MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers today announced the finalists for their 2026 Robin Yount Performance Awards, which include Minor League Player of the Year and Minor League Pitcher of the Year.
The annual awards recognize the top performances by players in the Brewers Minor League system. Winners will be selected from the finalists and announced at a later date.
One of the finalists announced Tuesday was Brady Ebel who played 105 of his 115 games with the Wilson Warbirds in 2026.
Selected 32nd overall by the Brewers in 2025, Ebel, 19, finished his first full professional season batting .252/.413/.406 (105-for-416) with 26 doubles, 4 triples, 10 HR, 71 RBI, 79 runs and 40 SB. He was named a Carolina League All-Star at shortstop after hitting .261/.417/.420 with 10 HR and 68 RBI in 105 games with the Warbirds. Selected by the Brewers in the Compensatory First Round (32nd overall) of the 2025 First-Year Player Draft, Ebel led the organization walks (105) and ranked among Brewers Minor League players in stolen bases (4th), doubles (T5th), triples (T8th), RBI (T9th) and runs (10th).
Other finalists for the organization’s Minor League Player of the Year include:
OF Josh Adamczewski
1B/3B Eric Bitonti
1B Blake Burke
1B/3B Andrew Fischer
SS Jesús Made
OF Braylon Payne
RHP Tyson Hardin
RHP Josh Knoth
RHP Manuel Rodríguez
LHP Wande Torres
The Warbirds open the 2027 season on Friday, April 2nd against the Augusta GreenJackets. Visit WilsonWarbirds.com for the full schedule and other information.