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The Milwaukee Brewers lost their fourth straight game Saturday after Nolan Arenado’s walk-off home run gave the St. Louis Cardinals a 6-5 victory. The Brewers recent slide has dropped them below .500 on the young season. At 13-15, Milwaukee is now four games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. After the loss, […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are patiently waiting for pitchers to return from the injured list. They are missing Brandon Woodruff, Nestor Cortes, and Aaron Civale from their starting rotation. Woodruff is inching closer to a return, but his rehab start revealed a potential concern. The 32-year-old righty pitched in his third rehab start on April 17 […]

Christian Yelich has struggled at the plate this season and the Milwaukee Brewers have started off 13-13. After Thursday’s loss to the San Francisco Giants the Brewers fell to three games behind the first-place Chicago Cubs in the NL Central. Milwaukee entered the bottom of the eighth with a 5-4 advantage but the Giants ultimately […]

Pat Murphy and the Milwaukee Brewers were MLB’s surprise team of 2024. This year, however, the team has been a fair bit more inconsistent. The team will receive a boost with the return of Brandon Woodruff to a pitching staff that is missing Nestor Cortes, Aaron Civale, and others. Woodruff has received another assignment start […]

The Milwaukee Brewers made a trade with the Boston Red Sox to acquire right-handed pitcher Quinn Priester. It was a deal that was originally viewed as another way for Milwaukee to cut costs. However, further details reveal it was a more necessary move for the team to improve its rotation. In the deal, the Brewers […]

The New York Yankees put on a home run derby this weekend against the Milwaukee Brewers, and their use of ‘torpedo bats’ garnered a ton of attention, causing some controversy, but Brewers manager Pat Murphy firmly shut that down. “My old a** will tell you this for sure: It ain’t the wand, it’s the magician,” […]

While major league clubs have fought and scratched to sign the biggest names in free agency this offseason, smart franchises realize the importance of quality depth. While such signings aren’t flashy, they can prove the difference between overcoming an injury to make the playoffs and getting an early jump on vacation. The Milwaukee Brewers lost […]

The Milwaukee Brewers are mourning the loss of Bob Uecker, the legendary player and broadcaster, who passed away in January. Uecker had been a broadcaster for the Brewers since 1971, and they are now going to enter their first season without him in over 50 years. Spring Training games are starting in just a couple […]

No matter what you do, you should always put your best foot forward. In baseball terms, you go with your best arm. In the case of the Milwaukee Brewers, for manager Pat Murphy, he is putting his best arm forward by appointing Freddy Peralta as the Brewers Opening Day starter. And though this is his […]

Craig Counsell guided the Milwaukee Brewers to three divisional titles during his nine-year run with them, overcoming constant financial limitations to transform the ballclub into a consistent October presence. He was never formally recognized for his efforts, though, which left the Brew Crew as the only MLB franchise without a Manager of the Year winner. […]

Milwaukee Brewers’ left fielder Jackson Chourio finished third for the 2024 National League Rookie of the Year Award. The NL ROTY honor ultimately came down to a two man race between Pittsburgh Pirates’ pitcher Paul Skenes and San Diego Padres’ center fielder Jackson Merrill, with Skenes winning NL Rookie of the Year. However, Chourio’s top-three […]

The Milwaukee Brewers surprised everyone by winning the National League Central in 2024. After trading Corbin Burnes, few expected them to be in the playoff race. They ran away with the division because of some incredible performances. One was from shortstop Willy Adames, who had a 118 OPS+ and played solid defense. Brewers manager Pat […]

The Milwaukee Brewers, who won the National League Central, bowed out of the MLB Playoffs on Thursday after a heartbreaking Game 3 loss, 4-2, to the New York Mets in the Wild Card round. With this victory, the Mets advance to the National League Division Series to face the Philadelphia Phillies, who won the NL […]

The Milwaukee Brewers clinched the NL Central title on Wednesday ahead of their game against the Philadelphia Phillies after the Chicago Cubs lost 5-3 to the Oakland Athletics earlier in the day. Brewers manager Pat Murphy spoke to the media about how his team was able to win the division ahead of Wednesday’s game. "No […]

The Milwaukee Brewers were riding a hot streak when they came to St. Louis to begin a three-game series Tuesday. The Brewers took the first game behind the excellent pitching combo of starter Frankie Montas and reliever Devin Williams who combined for eight innings of shutout baseball. The win was Milwaukee’s sixth straight. However, the […]

There has only been one move that the Milwaukee Brewers pulled off prior to the MLB Trade Deadline. It was when Pat Murphy and the front office made a deal with the New York Mets to trade away TJ Shock. In exchange, they got Tyler Jay who is also a right-handed pitcher. So far, they […]

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins has been sidelined ever since injuring his hamstring on May 13, but manager Pat Murphy provided a rather optimistic update on his slugger. Murphy said that Hoskins may actually have a chance to play in the Brewers’ series with the Chicago White Sox this weekend, via Curt Hogg of […]

In their quest to replace Craig Counsell, the Milwaukee Brewers showed interest in former star second baseman Rickie Weeks for the job. While Weeks didn’t ultimately get the big position, he will have a significant role under the man who will succeed Counsell, Pat Murphy. Weeks will serve under Murphy as an “associate manager,” per […]

With Craig Counsell leaving for the Chicago Cubs, the Milwaukee Brewers searched far and wide for their next manager. After all their searching, the Brewers landed on long-time bench coach Pat Murphy. Hiring Murphy means there will be some continuity on Milwaukee’s coaching staff despite Counsell’s departure. Christian Yelich seems pretty pumped with the Brewers’ […]