The Milwaukee Brewers are set to call up their top prospect,second baseman Keston Hiura from Triple-A San Antonio, reports The Athletic's Robert Murray. Hiura, 22, is ranked as the No. 15 overall prospect in baseball by MLB.com. The Brewers drafted Hiura as the ninth overall pick in the 2017 MLB Draft.
#Brewers calling up second baseman Keston Hiura, sources tell The Athletic.
— Robert Murray (@ByRobertMurray) May 14, 2019
Hiura will likely replace third baseman Travis Shaw in the Brewers' lineup. Entering Tuesday, Shaw is hitting .163/.266/.281 (46 OPS+). The Athletic's Ken Rosenthal reports that Shaw is likely heading to the injured list with a wrist issue.
#Brewers’ Shaw indeed has a wrist issue, per sources. Move to injured list appears likely, clearing spot on 25-man roster for Hiura.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 14, 2019
More on #Brewers’ need for Hiura’s right-handed bat: Braun has missed three straight starts with left hamstring injury. Aguilar no HRs in 38 plate appearances in May after three in two games at end of April. Cain was batting .246 with .682 OPS before five-hit game last night.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) May 14, 2019
Hiura is hitting .333/.408/.698 with 11 home runs over 37 games at Triple-A, and last season, he hit .293/.357/.464 between High-A and Double-A. Once Hiura joins the team, Mike Moustakas will likely see more time at third base while Hiura takes over at second.
After losing three straight, Milwaukee (24-19) sits two-and-a-half games out of first place in the NL Central and the team has been struggling offensively away from Miller Park. They'll continue a three game series with the Philadelphia Phillies on Tuesday -- the game can be streamed regionally via fuboTV (Try for free).
