Payne has gone 14-for-40 (.350) with four home runs, eight RBI, six steals and an 11:13 BB:K through 12 games with High-A Wisconsin.
The Brewers gave Payne a promotion this year despite a so-so 2025 campaign with Low-A Carolina, and he has seized the opportunity. The 17th overall pick in the 2024 First-Year Player Draft, Payne saw his stock slip last season, but he's still only 19 years old and has plenty of time to reestablish himself as a part of the Brewers' future.
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Brewers' Braylon Payne: Streaking for Mudcats
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Payne is slashing .256/.368/.410 with six home runs, 22 steals, a 15.2 percent walk rate and a 28.1 percent strikeout rate in 52 games for Single-A Carolina.
Payne is in the midst of an eight-game hit streak, during which he's hitting .448 with two home runs, one double, one triple, four steals and more walks (eight) than strikeouts (six). He has presumably dealt with some minor injuries this season, as he missed two weeks at the end of June and one week in mid-May, but Payne has come on strong this summer. The speedy center fielder has been cutting down his strikeouts while getting to more power, and he could get bumped up to High-A Wisconsin before the end of the year.
