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Four Suspended For Roles In Brewers-Rays Brawl

May 2, 2024 8:36 AM

Four people, including Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy, have been suspended for their roles that led to a bench-clearing incident between the Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays in the eighth inning on Tuesday night.

Brewers starting pitcher Freddy Peralta received a five-game suspension for intentionally throwing at Jose Siri during the top of the sixth inning, while reliever Abner Uribe received six games after he and Siri squared off against each other two innings later.

Siri received a three-game suspension -- that was later reduced to two games -- while Murphy will miss two games as a result of Peralta's actions in addition to his inappropriate conduct toward umpires.

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Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Misc Rumor, Suspension

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Brewers Upset With Umpires After Another 'Bad' Call

Apr 30, 2024 10:01 AM

The Milwaukee Brewers are upset after finding themselves on the wrong end of a momentum-swinging decision by an umpiring crew for a second straight day on Monday night.

The Brewers thought they had tied the game in the ninth inning of a 1-0 loss to Tampa Bay Rays on Monday night when a third strike to Jake Bauers got past Rays catcher Rene Pinto, enabling Sal Frelick to score from third.

However, Bauers was ruled out and Frelick was ordered to go back to third when plate umpire Ryan Additon ruled that the hitter's backswing hit Pinto's helmet.

"So in this case, it was a third strike to Bauers and all runners go back to the original base at the time of the pitch," crew chief Chris Guccione said. "That's the rule."

If backswing interference hadn't been ruled, the Brewers would have tied the game and had the potential winning run on third base with only one out since Willy Adames advanced from second to third and Bauers had reached first when the pitch got away.

The Brewers instead had runners on second and third with two outs while still trailing 1-0.

This came one day after the Brewers lost 15-5 to the New York Yankees in a game that featured its own controversial ruling with a different umpiring crew. Andy Fletcher, the crew chief for that game, acknowledged Aaron Judge should have been called for interference for his slide on a botched double-play attempt that sparked the Yankees' tiebreaking seven-run rally in the sixth inning.

Brewers manager Pat Murphy believed his team got a raw deal again Monday. He was ejected for the first time this season after arguing that Frelick's run should have stood.

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Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Tampa Bay Rays, Misc Rumor

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Brewers, Pirates, Red Sox Were In On Shota Imanaga

Apr 29, 2024 8:44 AM

Before he signed a four-year, $53 million deal with the Chicago Cubs, Shota Imanaga drew interest from the Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates and Boston Red Sox, according to a report.

A previous report stated that the Red Sox offered Imanaga a two-year deal with $26 million in guaranteed money with vesting options for the 2026 and 2027 seasons.

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Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Pittsburgh Pirates, Boston Red Sox, Chicago Cubs, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor

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Brewers' Wade Miley Needs Tommy John Surgery

Apr 27, 2024 1:19 PM

Milwaukee Brewers left-handed pitcher Wade Miley said Friday that he needs Tommy John surgery.

Miley, 37, was put on the 15-day injured list with left elbow inflammation on April 22, retroactive to April 19.

"I need a full Tommy John," Miley said Friday before the Brewers faced the New York Yankees.

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Brewers' Jakob Junis Sent To Hospital After He's Hit During BP

Apr 23, 2024 7:48 AM

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Jakob Junis was taken away in an ambulance after being hit in the neck by a line drive during batting practice on Monday at PNC Park.

Junis was standing in the outfield when he was struck by the hard-hit ball off the bat of teammate Alika Williams.

Junis remained down for about 20 minutes while being treated by medical teams. The Pirates said he was conscious, alert and responsive and sent to a hospital for further evaluation.

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Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Injury, Misc Rumor

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Jackie Bradley Jr. Signs With Independent Long Island Ducks

Apr 4, 2024 5:15 PM

Former All-Star outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. has signed with the independent Long Island Ducks as he attempts to make a comeback to Major League Baseball.

Bradley, 33, played for the Boston Red Sox from 2013-18. He was an All-Star in 2016, won a Gold Glove in 2018 and played 144 games that season when the Red Sox won the World Series. He was the MVP of the 2018 American League Championship Series.

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Tags: Milwaukee Brewers, Kansas City Royals, Boston Red Sox, Free Agent Rumor, Misc Rumor, Signing

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Brandon Woodruff Won't Pitch This Season, Targets 2025

Mar 24, 2024 2:49 PM

Milwaukee Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff says he won't pitch this season while he recovers from surgery to his throwing shoulder.

When Woodruff underwent the surgery in October, the Brewers said the two-time All-Star was expected to miss most, if not all, of the season. Woodruff told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel last week that he won't pitch this year and is targeting a return in 2025.

"Honestly, I'm going [to] be the strongest I'll ever be at any point in my career because I'm going [to] have a year and just basically get my body ready for pitching," Woodruff told the newspaper.

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Jackson Chourio To Make Brewers' Opening Day Roster

Mar 19, 2024 8:05 AM

The Milwaukee Brewers will carry top prospect Jackson Chourio on their Opening Day roster.

He is already on the 40-man roster after signing an eight-year, $82 million extension over the offseason.

Chourio, 20, will very likely be the youngest player in the Major Leagues.

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Delvin Williams Out With Stress Fractures In Back

Mar 14, 2024 1:10 AM

Milwaukee Brewers closer Devin Williams was diagnosed with two stress fractures in his back and is expected to miss around three months, sources told ESPN on Wednesday, a significant blow for the National League Central champions, who were relying on a deep bullpen to buttress a lack of high-end starting pitching.

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Josh Donaldson Retires After 13-Year Career

Mar 4, 2024 5:17 PM

Josh Donaldson, who won the American League MVP during a 13-year career, announced his retirement Monday.

Donaldson, 38, made the announcement on the podcast of former player Sean Casey.

Donaldson finishes his career with 279 home runs, 1,310 hits and a long-earned reputation as a someone who competed with an edge, unafraid of offending opponents. He had his best season in 2015 with Toronto, when he hit 41 homers and drove in a league-high 123 runs, while scoring an MLB-high 122 runs. Donaldson received 23 of 30 first-place votes for the MVP, finishing ahead of Mike Trout for the award.

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Tags: Toronto Blue Jays, Oakland Athletics, New York Yankees, Atlanta Braves, Milwaukee Brewers, Personal Award

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Royals Sign Austin Nola To One-Year Deal

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Gary Sanchez, Brewers Agree To One-Year, $7M Deal

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Brewers Reach Deal With Jakob Junis

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Orioles GM: Corbin Burnes 'Exactly What We Needed'

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Twins, Carlos Santana Agree To One-Year, $5.25M Deal

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Orioles Acquire Corbin Burnes From Brewers

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Brewers, Christian Arroyo Agree To Minor League Deal

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Rhys Hoskins Expects 'Little To No Limitations'

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Brewers Finalizing Two-Year, $34M Deal With Rhys Hoskins

Brewers Hire Luisa Gauci As Minor League Hitting Coach

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Brewers, Austin Nola Agree To Minor League Deal

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Michael Brantley Retires After 15 Seasons

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Mets Trade Prospect To Brewers For Adrian Houser, Tyrone Taylor

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Pirates, Rowdy Tellez Agree To One-Year, $3.2M Deal

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Astros, Victor Caratini Agree To Two-Year, $12M Deal

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Brewers, Wade Miley Agree To One-Year Deal

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Brewers, Jackson Chourio Agree To Eight-Year, $82M Deal

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Brewers Discussing Extension With Jackson Chourio

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'Majority Of Teams' Interested In Brandon Woodruff

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Brandon Woodruff Tops List Of Non-Tendered Players

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