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Former Milwaukee Brewers Outfielder Passes Away at Age 50 Following Fatal Injury

Originally posted on WI Sports Heroics | By Robin M Adams | Last updated Jun 2, 2025 10:30 PM ET

Earlier this year, the Milwaukee Brewers, and all of Major League Baseball, suffered a crushing loss as Hall of Fame broadcaster Bob Uecker passed away at the age of 90. And while his loss is still felt by the Brewers, the city of Milwaukee, and baseball in general, the game goes on.

Unfortunately, Uecker’s passing is not the only one the franchise has had to endure this year. Earlier today, it was reported that Jason Conti, who played for the Brewers in 2003, had passed away. He was just 50 years old.

Former Milwaukee Brewers Pitcher Jason Conti Has Passed Away

Not many fans may remember Conti, but he appeared in 30 games for the Brewers back in the 2003 season. He hit .229/.255/.396 with two home runs and seven RBI in those games.

Prior to coming to Milwaukee, Conti was a member of the first ever draft class by the Arizona Diamondbacks, who selected him in the 32nd round of the 1996 amateur draft. He made his Major League debut with Arizona in 2000 and played five games for them in 2001, the year they won the World Series.

Following the 2001 season, Conti was traded by the Diamondbacks to the Tampa Bay Rays, for another former Brewer in pitcher Mike Difelice. The Brewers traded for Conti in March of 2003, sending Javier Valentin in return.

Conti last appeared in the Majors in 2004 with the Texas Rangers.

On Monday, an Instagram post by Kevin Kramer, a former Pittsburgh Pirates player and college teammate of Conti’s, was discovered by the Diamondbacks. The post shared that, a couple of weeks ago, Conti had sustained a severe brain injury and had passed away.

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As mentioned previously, Conti was just 50 years old.

Standard Batting Table

Season	Age	Team	Lg	WAR	G	PA	AB	R	H	2B	3B	HR	RBI	SB	CS	BB	SO	BA	OBP	SLG	OPS	OPS+	rOBA	Rbat+	TB	GIDP	HBP	SH	SF	IBB	Pos
2000	25	ARI	NL	0.0	47	99	91	11	21	4	3	1	15	3	0	7	30	.231	.293	.374	.667	65	.293	45	34	2	1	0	0	2	9H/87
2001	26	ARI	NL	0.0	5	5	4	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	2	.250	.400	.250	.650	69	.319	75	1	0	0	0	0	0	/H9
2002	27	TBD	AL	1.0	78	245	222	26	57	15	2	3	21	4	2	18	55	.257	.315	.383	.698	88	.314	87	85	5	1	4	0	1	897/H
2003	28	MIL	NL	-0.2	30	52	48	3	11	2	0	2	7	0	1	2	18	.229	.255	.396	.651	68	.289	68	19	1	0	1	1	0	9H/78
2004	29	TEX	AL	-0.4	22	60	55	6	10	3	0	0	4	0	2	5	19	.182	.250	.236	.486	24	.240	32	13	0	0	0	0	0	8/H7
5 Yrs	0.5	182	461	420	47	100	24	5	6	47	7	5	33	124	.238	.296	.362	.658	71	.297	68	152	8	2	5	1	3	98H7
162 Game Avg	0.4	162	410	374	42	89	21	4	5	42	6	4	29	110	.238	.296	.362	.658	71	.297	68	135	7	2	4	1	3

ARI (2 Yrs)	0.0	52	104	95	12	22	4	3	1	15	3	0	8	32	.232	.298	.368	.666	65	.294	47	35	2	1	0	0	2	9H/87
TBD (1 Yr)	1.0	78	245	222	26	57	15	2	3	21	4	2	18	55	.257	.315	.383	.698	88	.314	87	85	5	1	4	0	1	897/H
MIL (1 Yr)	-0.2	30	52	48	3	11	2	0	2	7	0	1	2	18	.229	.255	.396	.651	68	.289	68	19	1	0	1	1	0	9H/78
TEX (1 Yr)	-0.4	22	60	55	6	10	3	0	0	4	0	2	5	19	.182	.250	.236	.486	24	.240	32	13	0	0	0	0	0	8/H7

NL (3 Yrs)	-0.2	82	156	143	15	33	6	3	3	22	3	1	10	50	.231	.284	.378	.661	66	.292	54	54	3	1	1	1	2	9H/87
AL (2 Yrs)	0.7	100	305	277	32	67	18	2	3	25	4	4	23	74	.242	.302	.354	.656	74	.299	75	98	5	1	4	0	1	897/H