reaching the mid-90s along with his fastball, in response to NJ.com.
He drew a dozen scouts to one in all his begins and advised the Courier Submit he leaned on longtime pitcher Bobby Witt Sr. for recommendation through the draft course of.
“Frank is the whole lot you need, he needs to work and get higher, and I feel he is aware of what he’s able to doing and he has the whole lot you need in his make-up,” Witt advised the outlet.
Regardless of being simply 17 on the time he was drafted, Cairone selected to forgo his dedication to Coastal Carolina and embark on an expert profession.
Milwaukee chosen Cairone as a compensatory decide for right-hander Chris Levonas — one other New Jersey standout — who opted to attend Wake Forest as an alternative of signing in 2024.
He didn’t make his professional debut in 2025 however is ranked because the Brewers’ No. 26 prospect by MiLB.com.
Along with his dimension and uptick in velocity, he impressed scouts with a robust exhibiting on the MLB Draft Mix in Arizona this previous June, which included a bullpen session at Chase Subject, house of the Diamondbacks.
“It was superior,” Cairone advised the Courier Submit. “And hopefully someday I’ll get the prospect to pitch on a big-league mound.”
