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Pat Murphy Announces Christian Yelich Update After Removal From Brewers Lineup

The Milwaukee Brewers are continuing to exceed expectations throughout the early part of the 2026 MLB season. Despite ranking in the bottom half of total payroll, the Brewers keep finding ways to win as they enter Wednesday’s matchup against the San Diego Padres with a 23-16 record.

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The Brewers' One Glaring Defensive Weakness: You Can Run on Them

Visit Garrett Mitchell's Baseball Savant player card, and you'll see an impressive number next to Arm Strength. On competitive throws, Mitchell averages a velocity of nearly 94 miles per hour, according to Statcast.

Jacob Misiorowski News / Just Baseball / May 13

Jacob Misiorowski Is Becoming All That Was Promised

Jacob Misiorowski is far from a finished product — that’s something that should have Brewers brass salivating and something that should invoke fear into the rest of MLB.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / May 13

Jacob Misiorowski's Hot Streak for Brewers Rivals 2015 Max Scherzer

The Milwaukee Brewers have a budding superstar right in front of their eyes right now in Jacob Misiorowski. If Misiorowski can stay healthy, which is a big question with every pitcher, Milwaukee has found a long-term No.

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There are 24 active MLB players with at least one 40-home run season under their belt. How many of those players can you name in five minutes?

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Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / May 13

Tyler Black Still Has Adjustments to Work Through in Triple-A

When the Brewers activated Christian Yelich from the injured list on Tuesday, it was not surprising that they optioned Tyler Black back to Triple-A Nashville as the corresponding move.

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The 25 greatest rookie seasons in MLB history

Not every all-timer has instant success at the next level. For many baseball players, it takes a few bumps in the road out of the gate before they ever reach stardom.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / May 13

Brewers 23-16 Start Is Fueling 4 Major Overreactions

The Milwaukee Brewers are just about a quarter of the way through the 2026 season. Milwaukee has 39 games under its belt, which is 24.07 percent of the 162-game campaign.

Jacob Misiorowski News / Field Level Media / May 13

Padres to try luck vs. Brewers' hard-throwing Jacob Misiorowski

The visiting San Diego Padres will have a tough task to even the series against the Milwaukee Brewers when they face hard-throwing right-hander Jacob Misiorowski on Wednesday.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / May 13

Brewers' Joey Ortiz Breaks Out With His Best Game of 2026

At some point, the Milwaukee Brewers are going to have to make a difficult decision at shortstop. Until then, the job is Joey Ortiz's. Ortiz is in his third season as a member of the Brewers and has been excellent all season defensively.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brew Crew Ball / May 13

The Brewers’ bullpen is working its magic again

Note: All statistics are as of May 11 At some point every season, the Brewers’ bullpen stops making sense. Not bad, necessarily. Just… different. There’s no clean seventh-eighth-ninth progression.

MLB News / Brew Crew Ball / May 12

Joey Ortiz helps power Brewers offense to series opening win against Padres

On the night where Christian Yelich returned to the lineup, one of the biggest punching bags of the offense had the big performance. Joey Ortiz has taken a lot of heat this year from fans for his slow start at the plate.

Chad Patrick News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / May 12

Brewers Teasing Major Role Change for Chad Patrick

One thing that is true about the Milwaukee Brewers is that they have a lot of pitching. Right now, Milwaukee is missing two legit starters in Brandon Woodruff and Quinn Priester, but the losses haven't really impacted the club too much in the standings.

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Which 20 players have hit four home runs in an MLB game?

The only two things rarer in modern-day baseball than the four-homer game is the Triple Crown and the unassisted triple play. The former is, of course, done over an entire season, while there's a large level of lucky in the unassisted triple play.

MLB News / Field Level Media / May 12

Brewers use big inning to beat Padres, win fifth straight

Brandon Sproat pitched effectively into the sixth inning to earn his first career victory and Joey Ortiz homered for the first time since last July to pace the Milwaukee Brewers to a 6-4 victory over the visiting San Diego Padres on Tuesday in the opener of the three-game series.

Milwaukee Brewers News / MLB Trade Rumors / May 12

Brewers Note: Yelich, Black, Priester, Lockridge

Christian Yelich made his return to the Brewers lineup tonight, as the former MVP was activated from the 10-day injured list. Tyler Black was optioned back to Triple-A Nashville to open the needed active roster spot.

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Brewers activate Christian Yelich ahead of Padres series

The Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday activated outfielder Christian Yelich from the 10-day injured list ahead of their series opener with the San Diego Padres in Milwaukee.

Angel Zerpa News / Brewer Fanatic / May 12

The Angel Zerpa Trade Looks Like a Rare Miss for Milwaukee’s Front Office

Matt Arnold’s tenure with the Brewers has been highlighted by some brilliant moves. The strategy of buying low and selling high has brought some intriguing talent to the team, like Caleb Durbin (acquired from the Yankees in the Devin Williams trade), Joey Ortiz (acquired from the Orioles in the Cor...

Milwaukee Brewers News / Brewer Fanatic / May 12

Brewers Activate Christian Yelich, Completing Pat Murphy's Best Lineup Yet

The Brewers offense rediscovered its stride after just a short wobble. They missed Christian Yelich, but they've done fine without him lately. He returns to the team's lineup Tuesday night against the Padres, joining a team that's currently fifth in MLB in runs per game and 10th in Baseball Prospec...

Christian Yelich News / Milwaukee Brewers on SI / May 12

Brewers Strike Gold as Christian Yelich Returns for Padres Series

The red-hot Milwaukee Brewers are set to begin a three-game series against the San Diego Padres on Tuesday night and just got a massive boost. Milwaukee announced on X that three-time All-Star Christian Yelich is back after spending a few weeks on the Injured List due to an adductor strain.

Brice Turang News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 11

Brewers’ Brice Turang immediately thinks of mom after dramatic Mother’s Day HR to beat Yankees

Second baseman Brice Turang ensured the Milwaukee Brewers had a happy Mother’s Day, hitting a walk-off home run against the New York Yankees. After the game, all he could think of was his own mom.

Jackson Chourio News / MLB on ClutchPoints / May 9

Brewers’ Jackson Chourio shares weird moment with his bat after foul ball

The Milwaukee Brewers have been the standard bearers in the National League Central Division in recent years. However, while they are off to a decent start in 2026 with a 21-16 record, it appears they have ceded their leadership in the division to the blazing hot Chicago Cubs.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Athlon Sports / May 9

Brewers' Pat Murphy Announces Brandon Woodruff Injury Update Before Yankees Game

The Milwaukee Brewers entered Saturday with a 20-16 record, sitting at third in the National League Central and clinging to the final National League Wild Card spot.

Milwaukee Brewers News / Yardbarker / May 9