MLB's No. 3 prospect Jesús Made has career day ... on Easter
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We don't want to make too much of this, but Jesús Made delivered one of his best performances in pro ball to date on Easter Sunday.
MLB Pipeline's No. 3 overall prospect tied a career high with four hits -- including his first home run of the season -- and added a walk and a stolen base in Double-A Biloxi’s 9-8 loss to Rocket City at Toyota Field.
Made had gotten off to a slow start in his return to the Southern League, going 1-for-10 with four strikeouts in his first two games with the Shuckers, but Sunday's game -- his first pro game on Easter -- lifted his OPS to .908.
The 18-year-old got to show off his switch-hitting skills in the contest. Made picked up his first three hits from the left side against right-handed starter Jose Gonzalez (Angels). The Brewers' top prospect singled up the middle in the first and second innings before pulling a grounder in the fourth that second baseman Nick Rodriguez could only knock down. Made's fourth time up came against southpaw Houston Harding, and batting from the right side, he crushed an opposite-field homer to right-center field.
The Venezuela native came up to bat one last time in the ninth with runners on first and second. After working a 2-2 count, Made flew out to right field to end the game.
But the afternoon was still a memorable one for him. It marked Made's second professional game in which he reached base five times (he also accomplished that in the Rookie-level Dominican Summer League on June 11, 2024) and the fourth game in which he racked up seven total bases (with Single-A Carolina last April 29 and May 29 as well as the June 11 DSL game the year before).
Made’s keys to success on this occasion included his signature plate discipline and swing decisions. He saw 19 pitches across his six plate appearances and swung at only one out of the zone -- his lone whiff -- as he jumped on pitches he could drive.
And, of course, Made is doing it all as the only teenager on the circuit. The top-ranked prospect currently playing in the Minor Leagues is already proving himself against competition more than five years older than him.