Brewers give positive update on Luis Peña, who had dugout collapse

TL;DR

Luis Peña is resuming baseball activities three weeks after collapsing in the dugout due to overheating. The Milwaukee Brewers' No. 3 prospect was hospitalized briefly but has now been cleared to return to play.

Key points

Luis Peña collapsed in the dugout on April 22
He was hospitalized for overheating and released the next morning
Peña met with a neurologist on May 4
He was cleared to resume baseball activities on May 15

Luis PeñaMilwaukee BrewersClass High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers

Three weeks after collapsing in the dugout during a game, Luis Peña is resuming baseball activites.

Peña, the Milwaukee Brewers' No. 3 prospect in the Journal Sentinel's off-season rankings, has been absent from the lineup for the Class High-A Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ever since a scary incident April 22 in which he passed out in the team's dugout and the game was promptly ended.

The Brewers said Peña overheated and was released from the hospital the next morning after being administered fluids.

He later met with a neurologist on May 4, though the team did not provide details on the visit after it took place.

But the 19-year-old shortstop was not cleared to return to baseball activities until earlier this week, according to a statement by a club official May 15.

"He has begun a progression in Arizona that should put him in his first [Arizona Complex League] Brewers game as early as next weekend," a Brewers spokesperson said.

Milwaukee Brewers infield prospect Luis Pena throws to first in a double-play drill during spring training workouts Sunday, February 15, 2026, at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona.

Peña has been placed on the 7-day injured list for Wisconsin, which will allow him to begin a rehab assignment in Arizona when he is ready.

That's encouraging news 23 days after Peña collapsed.

Peña was off to a stellar start for Wisconsin, batting .372 with a .973 OPS in 12 games. MLB Pipeline has the young talent ranked as the No. 19 prospect in all of baseball.