{"id":387663,"date":"2026-01-04T16:56:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:56:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/387663\/"},"modified":"2026-01-04T16:56:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-04T16:56:08","slug":"top-mlb-prospect-in-hospital-after-nj-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/387663\/","title":{"rendered":"Top MLB prospect in hospital after NJ accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a id=\"articleLabel__link\" class=\"articleLabel__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nj.com\/sports\/\" title=\"Navigate to Pro &amp; College Sports\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pro &amp; College Sports<\/a>Updated: Jan. 04, 2026, 10:38 a.m.|Published: Jan. 04, 2026, 10:37 a.m.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"sync\" alt=\"Baseball: Shawnee vs. Delsea, April 25, 2025\" class=\"hero-image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/UYTCLHLXPVD2VNSYMMJUV4PK6A.jpg\"  \/>Milwaukee Brewers prospect Frank Cairone.Scott Faytok | NJ Advance Media<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"BC4X2XACBBE5BGFI3B6WDA2UXM\">Frank Cairone, the Brewers\u2019 2025 second round pick, was hospitalized after a serious car accident near his home in New Jersey on Friday, the team announced.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"CXDOBOY3G5BUNAQBTTFGNAZHBI\">\u201cFrank is currently being cared for at a hospital in New Jersey with the support of his family,\u201d the team said in a statement, via <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587338&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=bhyland%7C&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fnews%2Fbrewers-frank-cairone-car-accident&amp;product_category=Sporting+Goods%3EAthletics%3EBaseball+%26+Softball\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/news\/brewers-frank-cairone-car-accident\">MLB.com<\/a>. \u201cThe Brewers\u2019 thoughts and prayers are with Frank and his family during his difficult time.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"5XPPEH7PVNEH5MAKNUPFV66JLQ\">Cairone, a left-handed pitcher, is Milwaukee\u2019s No. 26 overall prospect, per <a href=\"https:\/\/go.skimresources.com?id=126006X1587338&amp;xs=1&amp;xcust=bhyland%7C&amp;url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.mlb.com%2Fmilb%2Fprospects%2Fbrewers%2Ffrank-cairone-827980&amp;product_category=Sporting+Goods%3EAthletics%3EBaseball+%26+Softball\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"https:\/\/www.mlb.com\/milb\/prospects\/brewers\/frank-cairone-827980\">MLB Pipeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"H42XGFKBYND2PF7RYU2YQERR3M\">He was 17 when he was drafted with the No. 68 overall pick out of Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville and chose to forgo his commitment to Coastal Carolina.<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__paragraph article__paragraph--left\" id=\"OID524CTZ5BJBKEICONKT5GYRU\">Cairone sent the summer and fall at Milwaukee\u2019s complex in Arizona and has not yet made his major league debut.<\/p>\n<p>Bridget Hyland is a sports reporter for NJ Advance Media, primarily covering trending and breaking news. 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