| Cooper Pratt | |
|---|---|
Pratt with the Biloxi Shuckers in 2025 | |
| Milwaukee Brewers | |
| Shortstop | |
| Born: (2004-08-18) August 18, 2004 Hialeah, Florida, U.S. | |
Bats: Right Throws: Right | |
Cooper Wickham Pratt (born August 18, 2004) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Milwaukee Brewers organization.
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]
Pratt was selected by the Milwaukee Brewers 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 RBIs, 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]
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.
External links
- Career statistics from Baseball Reference (Minors)