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April 24: LHP Robert Gasser makes season debut after dealing with bone spurs
Gasser, the Brewers’ No. 5 prospect, per MLB Pipeline, made his 2024 debut for Triple-A Nashville, which is a huge sign of hope for a club with injury complications up and down the rotation. The left-hander dealt with bone spurs in his pitching elbow and was out of game action for about a month. In his start vs. Louisville on Wednesday, Gasser went four innings and allowed a run. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Gasser's velocity was up to 95 mph, a good indicator that he's feeling healthy, and that he "should be here soon."

"I would think we'd want to see him go out there [at Triple-A] again, but nothing is out of the question if he's 100% healthy," Murphy said. "Why not?"

April 22: LHP Wade Miley placed on 15-day IL; RHP Tobias Myers recalled; INF Andruw Monasterio optioned; 1B Jake Bauers reinstated from bereavement list
Miley, who opened the season on the IL with a left shoulder impingement, made two starts this season, allowing five runs (four earned) on five hits over seven innings, before landing on the IL again. He said he has felt some irritation in the elbow since his first start in Cincinnati, but he felt he had recovered enough to make his second start. Since then, it's trended poorly.

"I haven’t had a good day of catch since," Miley said. "I thought it was getting better. … Threw a little bit yesterday, it wasn’t great, then tried to go throw today. It was kind of the same deal. So hopefully we’ll take some time and get it figured out."

Miley will have imaging done on Tuesday morning, he said, at which time he'll know more information, but he said the inflammation he felt was different from the pain from bone spurs in the left elbow area that he's dealt with for the past three or four seasons.

Myers, who was selected by the Orioles in the sixth round of the 2016 MLB Draft, earned his second callup of the season, but did not see any action the first time around. His first appearance will be the 25-year-old's big league debut.

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10-day and 15-day IL

LHP Wade Miley (left elbow inflammation)
Expected return: TBD
Miley underwent testing on April 23 on his left elbow to try to diagnose inflammation that he said feels different from the usual bone spurs-related pain he has tried to manage for the past three to four years, and the results came back inconclusive on the morning of April 24, per manager Pat Murphy. Miley flew to Cincinnati on April 24 to have an in-person meeting with doctors and undergo an arthrogram to assess the integrity of the ligaments in the region. He said he has felt some "flare-ups" in the elbow since his first start of the season vs. Cincinnati, but it didn't progress toward being a problem until his second start, after which playing catch became an issue. (Last updated: April 24)

LHP DL Hall (left knee sprain)
Expected return: TBD
Hall, who'd been struggling to establish himself as a starter in the early going, tweaked his left knee fielding a bunt in a long second inning of Milwaukee's April 20 win over the Cardinals, in which Hall didn't make it through the fourth inning and his average fastball slipped below 92 mph for the first time. Brewers manager Pat Murphy said on April 24 that Hall has begun his rehab and strengthening program, but it's unclear when Hall will begin throwing. He will not need surgery. (Last updated: April 24)

OF Christian Yelich (low back strain)
Expected return: May
It's a familiar ailment for Yelich, who has battled back issues since his mid-20s with the Marlins. The latest bout came amid a torrid start to the season, knocking him out of the Brewers' April 12 series opener in Baltimore. Yelich has begun running, but he has yet to swing a bat. (Last updated: April 24)

RHP J.B. Bukauskas (right shoulder inflammation)
Expected return: TBD
Bukausas' injury occurred where his triceps connects to his shoulder region, he said, which is why he originally believed it to be a lat injury similar to others he has endured in his pitching career. This has the right-hander encouraged about his timeline to return, as the lat issues have kept him out for months at a time before. However, his progression timetable is still unclear until Bukauskas passes strength tests and is cleared to throw. He has been on the IL since April 14. (Last updated: April 23)

RHP Jakob Junis (right shoulder impingement)
Expected return: TBD
Junis seemed to be “on track” in his throwing progress, per manager Pat Murphy, but he was stretchered off of the field on April 22 when he was struck in the neck by a batting practice ball. He was alert and responsive when he was sent to a local hospital for observation, and Murphy said on April 23 that Junis was feeling "much better" and it appears to be nothing major. However, the club is still unsure if he has a concussion or not, and his progression will be delayed.

Junis was limited in Spring Training with a "scratchy" shoulder and felt a similar sensation after a few innings of his regular-season debut. An MRI scan revealed no new damage, but the Brewers opted for a cautious approach and placed him on the 15-day IL to give him time to quiet the inflammation. The 31-year-old traveled with the team on its most recent road trip and resumed throwing on April 12, completing a flat-ground session in Baltimore. Junis signed a one-year deal as a free agent that includes a mutual option for 2025. (Last updated: April 23)

OF Garrett Mitchell (fractured left index finger)
Expected return: Early June
Mitchell suffered his injury while taking batting practice the weekend before Opening Day. He had X-rays taken and was also scheduled to get a second opinion from Phoenix hand specialist Dr. Don Sheridan, then had follow-up X-rays on April 3 that showed no signs of the fractured bone shifting. That means it is healing as desired.

The 25-year-old was in line to be Milwaukee's starting center fielder and leadoff hitter in 2024 and could still slot into those roles upon his return. Mitchell said his aim is to be back in the Brewers' lineup at around the six-week mark, which would be in the first half of May. In an April 10 update, GM Matt Arnold said he hoped to see Mitchell back by June 1, and on April 14 the Brewers transferred Mitchell to the 60-day IL in a paper move consistent with that timeline. (Last updated: April 14)

RHP Taylor Clarke (right knee meniscus tear)
Expected return: Late May
Clarke underwent surgery to repair the torn meniscus in his knee and is facing an extended absence, per manager Pat Murphy.

The reliever was initially expected to miss six-to-eight weeks with the injury he sustained while doing normal workday activities in the last week of Spring Training.

Clarke started and pitched three scoreless innings in his last Spring Training appearance on March 17, lowering his spring ERA to 2.57. In an April 10 update, GM Matt Arnold said Clarke remained in line for a late-May return to action. (Last updated: April 10)

RHP Devin Williams (back stress fracture)
Expected return: June
The Brewers closer was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back after seeing Los Angeles-based orthopedic spine surgeon Dr. Robert Watkins on March 13.

Williams will be shut down for six weeks, Brewers general manager Matt Arnold said March 14, after which “Devin will determine the pace beyond that."

“My thoughts are with Devin right now,” manager Pat Murphy said. “It’s just really unfortunate. He’s a leader in there. It sucks for him.”

Williams, who won the Trevor Hoffman Award as the best closer in the NL with 36 saves and a 1.53 ERA last season, gave up four runs, four walks and two hits in two appearances over 1 1/3 innings this spring. (Last updated: March 28)

60-day IL

RHP Brandon Woodruff (right shoulder)
Expected return: Late 2024 or 2025
Woodruff underwent shoulder surgery on his throwing arm in October 2023 and was non-tendered by the Brewers the following month. He signed a two-year deal with the club on Feb. 21, when he was placed on the 60-day IL, and will rehab in Milwaukee throughout the season after beginning a throwing program in mid-February. (Last updated: Feb. 21)

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