Cooper Pratt
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| Cooper Pratt | |
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 Pratt with the Biloxi Shuckers in 2025 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (2004-08-18) August 18, 2004 (age 21) Hialeah, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Stats at Baseball Reference  | |
Cooper Wickham Pratt (born August 18, 2004) is an American professional baseball shortstop for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Pratt attended Magnolia Heights School, Senatobia in Senatobia, Mississippi.[1] As a senior in 2023, he was the Mississippi Gatorade Baseball Player of the Year after hitting .469 with four home runs, 50 runs batted in (RBI) and 38 stolen bases on offense and a 10–0 record with a 0.14 earned run average (ERA) and 66 strikeouts.[2][3] He committed to play college baseball for the Ole Miss Rebels.[4]
The Milwaukee Brewers selected Pratt in the sixth round of the 2023 Major League Baseball draft.[5] He signed with the Brewers and made his professional debut with the Arizona Complex League Brewers, hitting .356 over 12 games.[6] He played the 2024 season with the Carolina Mudcats and Wisconsin Timber Rattlers, hitting .277 with eight home runs, 45 RBI, and 27 stolen bases over 96 games.[7] Pratt was assigned to the Biloxi Shuckers for the 2025 season[8] and hit .238/.343/.348. At the end of the year, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel listed him as the Brewers' number two prospect.[9]
The Brewers assigned Pratt to the Nashville Sounds to begin the 2026 season. On April 3, Pratt and the Brewers finalized an eight-year, $50.75 million contract extension and the team added him to their 40-man roster.[10] The contract has two club options for 2034 and 2035 that would push the contract's value to over $80 million if picked up.[11][12] At the time of the contract's signing, Baseball America ranked Pratt as the 53rd-best prospect in MLB;[12] other outlets ranked him lower.[10] He had the least amount of upper-level MLB experience—three total games at the Triple-A level or higher—of any MLB player who had ever signed a contract extension.[12]
References
- ↑ Davis, Jake (2023-01-04). "Oxford native Cooper Pratt weighs MLB draft, Ole Miss". The Oxford Eagle. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ↑ "Oxford's Pratt wins Gatorade Player of the Year award". The Oxford Eagle. 2023-06-07. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ↑ "Ole Miss baseball: Cooper Pratt is MS Gatorade Player of the Year". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ↑ "Day 2, MLB Draft | Another pair of Rebels drafted, Cooper Pratt has a decision to make".
- ↑ "Ole Miss baseball signee Cooper Pratt selected by Milwaukee Brewers in 2023 MLB Draft". The Clarion-Ledger. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ↑ "Murphy boasts family ties with Crew's top SS prospect". MLB.com. Retrieved 2024-03-11.
- ↑ "Ranking the Brewers' top prospects: Shortstop 'is the steal of the draft in 2023'".
- ↑ "Brewers' Pratt celebrates MiLB Gold Glove with family ... And a home run". MLB.com.
- ↑ Hogg, Curt. "Brewers No. 2 prospect Cooper Pratt has all the tools, plus the intangibles". Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-01-10.
- 1 2 McDonald, Darragh (2026-04-03). "Brewers Sign Top Prospect Cooper Pratt To Eight-Year Extension". MLB Trade Rumors. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- ↑ McCalvy, Adam. "Brewers finalize 8-year pact with shortstop prospect Cooper Pratt". MLB.com. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
- 1 2 3 Hogg, Curt. "Cooper Pratt signs extension that could keep him with Brewers through 2035". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 2026-04-03.
External links
- Career statistics from MLB
· Baseball Reference (Minors)
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