MLB Prospect Airlifted From Crash Near His South Jersey Home: Officials

FRANKLIN TOWNSHIP, NJ — An MLB prospect from South Jersey was seriously injured in a crash Friday night near his South Jersey home.

Frank Cairone, a Milwaukee Brewers minor leaguer, was involved in a crash in Franklin Township, Gloucester County. He was airlifted to AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center in Atlantic City, according to Police Chief Matt DeCesari.

Cairone, 18, was driving south on Fries Mills Road at 10:17 p.m. Friday when another driver ran a stop sign and hit his vehicle at the intersection of Williamstown Road, DeCesari told Patch.

The driver who struck him will be charged with multiple traffic offenses, DeCesari said.

Cairone remains hospitalized as of Monday. But he's been making progress, says Brewers President of Baseball Operations Matt Arnold.

"He's progressing positively," Arnold told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. "The reports we've gotten are good."

Cairone attended Delsea Regional High School in Franklinville. The Brewers drafted the left-hander in the second round (68th overall) in the 2025 MLB Draft.

He spent the late summer and fall at the Brewers' complex in Arizona and was expected to make his professional debut in 2026, according to MLB.com.