LOS ANGELES – Every day, Brewers manager Pat Murphy scratches out a batting order on a napkin or a scrap of paper, takes a picture and texts it to a member of the coaching staff, Evan Martin, whose title is game preparation specialist. The names Christian Yelich and William Contreras

LOS ANGELES -- Sal Frelick's ability to throw the baseball will determine how soon he’s back in the Major Leagues -- but hitting a home run never hurt anybody.

LOS ANGELES -- Shohei Ohtani has homered off Jacob Misiorowski during his career, and the Miz has returned the favor by sending Sho back to the dugout after a strikeout. When those two powerhouses square off again on Saturday afternoon at Dodger Stadium, there won’t be any secrets. Ohtani will

LOS ANGELES – Ace setup man Abner Uribe landed on the 15-day injured list before Friday's game at Dodger Stadium with a right forearm strain, the latest in a spate of setbacks for the hobbled Brewers, who probably wish they could press pause on the season to get healthy as

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LOS ANGELES – Maybe you did a double-take when you saw Brewers first baseman Andrew Vaughn playing third base on Thursday and catcher Gary Sánchez at first. Maybe you’re not sure that hitting near the bottom of the lineup will be the thing to spur slumping stars Christian Yelich and

LOS ANGELES – The Brewers were without one of their top hitters for Thursday’s series opener against the Dodgers, as second baseman Brice Turang was receiving treatment for a left knee injury. Turang, Milwaukee’s Platinum Glove Award-winning second baseman, was absent from Thursday’s starting lineup after undergoing an MRI scan

SAN DIEGO – The Brewers will be tied for the most wins in Major League Baseball heading into this weekend’s NLCS rematch at Dodger Stadium, and manager Pat Murphy took a few moments Wednesday in the wake of getting swept by the Padres to remind the room of that. It

SAN DIEGO – There are weeks during which teams just cruise along and then there are weeks like the one the best-in-MLB Brewers find themselves in the midst of, with so many moving pieces it’s difficult to keep track.

SAN DIEGO – The way Pat Murphy sees it, there’s something reassuring in the Brewers owning the best record in baseball with nearly 75% of the regular season in the books and so little offensive production in the past two months from their two most highly-paid hitters. Imagine what they

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MILWAUKEE -- Dustin May needed 23 pitches to navigate his first inning in a Brewers uniform. When he induced a swinging third strike from Pirates cleanup hitter Endy Rodríguez to end a scoreless frame, May flexed his arms and let out a yell. It wasn’t exactly CC Sabathia’s famous flex

MILWAUKEE – Kyle Harrison took the mound to warm up for the sixth inning of Wednesday's 4-2 Brewers win over the Pirates with history in his sights. In an electric return from the injured list at American Family Field, the 24-year-old left-hander had struck out each of the last eight

MILWAUKEE – Brewers manager Pat Murphy implored fans to stick with the slumping Christian Yelich. Each time Yelich stepped to the plate Wednesday night, fans heeded the call.

MILWAUKEE – It’s been nearly a month since Brewers manager Pat Murphy asked rhetorically about slumping star Christian Yelich, “Where would you want me to hit him, seventh?”

MILWAUKEE – For Brewers fans, it was a day to meet two of the new guys – and to appreciate one who stuck around.

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MILWAUKEE – The Brewers reached the Trade Deadline with the best record in baseball for the second straight season. This time they also owned the National League’s best ERA. And front office officials intended to be aggressive at the Trade Deadline to stay there. Did they succeed? Ask again in

ANAHEIM – Jacob Misiorowski was on the mound for Sunday’s 3-0 Brewers loss to the Angels in his team’s final game before Monday’s 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline. Yes, he’s been following developments. But no, he hasn’t spent too much time thinking about the possibility the Brewers could fortify the

ANAHEIM – The Brewers’ front office still has time to fortify the roster ahead of Monday’s 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline, but they found out Saturday night that they won’t be landing the biggest prize. MLB.com’s Mark Feinsand reported that the Dodgers were finalizing a trade for Detroit Tigers ace

ANAHEIM -- While continuing to pursue trades for difference-makers, the Brewers swung a deal with the Guardians on Saturday in the interest of organizational depth.

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ANAHEIM – This was just the way the Brewers drew up the start of their latest stretch of 17 consecutive game days. With reinforcements likely coming at Monday’s 5 p.m. CT Trade Deadline, the Brewers got six more quality innings from rookie left-hander Shane Drohan and home runs from Brice

A version of this story originally ran in January 2021. Bob Uecker passed away on Jan. 16, 2025, at 90.

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