Milwaukee Brewers Sign Outfield Prospect Luis Lara to Seven-Year Extension

The Milwaukee Brewers signed outfield prospect Luis Lara to a seven-year contract extension, the team announced Tuesday. The agreement guarantees about $31 million and includes three club options that could raise the total value to $79 million. Lara, 21, is the No. 5 prospect in the Brewers organization and has spent the season at Triple-A Nashville.

947 on-base-plus-slugging percentage, eight doubles, two triples, seven home runs, 27 RBIs and 18 stolen bases in 22 attempts. He has drawn 39 walks and struck out 32 times in 247 plate appearances. A switch-hitter listed at 5-foot-7 and 169 pounds, Lara was signed out of San Felipe, Venezuela, for $1.1 million in 2022.

Baseball America has described him as explosive with skills that translate on both sides of the ball.

3 the Brewers signed shortstop Cooper Pratt, also 21, to an eight-year, $50.75 million guaranteed contract that runs through 2033 and includes club options for 2034 and 2035. Pratt received a $3 million signing bonus. Pratt, a right-handed hitter listed at 6-foot-4 and 210 pounds, was a sixth-round pick in 2023 out of Magnolia High School in Mississippi.

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The team has now committed long-term deals to three of its top young position players. >"The Brewers did not confirm the deal, which was first reported by Spencer Michaelis, a podcaster and contributor to the fan site, Brewer Fanatic." — MLB.com, June 9, 2026