BILOXI, Miss. (WLOX) — The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that Biloxi Shuckers infielder Andrew Fischer and right-handed pitcher Josh Knoth have been awarded the organization’s Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year.
The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that Biloxi Shuckers infielder Andrew Fischer and right-handed pitcher Josh Knoth have been awarded the organization’s Minor League Player and Pitcher of the Year.(Javik Blake)
Ten of the 11 finalists for the Robin Yount Performance Awards appeared with the Shuckers in 2026, leading the team to the Southern League Championship Series for the first time since 2019.
Shuckers’ award history
At least one Shuckers player has been selected for the performance awards during every year of the franchise’s existence, dating back to 2015. Multiple Shuckers have earned the award in each of the last four seasons and six times in franchise history. A Shuckers pitcher has been named a Brewers Minor League Pitcher of the Year in nine of the last 12 seasons (2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2021, 2023, 2024, 2025, 2026).
Fischer’s season
Fischer, 22, batted .273/.413/.654 (120-for-439) with 17 doubles, three triples, 48 home runs, 114 RBI and 107 runs in 126 games between Class-A Wisconsin (54 games) and Double-A Biloxi (72 games). His 48 home runs rank second in a single season by a Brewers Minor League player, trailing only Gorman Thomas (51 with Triple-A Sacramento in 1974), and are the most by any Minor League player since Ron Kittle hit 50 for Triple-A Edmonton in 1982.
Fischer was named a Southern League All-Star at third base after batting .254/.389/.637 with 28 home runs and 64 RBI in 72 games with the Shuckers following his promotion from Wisconsin on June 16.
Selected by Milwaukee in the first round (20th overall) of the 2025 First-Year Player Draft out of the University of Tennessee, Fischer led the organization in home runs, RBI, slugging percentage, OPS (1.067), extra-base hits (68), total bases (287) and runs while ranking second in walks and fifth in hits.
Knoth’s season
Knoth, 21, went 6-3 with a 4.11 ERA (87.2 innings, 40 earned runs) and 87 strikeouts in 22 appearances (20 starts) with the Rookie ACL Brewers (3 starts), Class-A Wisconsin (16 games, 14 starts) and Double-A Biloxi (3 starts).
Following his promotion to Biloxi on August 27, he posted a 2.77 ERA (13 innings, 4 earned runs) with 13 strikeouts, a 1.08 WHIP and a .191 opponent batting average (9-for-47).
Selected by the Brewers in Competitive Balance Round A (33rd overall) of the 2023 First-Year Player Draft out of Patchogue-Medford HS (N.Y.), Knoth allowed two runs on five hits with three walks and six strikeouts over six innings against Rocket City in Game 1 of the Southern League Championship Series on September 20.
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