Brewers Postseason Hero Officially Retires After 13 Year Career

Former Brewers infielder Mike Moustakas calls it a career

The 36 year old Moustakas announced on Monday that he is signing a one day contract with the Kansas City Royals to retire as a member of the club. He won a World Series with the Royals in 2015 and was a core piece of that run. It was that experience that helped lead the Brewers to want to bring in Moustakas for their runs in 2018 and 2019.

Moustakas had his best career numbers with the Brewers, hitting .255 with an .824 OPS in his two seasons in Milwaukee. 

One of his biggest moments as a Brewer came in 2018 when he came up clutch with the walk off RBI single in the 10th inning of Game 1 of the NLDS against the Colorado Rockies. The Brewers gave up the lead late in that game, but Moustakas brought the momentum back on Milwaukee's side, leading to a three game sweep of the Rockies and advanced them to the NLCS.

That was also the most recent time the Brewers have won a postseason series. 

Moustakas was an All Star with the Brewers in 2019, slugging 35 homers, setting a new career high, and parlayed that performance into a four year contract with the Cincinnati Reds. He did not play in the 2024 season.

Moustakas will be remembered by most for his time with the Royals and his role in their two runs to the World Series, and it makes sense that he retires as a member of Kansas City. But he'll always be loved and remembered in Milwaukee as a postseason hero, a fan favorite, and the always loud "Moooooooose" chants when he came up to bat.

Congratulations to Moustakas on a great career and best of luck in whatever comes next.