Eight Nashville Sounds Selected for 2026 Spring Breakout Player Pool

The Milwaukee Brewers and Major League Baseball named eight former Nashville Sounds to the preliminary 40-man player pool for the 2026 Spring Breakout Games, set to run March 19-22. The announcement, published by the Sounds on March 6, underscores the depth of talent that passed through First Horizon Park and into the Brewers' prospect pipeline.

The eight former Sounds on the preliminary roster are RHP Will Childers, RHP Coleman Crow, LHP Brian Fitzpatrick, RHP Michael Fowler, RHP Blake Holub, LHP Tate Kuehner, RHP Craig Yoho and catcher Jeferson Quero. Three of the eight are included in MLB Pipeline's Brewers Top 30 prospects list, though the sources have not specified which three by name.

Six of the eight are pitchers, a composition that reflects the Brewers' long-standing emphasis on developing arms at the Triple-A level. Among them, Kuehner is the most statistically documented from his time in Nashville. The left-hander made his Triple-A debut with the Sounds in 2025, posting a 0-1 record and a 5.59 ERA across two appearances. In 9.2 innings, he allowed 12 hits and six runs while striking out five batters. Those numbers represent a modest start at the highest level of the minors, and his inclusion in the Spring Breakout pool signals that the Brewers see continued development potential in the 2025 call-up.

Yoho brings a stronger recent résumé into the showcase. The right-hander was named an International League All-Star on September 29, 2025, one of the more visible individual honors available at the Triple-A level during the regular season.

The Brewers' overall Spring Breakout roster extends beyond the former Sounds contingent. Other top prospects on the initial pool include INF Jesús Made, INF Luis Peña, INF Jett Williams, INF Cooper Pratt, INF Andrew Fischer, RHP Bishop Letson and RHP Tyson Hardin, providing a wide look at the organization's depth heading into the 2026 season.

Spring Breakout serves as an MLB-sanctioned showcase window for minor-league talent during Spring Training, giving prospects additional exposure ahead of the regular minor-league season. With eight former Sounds on a preliminary roster that carries 40 spots for a single organization, Nashville's pipeline contribution to Milwaukee's prospect system is difficult to overlook as the games approach.