Latest Update (March 21, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and went 0-1 with a strikeout in the Braves Prospect Breakout Team’s 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees Prospect Breakout Team in a Spring Breakout Game at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Latest Update (March 13, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched 2.0 innings, allowing 3 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts in the Dodgers’ 10–7 win over the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Stadium. Knack threw 45 pitches, 21 strikes.
Latest Update (March 12, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at third base and was hit by a pitch in his only at-bat in the Braves’ 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park. Miller is batting .750 this spring training with an OPS of 1.500.
Latest Update (March 10, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at shortstop and went 1-1 with a single in the Braves’ 7-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at TD Ballpark. Miller is now batting .750 this spring training with an OPS of 1.500.
Latest Update (March 7, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched 3.0 innings, allowing 1 hit, 2 runs (all earned), 1 walk, and 0 strikeouts in the Dodgers’ 6–4 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Camelback Ranch. Knack threw 36 pitches, 22 strikes.
Latest Update (March 6, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at third base and went 1-1 with a single and a stolen base in the Braves’ 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins at Lee Health Sports Complex. Miller is now batting .667 this spring training with an OPS of 1.334.
Latest Update (March 5, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Miller has been selected for the Braves’ Spring Breakout roster. MLB’s Spring Breakout will be a four-day, 16-exhibition game event showcasing each MLB organization’s top prospects. Spring Breakout will be held from March 19-22 at Grapefruit and Cactus League stadiums during Spring Training.
Latest Update (March 1, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at second base and went 1-2 with a single in the Braves’ 2-2 tie with the Minnesota Twins at Lee Health Sports Complex.
Latest Update (March 1, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched 2/3 of an inning, allowing 4 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 1 walk, 1 strikeout, and back-to-back home runs to Vaughn Grissom (1 on 1 out) and Logan O’Hoppe (0 on 1 out), in the Dodgers’ 4–3 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Camelback Ranch. Knack threw 26 pitches, 14 strikes.
Latest Update (Feb. 23, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched one inning, allowing no hits and no runs on 9 pitches, 7 for strikes, in the Dodgers’ 3–0 win over the Seattle Mariners at Camelback Ranch.
Landon Knack — RHP, Los Angeles Dodgers
Latest Update (March 13, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched 2.0 innings, allowing 3 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 1 walk, and 4 strikeouts in the Dodgers’ 10–7 win over the Seattle Mariners at Peoria Stadium. Knack threw 45 pitches, 21 strikes.
Latest Update (March 7, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched 3.0 innings, allowing 1 his, 2 runs (all earned), 1 walk, and 0 strikeouts in the Dodgers’ 6–4 loss to the Colorado Rockies at Camelback Ranch. Knack threw 36 pitches, 22 strikes.
Latest Update (March 1, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched 2/3 of an inning, allowing 4 hits, 3 runs (all earned), 1 walk, 1 strikeout, and back-to-back home runs to Vaughn Grissom (1 on 1 out) and Logan O’Hoppe (0 on 1 out), in the Dodgers’ 4–3 win over the Los Angeles Angels at Camelback Ranch. Knack threw 26 pitches, 14 strikes.
Latest Update (Feb. 23, 2026): Landon Knack, Los Angeles Dodgers. Started and pitched one inning, allowing no hits and no runs on 9 pitches, 7 for strikes, in the Dodgers’ 3–0 win over the Seattle Mariners at Camelback Ranch.
Landon Knack enters 2026 firmly established as experienced major-league depth for the Dodgers. After making seven starts last season, he projects as a likely #8 starter or swingman, positioned to absorb innings during injury stretches or rotation shuffles. While his upside trails that of arms such as River Ryan, Kyle Hurt, Gavin Stone, and Justin Wrobleski, Knack’s MLB experience and World Series rings give him real organizational value.
Knack’s second major-league season was uneven as he slid down the depth chart and experienced clear regression. He had four separate stints in the majors in 2025, including making the Opening Day roster for the Dodgers’ first two games against the Cubs in Tokyo. In the second game of that series, he threw two scoreless innings of relief and earned the win.
Opportunity followed when both Blake Snell and Tyler Glasnow were sidelined. Knack made six consecutive appearances in the rotation—five starts and one bulk outing following an opener. May was his strongest month, as he allowed zero or one earned run in three of five games, posting a 3.71 ERA with 27 strikeouts against seven walks.
That stretch ended on June 5 against the Mets, when Knack surrendered three home runs in 3 1/3 innings. He was sent to AAA shortly thereafter and remained there for the next 16 weeks.
Home runs were a recurring issue throughout 2025. Knack allowed one homer every 18.5 plate appearances, worse than his rookie rate of one every 20.4 plate appearances in 2024. Combined with a lower strikeout rate (24.1 percent to 22.7 percent), a higher walk rate (6.3 percent to 10.3 percent), and a jump in barrel rate (10.2 percent to 15.6 percent), the result was a much higher ERA (3.65 to 4.89). He finished the season with a 3–2 record and a 4.89 ERA.
Regression followed him to AAA Oklahoma City, where he posted a 6.66 ERA across 102 2/3 innings. His strikeout rate dropped sharply from 28.1 percent to 20.5 percent, reinforcing concerns about diminishing swing-and-miss ability.
Despite those struggles, Knack authored one of the Dodgers’ most memorable moments of 2025. On September 28 in Seattle—the final regular-season game of Clayton Kershaw’s Hall of Fame career—Knack took over after Kershaw’s 5 1/3 scoreless innings and recorded the final 11 outs. He struck out seven, allowed just one run on one hit and one walk, and earned a rare long save. It was the Dodgers’ fourth save of at least three innings that season and their first save of exactly 11 outs since July 5, 1987.
From a roster standpoint, Knack enters 2026 with 119 days of major-league service time and options remaining. That flexibility keeps him in the mix as a shuttle arm. While pitchers like Stone and Ryan offer higher ceilings, they may also be managed more carefully. Knack’s durability makes him a practical innings-eater, even as his home run issues and depth-chart position limit his long-term ceiling.
Landon Knack at ETSU
Knack’s professional résumé is grounded in one of the most dominant pitching careers in ETSU history. He owns the school record for career ERA among pitchers with at least 60 innings, finishing at 2.29.
In 2019, Knack served as the Saturday starter and posted a 2.60 ERA over 97 innings, striking out a team-best 94 batters. He walked just 16 and won his first eight decisions, ranking atop the nation in wins at the season’s midpoint. That performance earned him a special mention on the Collegiate Baseball Pitcher of the Year Watch List. In his final start of the season, he threw a career-high 130 pitches over eight innings in a Southern Conference tournament loss to Wofford, allowing just one earned run with eight strikeouts.
The shortened 2020 season elevated his legacy to historic levels. Knack made four starts as the staff ace, went 4–0, and posted a 1.08 ERA while leading all NCAA pitchers in strikeouts and strikeout-to-walk ratio. He recorded 51 strikeouts against just one walk. His four starts included 11 strikeouts in five shutout innings against Toledo, a near-perfect game with 12 strikeouts against Rider, 12 strikeouts over seven innings against Georgia State, and a school-record 16 strikeouts in six shutout innings against Wagner.
Austin Emener — RHP, Colorado Rockies
Austin Emener’s professional career has been defined by health, not performance, to this point. He showed promise in 2024 before landing on the injured list and was sidelined for most of the 2025 minor-league season. Emener has not pitched since July 22, 2025.
His 2026 outlook centers entirely on returning to health and reestablishing durability. At ETSU, Emener appeared in 15 games with eight starts, posted a 2–4 record, and ranked second on the staff with 62 strikeouts. He was selected by Colorado in the 16th round of the 2023 MLB Draft, 472nd overall.
Cody Miller — SS, Atlanta Braves
Latest Update (March 21, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Entered as a pinch hitter in the eighth inning and went 0-1 with a strikeout in the Braves Prospect Breakout Team’s 8-3 loss to the New York Yankees Prospect Breakout Team in a Spring Breakout Game at George M. Steinbrenner Field.
Latest Update (March 12, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at third base and was hit by a pitch in his only at-bat in the Braves’ 5-2 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates at LECOM Park. Miller is batting .750 this spring training with an OPS of 1.500.
Latest Update (March 10, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at shortstop and went 1-1 with a single in the Braves’ 7-0 loss to the Toronto Blue Jays at TD Ballpark. Miller is now batting .750 this spring training with an OPS of 1.500.
Latest Update (March 6, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at third base and went 1-1 with a single and a stolen base in the Braves’ 4-1 win over the Minnesota Twins at Lee Health Sports Complex. Miller is now batting .667 this spring training with an OPS of 1.334.
Latest Update (March 5, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Miller has been selected for the Braves’ Spring Breakout roster. MLB’s Spring Breakout will be a four-day, 16-exhibition game event showcasing each MLB organization’s top prospects. Spring Breakout will be held from March 19-22 at Grapefruit and Cactus League stadiums during Spring Training.
Latest Update (March 1, 2026): Cody Miller, Atlanta Braves. Subbed in at second base and went 1-2 with a single in the Braves’ 2-2 tie with the Minnesota Twins at Lee Health Sports Complex.
Cody Miller, the SoCon’s top selection in this year’s draft, quickly established himself as one of the most compelling ETSU baseball prospects after the Braves selected him in the third round (96th overall) of the 2025 MLB Draft. His transition to professional baseball was both immediate and impactful. At Single-A Augusta, Miller hit .372/.412/.488 over 10 games, posting a 163 wRC+. He was soon promoted to High-A, where he continued to impress, batting .297/.357/.422 across 16 games while handling the heaviest workload of his career with poise and consistency.
The most notable blemish was a spike in strikeouts, with his rate climbing to 31 percent. Even so, Miller continued to produce offensively, a testament to the underlying strength of his hit tool.
That offensive foundation was built during a standout junior season, when he hit .331/.430/.623 across 58 games with 18 home runs, 58 RBIs, and a team-high 27 stolen bases. His solid showing in the Cape Cod League (.261/.333/.449) further cemented his draft status.
Entering 2026, expectations are high. Miller pairs a polished hit tool with emerging power and plus speed, complemented by defensive versatility and a strong arm. He has the ability to remain at shortstop or shift to center field, where his athleticism and speed could become a true separator. If his strikeout rate stabilizes closer to 20 percent, Miller has a clear path toward Top 100 prospect status and projects as a potential five-tool contributor. He is likely to open the 2026 season back in Rome, with an opportunity to earn a promotion to Columbus relatively quickly.
Cameron Sisneros — 1B, Chicago Cubs
Cameron Sisneros was selected in the 14th round of the 2024 MLB Draft and opened his professional career with an impressive showing. In the first month of the 2025 season, he posted a .268/.388/.393 slash line. Over 17 games at Single-A Myrtle Beach, the 23-year-old recorded one home run, four doubles, seven RBIs, and more walks (nine) than strikeouts (eight). He followed that stretch with a 4-for-5 performance on May 1.
Sisneros hit .352 over 125 at-bats in Single-A before being promoted to High-A South Bend on June 17, 2025. At the higher level, his production dipped, as he hit .213. Projections for 2026 suggest a return to South Bend, likely in a first base and designated hitter role.
While Sisneros has power, his offensive profile is built more on line-to-line contact than pure slug. That approach defined his ETSU career. As a junior, he posted a 1.164 OPS with 16 home runs and 59 RBIs in 55 games, hitting .383 with a .472 on-base percentage while walking more than he struck out. His senior season reached another level: in 56 games, he hit .406 with a .493 on-base percentage, produced a 1.259 OPS, drove in 86 runs, and hit 23 home runs. Remarkably, he walked 49 times while striking out just 20 times in 214 at-bats.
Taken together, these alumni illustrate the breadth of outcomes tied to ETSU baseball MLB prospects. From Knack’s role as tested major-league depth, to Miller’s breakout potential, to Sisneros’ bat-first development and Emener’s health-driven reset, ETSU’s influence continues to be felt across professional baseball as the 2026 season approaches.
