We are just one game into the regular season, but we’ve already seen the Brewers make one surprise IL placement and promotion with Jackson Chourio and Blake Perkins on Opening Day. Now it appears we’ll have another surprise move just ahead of the second game of the year.
According to Daniel Alvarez of El Extra Base, the Milwaukee Brewers are promoting catching prospect Jeferson Quero.
There was no immediate word on who’s roster spot Quero would be taking, but given the position, it’s likely that either William Contreras or Gary Sanchez are dealing with an injury and will be placed on the IL. The Brewers have not yet confirmed the transaction.
The 23 year old Quero will be making his MLB debut. Quero has been beset by injuries the last few years. He injured his throwing shoulder on Opening Day in 2024 and that required season-ending surgery. His return in 2025 from that shoulder surgery was delayed by a hamstring issue. Quero’s elite throwing arm was weakened by the shoulder surgery but appeared to be back on track to be a big league-caliber arm this spring. Pat Murphy confirmed pop times in the 1.9 second range.
Quero is a career .275/.353/.452 hitter in the minor leagues and has quite a bit of pop. He slugged 16 home runs in 2023 in the pitcher-friendly Southern League. He’s routinely been viewed as a prospect with everyday potential and All-Star upside behind the plate. The bar for success for catchers is pretty low, but Quero has a well-rounded offensive game and approach at the plate.
Last season in Triple-A Nashville, Quero hit .271/.361/.478 with 17 doubles, 11 homers, and 32 walks to 40 strikeouts across 69 games.
The Brewers allowed Danny Jansen to walk in free agency this offseason and it seemed for most of the winter the Brewers might just simply allow Quero to backup Contreras this year. The late signing of Gary Sanchez to a major league deal changed that calculus to allow Quero some more development time in Triple-A and more regular at-bats. Instead, after just one game, Quero is going to get his ABs in the major leagues.
In 2024, Quero played Opening Day for Nashville and was done for the year. In 2026, Quero played Opening Day for Nashville and is getting the call to Milwaukee.
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