KANSAS CITY -- Christian Yelich had three chances to make his presence felt in his return from nearly a month nursing a bad back, but the sort of magic moment like shortstop Willy Adames provided the night before escaped the Brewers in a 6-4 loss to the Royals on Wednesday

Big league closers can come from all areas of the pitching world. Some are guys who have always been relievers, from college all the way up to the big leagues. Some were starters whose power stuff (and perhaps lack of command) were better suited for shorter stints coming out of

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KANSAS CITY -- William Contreras was barely at second base after hitting a double with the Brewers down to their final strike and trailing by two runs on Tuesday night, when Willy Adames heard more of the chatter he’d been hearing all night. Adames stood on deck, representing the go-ahead

KANSAS CITY -- Even after repairing more than 3,000 elbows, many of them belonging to the most valuable arms in the world, Dr. Timothy Kremchek isn’t in the business of publicly discussing his work. For Brewers pitcher Wade Miley, an exception was in order. Miley, 37, underwent a hybrid procedure

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. KANSAS CITY -- Matt Erickson was 28 years old in 2004 when he reported to Triple-A Indianapolis, but he might as well have been

KANSAS CITY -- Bryse Wilson provided a nearly-spotless start for a rotation in need, and Gary Sánchez flashed the power the Brewers want him to produce against left-handed pitching. All that was missing was the clean finish. The Brewers’ reliable bullpen yielded three runs in the seventh inning in relief

Brewers pitcher Freddy Peralta dropped his appeal of a five-game suspension and began serving it Monday. Peralta, who was suspended after hitting Jose Siri with a pitch during a tense game against the Rays on Tuesday, will be eligible to return on Saturday.

CHICAGO -- Freddy Peralta held off a suspension long enough to pitch in the Brewers’ biggest series of the season so far, but Round 1 of this rivalry went to the Cubs. With Peralta’s five-game suspension on appeal for at least one more day, Chicago touched him for three runs

CHICAGO -- Give this to the Brewers under new manager Pat Murphy: Even when they lose, they tend to make the most of all nine innings. In Saturday’s 6-5 loss to the Cubs at Wrigley Field, Chicago starter Jameson Taillon departed after six innings with a 5-0 lead and saw

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CHICAGO -- This weekend’s matchup between the Brewers and Cubs at Wrigley Field would be a big series no matter who’s managing. But the Pat Murphy-Craig Counsell matchup will have to wait. With Murphy serving the back end of a two-game suspension on Friday, it was Counsell’s former teammate and

Numbers are an integral part of baseball. Whether it’s from a historical standpoint, a preparation standpoint or a financial standpoint, certain figures tell a story about the past, present and future of the game. For Pat Murphy, the daily grind of a baseball season comes down to one number in

MILWAUKEE -- Rickie Weeks’ unofficial managerial debut -- the Brewers’ 7-1 win over the Rays will be reflected on Pat Murphy’s record even though Milwaukee’s skipper began a two-game suspension Wednesday -- was mostly a breeze relative to recent games at American Family Field. But the homestand couldn’t end without

You know it’s really Draft season when the first mock draft is out. Between now and July 14, when the 2024 Draft begins, Jim Callis and I will be providing prognostications of the first round on a fairly regular basis with the hope that our final mocks the night before

MILWAUKEE -- Brewers pitchers Abner Uribe, Freddy Peralta and manager Pat Murphy and Rays center fielder Jose Siri all drew suspensions and undisclosed fines from Major League Baseball following their ejections during Tuesday’s eventful win over the Rays at American Family Field. Murphy (two games) and Siri (three games) began

MILWAUKEE -- Season 21 of the Bravo show “Top Chef” casts a spotlight on all things Wisconsin, with contestants tackling everything from the state’s supper club culture to Door County cherries to, yes, cheese. So when American Family Field played host for Episode 7, which aired Wednesday night, chefs prepared

Welcome to Promo Preview, a monthly compendium of Minor League Baseball promotions to look forward to. May's highlights include nonagenarian icons, Mardi Gras sweets, reinterpretations of local disasters and, of course, much more. Let's get to it.

Pitchers are meant to be ahead of hitters. Sluggers need at-bats to get into the rhythm of the season, and that takes time. Or at least that’s how the popular belief goes. But some Minor League hitters are proving they don’t need time at all to come flying out of

April is in the books, but there’s still plenty of baseball left to be played this season, and you can follow all the action on MLB.TV for a new reduced price. MLB.TV’s All Teams Yearly package, which enables you to stream every out-of-market game, live or on demand, on your

MILWAUKEE -- Baseball's youngest position player group got even younger on a night Brewers prospect Tyler Black and his family will never forget. The Brewers called up their No. 4 prospect -- and No. 42 overall -- before Tuesday's 8-2 win over the Rays, adding him to a roster that

MILWAUKEE -- In the box score, it was an 8-2 Brewers win over the Rays, with a homer and four RBIs for Willy Adames, Freddy Peralta pitching a one-hitter into the sixth inning and Milwaukee snapping a three-game losing skid at American Family Field on Tuesday night.

With April having come to a close, we are a full month-plus into the 2024 season -- which means the events of the past month are worth analyzing. Sure, it’s just one month into a six-month regular season, but plenty of trends have already begun to take shape. Let’s take