Eric Bitonti Named Midwest League Player of the Week

GRAND CHUTE, WI – Eric Bitonti can add a Midwest League Player of the Week award to his trophy case. The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers infielder won this week’s award after an incredible week against the South Bend Cubs in the final six games of the season at Neuroscience Group Field.

Yeah, we’d hold onto that one too. 👀💣

Eric Bitonti with the single season franchise-record home run No. 24. #tratnation @ericbitonti10 pic.twitter.com/k8KmLlXRWZ

— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) August 28, 2026

Bitonti, MLB Pipeline’s #26 prospect in the Milwaukee Brewers system, set the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers single season home run record with his 24^th dinger of 2026 on August 27. That wasn’t what won him the award. Bitonti was 9-for-23 with all nine of his hits going for extra bases - seven doubles and two homers - to compile an OPS of 1.438.

ALL HAIL THE NEW HOME RUN KING ‼️👑💣

Eric Bitonti crushes No. 24 and stands ALONE atop the franchise single-season home run record! 👏👏👏

Cubs 0 | Rattlers 8 #TRatNation @ericbitonti10 pic.twitter.com/FuLKThddhY

— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) August 28, 2026

Additionally, Bitonti scored eight runs and drove in twelve runs to help the Rattlers to a split in the six-game series with the playoff-bound Cubs. Bitonti’s final hit of the series was a two-run double in the bottom of the eighth inning that gave Wisconsin a 9-8 lead on Sunday afternoon.

RBI DOUBLE FOR BITONTI AND THE RATTLERS TAKE THE LEAD IN THE 8TH INNING ‼️🔥

Rattlers 9 | Cubs 7#tratnation pic.twitter.com/6LzXJCuWNG

— Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (@TimberRattlers) August 30, 2026

He is the sixth Rattler to win a weekly award. Braylon Payne, Andrew Fischer, Josiah Ragsdale, and Daniel Dickinson have also been named Midwest League Player of the Week this season. Wande Torres won the League’s Pitcher of the Week.

The Timber Rattlers will play their final series of the season at Beloit this week. Game one of the six-game set is Tuesday at 6:05pm.