ST. PETERSBURG -- For three days this week, Tropicana Field felt almost like a home ballpark for the thousands who traveled south from Wisconsin. Somewhere within those frothing sections behind the third-base dugout, clad in a Brewers jersey with his family name on it, was Tylor Megill.
It was a whirlwind month for both Megill brothers. Trevor, the elder by a year and a half, recorded the final six outs of the Brewers’ World Series title. Tylor, the younger, found time to watch in person after completing his Tommy John rehab in mid-October.
More than a year removed from his September 2025 operation, Megill wrapped up this summer with live bullpen sessions at the Mets’ rehab facility in Port St. Lucie, Fla., sitting 96-97 mph with his fastball and topping out at 98. That work complete, Megill briefly returned home to the West Coast before heading back to the airport for a redeye to Tampa. He arrived in time for Game 3 on Monday, and while he originally planned on watching just one game in person, Megill found himself so caught up in the World Series pageantry that he changed his flight so he could watch Game 4 as well.
Ultimately, Megill left before the Brewers’ Game 5 celebration because he needed to begin his offseason throwing program. He watched on TV as his brother induced a Richie Palacios groundout to complete the first title in Brewers history.
“It’s exciting,” Megill said. “When we were kids growing up, you think about scenarios in the background messing around, like, ‘Oh, 3-2 count, two strikes, two outs, World Series, Game 7.’ I’m just so excited for him.”
Throughout the most intense month of baseball of Trevor’s life, Tylor supported his brother by being a sounding board. Sometimes, the two talked about baseball, their joys and frustrations coming through over headsets during late-night games of Battlefield or World of Warcraft. Often, they talked about anything but.
It’s always been that way for the Megill brothers, who each stumbled multiple times on their paths to the Majors. Before becoming the Brewers’ closer, Trevor Megill posted an 8.37 ERA as a rookie with the Cubs and took multiple trips back to the Minors. It wasn’t until the Brewers scooped Trevor out of relative obscurity that his career stabilized, with a 2.61 ERA and 81 saves over the last three seasons.
Tylor has similarly spent his career bouncing to and from the Minor Leagues, his bursts of success as a starter interspersed with less fruitful periods. When Tylor tore his ulnar collateral ligament last summer, it was Trevor who offered perspective.
“You kind of just remind him we’re in 2026 now, and they’ve been doing the surgery for a long time,” Trevor said. “He’s showing a lot of grit and determination to get things back on the right track and make a push for free agency after next season.”
First, Megill must prove he can still be an effective Major League pitcher, with possibly limited opportunities. When Megill returns next spring, he will find himself below Nolan McLean, Christian Scott, Zac Thornton and others on the depth chart. The Mets figure to acquire at least one veteran starter through free agency this offseason and possibly more. Other prospects are knocking on the door.
Megill, despite his experience, is one of many rotation hopefuls with an accessible Minor League option, which could result in him starting the year at Triple-A Syracuse.
“Good competition’s good competition. It’s only going to make all of us better,” Megill said. “Going back in, I don’t want [my surgery] to be a thing. I want to go to Spring Training and not have it be, ‘Oh, he’s coming off Tommy John.’ I want it to be a ‘ready to go, ready to play, put me in’ kind of deal.”
For inspiration, Tylor needs only to look to Trevor, a newly minted World Series champion.
“[I’m] trying to come in and hold a spot, help our team,” as Tylor put it, “and get to where my brother’s at right now.”