Milwaukee Brewers' Top Prospect Might Miss Two Months With New Injury

Tyler Black, who is scheduled to play for Triple-A Nashville at the beginning of the year, is out for 6-to-8 weeks with a hamate bone fracture.

Milwaukee Brewers infielder Tyler Black looks to throw during spring training workouts Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. | Dave Kallmann / Milwaukee Journal Sentinel / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images

Tyler Black, the No. 6 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers organization, will miss the start of the Triple-A season after breaking the hamate bone on his right hand.

Per Brewers reporter Curt Hogg on social media:

Tyler Black will miss the start of the season at Class AAA Nashville. He fractured his right hamate bone and will be out 6 to 8 weeks.

Tyler Black will miss the start of the season at Class AAA Nashville. He fractured his right hamate bone and will be out 6 to 8 weeks.

— Curt Hogg (@CyrtHogg) March 28, 2025

Black, 24, was the No. 33 draft pick in the 2021 draft out of Wright State. A career .272 hitter in the minor leagues, he hit 14 home runs a season ago for Nashville. He made his major league debut last April, hitting .204 in 18 games.

The following comes from a portion of his MLB.com prospect profile:

Entering his age-24 season, Black remains a plus runner, and he should be a threat to steal 30-plus bags over a full season in the bigs. He’s seen time all over the dirt and grass in the pros but hasn’t truly stuck anywhere, and he still needs work at the cold corner, where he isn’t a natural fit with his size. Still, his overall approach and speed give him offensive upside, and he could be a left-handed complement to Rhys Hoskins or even compete for the full-time first-base job in ’25.

That competition or platoon role will have to wait until he's healthy now.

The Sounds will continue their season on Saturday against the Jacksonville Jumbo Shrimp, the Triple-A affiliate of the Miami Marlins.

The Brewers will continue their series with the New York Yankees at the MLB level.

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