Teenage MLB prospect Frank Cairone hospitalized after car accident
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Milwaukee Brewers top prospect Frank Cairone was hospitalized after being involved in a serious car accident near his home in New Jersey on Friday, the team announced.
“Frank is currently being treated at a New Jersey hospital with the support of his family,” read a statement from the team, via MLB.com. “The Brewers’ thoughts and prayers are with Frank and his family during this difficult time.”
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Pitcher Frank Cairone during the MLB Draft Combine high school baseball game at Chase Field. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The left-handed pitcher turned 18 last September. He was drafted out of Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville, New Jersey, 68th overall in the 2025 draft.
News of the Brewers’ young prospect’s accident came shortly after the team announced it was not in contact with several players in Venezuela following U.S. military attacks on the country and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro.
MLB TEAM DOES NOT KNOW THE STATUS OF THE PLAYERS IN VENEZUELA AFTER THE US MILITARY ATTACKS.
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Jackson Chourio during the Blue Jays game on August 31, 2025 at Rogers Center in Toronto. (Mathew Tsang/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Brewers President of Baseball Operations matt arnold revealed that the team does not know the status of the players in a statement on Saturday.
“We don’t have a lot of information right now, but we’re trying to follow up,” Arnold said, via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. “We know the airports have been closed, but not much else.”
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Pitcher Frank Cairone during the MLB Draft Combine high school baseball game at Chase Field. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
The team’s players in Venezuela include star outfielder Jackson Chourio, infielder Andruw Monasterio and catcher Jeferson Quero, according to the outlet.
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