Ortiz's heroics vs. Yanks help Crew keep finding ways to win
MILWAUKEE -- The season won’t stop while the Brewers figure out how to piece together a pitching rotation. And if they are going to play, it appears they are intent on continuing to find a way to win. Willy Adames delivered an RBI single in the 10th to extend the
Miley needs Tommy John surgery, but determined to return
MILWAUKEE -- At 37 years old and in his 14th season in the big leagues, Wade Miley is about to experience a first he’d hoped to avoid -- and one that he knows could end his career. “My first time going under the knife,” Miley said. The left-hander has a
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PITTSBURGH -- One of the biggest points of pride for the Brewers this season has been that no matter how the game has been going, they have consistently been able to find ways to put the winning run at the plate. In the eighth inning of Thursday’s series finale vs.
Brewers' reliable bullpen makes offense's big inning count
PITTSBURGH -- The Brewers’ largely young offense has been grinding in its quest to consistently post runs. In their past eight games, the Brewers have scored 26 runs; 12 came in a thrashing of the Cardinals, but 14 were scored across the other seven for an average of two runs
New Draft Top 150 list: BIG changes at the top
Three years ago, Charlie Condon attracted zero interest from pro scouts or NCAA Division I baseball programs. He wound up at Georgia as a preferred walk-on and redshirted during his first season in Athens. Now he's the best prospect in the 2024 Draft and sits atop MLB Pipeline's updated and
Myers 'rose to the occasion' for Crew in MLB debut
PITTSBURGH -- Tobias Myers grew up in Polk County, Fla., the same county that Andrew McCutchen was raised in. So fate dealt a funny hand in Myers’ Major League debut, when McCutchen stepped into the box on Tuesday as the first batter Myers would face to begin his big league
The reliever who moonlights as a real-estate mogul
This story was excerpted from Adam McCalvy’s Brewers Beat newsletter. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox. Joel Payamps comes at his role in the Brewers’ bullpen a bit differently. In May 2015, following his release by the Rockies a month
Every team's best 2024 Minor League bobblehead
There are a kajillion reasons to love baseball -- especially Minor League Baseball. The bobblehead, which has been greeted with an enthusiastic "Yes" from baseball fans at least since MLB put out a set featuring the likes of Roberto Clemente, Mickey Mantle and Willie Mays in 1960, combines many of
Brewers' pitching plans further unsettled as more injuries hit
PITTSBURGH -- The Brewers have been tested by injuries early this season. They seem to keep compounding, but so far, the team has kept pounding away and winning games. Now, their four-game win streak has come to an end with a 4-2 defeat at the hands of the Pirates on
Junis taken to hospital after being hit by ball in BP
PITTSBURGH -- Brewers pitcher Jakob Junis was struck by a ball during batting practice at PNC Park before Monday’s series opener against the Pirates, and had to be taken by an ambulance to a hospital. While the Pirates were taking swings on the field, one of the fly balls hit
As Hall lands on IL, Rea & Co. step up to finish St. Louis sweep
ST. LOUIS -- An injury-thinned Brewers starting rotation got even thinner Sunday when 25-year-old starter DL Hall landed on the 15-day injured list with a sprained left knee. But the season doesn’t stop just because a team is short of pitching. So the Brewers kept on playing -- and winning.
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Crew's mix of present, future proving a winning combo
ST. LOUIS -- One of Brewers manager Pat Murphy’s first sporting obsessions was boxing, a helpful history to describe the ongoing battle of 25-year-old left-hander DL Hall. Murphy might as well have been talking about 20-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio. Or 23-year-old budding closer Abner Uribe. “You have to get punched
Koenig's winding journey to becoming Brewers' 1000th player
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Black brings home Triple-A win with glove AND bat
Tyler Black loves playing in Triple-A Nashville. So when he had the chance of ending Sunday's game and sending the Sounds faithful home with a victory, MLB's No. 42 prospect risked it all to record the final out. With two outs in the bottom of the ninth inning, Omaha’s Cam
2-for-1: Chourio brothers homer on same day for first time in pro careers
Plenty of memories have been created by the Chourio brothers, Jackson and Jaison, throughout their lives. On Saturday, the dynamic duo added another one when they both homered on the same day for the first time in their professional careers. Jackson hit a go-ahead home run in the fourth inning
Brewers' Contreras 'stole the show' vs. brother, Cards
ST. LOUIS -- If you squinted hard enough at Busch Stadium on Friday night, you could almost see a cloud of dust at home plate in Puerto Cabello, Venezuela, the coastal town west of Caracas where the Contreras brothers grew up. Maybe they played out the same scenario as boys,
Bullpen beauty: Five Brewers relievers combine for shutout
MILWAUKEE – Seventeen games into their season, the Brewers are on pace to churn through 76 starting pitchers in 2024. The record, in case you’re wondering, is 24, a mark shared by the 109-loss Philadelphia A’s of 1915 and the 112-loss Oakland A’s of 2023. This year’s Brewers aim to
Prospects who could be impact callups -- 1 for each team
We've already seen several noteworthy callups in this young season. The biggest came when the Orioles promoted the best prospect in baseball, Jackson Holliday, on April 10. The Dodgers summoned fellow Top 100 prospect Andy Pages on Tuesday to bolster their outfield. When Justin Steele strained a hamstring on Opening
Another arm down: Miley hit by comebacker, exits after 3 innings
MILWAUKEE – At 3:45 p.m. CT on Tuesday, Wade Miley had a guitar in his lap and was strumming along with a country song in the clubhouse. By 6:45 p.m. or so, five minutes after throwing his first pitch against the Padres, he was hurting. A 107.7 mph comebacker off
Ortiz on first Rookie Hot List of 2024
It's nearly a month since the 2024 season opened in South Korea, so it's time to take a look at the campaign's early top rookie performers, also known as the April edition of MLB Pipeline's Rookie Hot List. Each month, MLB.com will look at which rookies performed best over the
Yelich placed on injured list with low back strain
MILWAUKEE -- Christian Yelich's hot start to the 2024 season is on hold for a familiar reason. The Brewers placed their star outfielder on the 10-day injured list on Tuesday with a low back strain, a move that came as little surprise after Yelich was absent from the lineup for