Latest Brewers injuries & transactions
This page will be updated throughout the year with all the latest Brewers injury news and transactions.
Yelich scalds baseball in return; Brewers shut out by Rangers
ARLINGTON -- Christian Yelich scalded three baseballs in his return to the Brewers' lineup in the team's 5-0 loss to the Rangers at Globe Life Field on Monday, and characterized the recent angst about his five-game absence amid a flare-up of his surgically-repaired back as much ado about very little.
Mears heads to IL with back tightness in latest blow to Crew's bullpen
PITTSBURGH -- The Brewers placed setup man Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list because of lower back tightness on Friday, the latest blow to a bullpen suddenly depleted of some of its most trusted arms. Mears’ injury comes at a time when the team was already without All-Star closer
Yelich scratched with low back soreness, but relentless Brewers still roll
MILWAUKEE – The Brewers have had a lot thrown their way lately. Stints on the injured list for budding star Jackson Chourio, defensive whiz Joey Ortiz and All-Star closer Trevor Megill. News that Shelby Miller, Milwaukee’s biggest Trade Deadline pickup, is lost for the season just when a weary bullpen
Shelby Miller done for season, could be facing second Tommy John
MILWAUKEE – By the time he met the media on Wednesday afternoon, Shelby Miller had already come to grips with the fact that his 2025 season is over after the Brewers placed him on the 60-day injured list with a sprained ligament in his right elbow. Having already undergone one
Miller exits game after feeling 'pop' in elbow
MILWAUKEE – The Brewers won’t know the full scope of what’s ailing veteran reliever Shelby Miller until he undergoes testing on his right elbow, but manager Pat Murphy uttered a word you never want to hear. “He said he heard something or he felt something pop in his elbow,” Murphy
Megill hits IL, Priester scratched, Fedde signs on busy day for Crew
MILWAUKEE – The Brewers’ pitching staff underwent an unexpected makeover before Wednesday night’s 3-2 loss to the Diamondbacks as a grueling stretch of 19 games over 18 days without a day off continued to take its toll.
Brewers lose Ortiz (hamstring strain) to IL; Chourio begins rehab stint
MILWAUKEE -- Already without 21-year-old outfielder Jackson Chourio because of a hamstring injury, the Brewers found themselves down another everyday defender on Friday when they placed shortstop Joey Ortiz on the 10-day injured list with a left hamstring strain. The good news was that Chourio was ready to begin a
Ortiz back in Brewers' lineup a day after exiting with knee injury
CHICAGO -- Joey Ortiz, who has provided the Brewers terrific defense at shortstop all season and lately some offense, too, left Game 2 of Tuesday’s doubleheader against the Cubs at Wrigley Field after fouling a pitch off his right knee in the seventh inning.
Crew places Henderson (right elbow) on IL, recalls Myers for Saturday start
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers rookie right-hander Logan Henderson was hoping for the best as he awaited the results of an MRI scan on Friday. But it was impossible to hide the disappointment about being sidelined for Saturday’s scheduled start against the Mets and beyond. The Brewers placed Henderson on the 15-day
All-Star rookie Misiorowski lands on IL with shin bruise
WASHINGTON -- A second star player in the past three days has landed on the injured list for the Brewers, who placed rookie All-Star Jacob Misiorowski on the 15-day IL on Sunday morning with a left tibia contusion, retroactive to Thursday. It comes just two days after outfielder Jackson Chourio
After Chourio (hamstring) heads to IL, newcomer Lockridge ready to fill in
WASHINGTON -- The Brewers placed outfielder Jackson Chourio on the 10-day injured list prior to their series opener vs. the Nationals on Friday, after the 21-year-old strained his right hamstring legging out a triple in Tuesday’s win to the Cubs. The club added outfielder Brandon Lockridge -- who was acquired
Chourio (right hamstring cramping) not worried about missing time
MILWAUKEE -- American Family Field was rocking in the fifth inning on Tuesday, when the Brewers quashed a Cubs threat to end the top of the frame before young star Jackson Chourio led off the bottom half with a triple. But the mood was about to sour. Chourio, the 21-year-old
Frelick placed on IL with Grade 1 hamstring strain
LOS ANGELES -- Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick is headed to the 10-day injured list with a Grade 1 strain of his left hamstring, the team announced on Friday. His status was in doubt throughout the All-Star break ahead of Milwaukee’s series opener at Dodger Stadium.
Hoskins (thumb ligament) to be sidelined roughly six weeks
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers are aiming for a mid-to-late-August return for first baseman Rhys Hoskins after medical imaging revealed a Grade 2 sprain of a ligament in his left thumb. Hoskins was injured making a swipe tag at first base in Saturday’s game against the Marlins in Miami and was
'We’re all just stoked': Brewers eager to see Woodruff's return to rotation
MIAMI -- Saturday’s 4-2 Brewers loss to the Marlins means that the series will be on the line when the teams meet again Sunday afternoon at loanDepot park. All the better for Brandon Woodruff's long-awaited return from right shoulder surgery. Seven years into his tenure with the franchise, Woodruff long
Mitchell (left shoulder surgery) to miss rest of '25 season
NEW YORK -- Garrett Mitchell's left shoulder surgery went as planned on Tuesday, but after initially leaving open the possibility of a return to action later this season, the Brewers now say the 26-year-old former first-round Draft pick will target 2026 Spring Training for a return to baseball activity. That’s
Crew's Mitchell facing prospect of another left shoulder surgery
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers are recommending another surgery for center fielder Garrett Mitchell after he reinjured his left shoulder on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville late last week, marking the latest setback for the star-crossed 2020 first-round Draft pick. Brewers head physician Dr. William Raasch diagnosed Mitchell with a
Patrick has up-and-down start as Woodruff, Cortes approach return
MILWAUKEE -- It’s been a long, frustrating spring for Brandon Woodruff and Nestor Cortes. But Monday brought progress.
Woodruff resumes path back with bullpen session
MILWAUKEE -- Brandon Woodruff’s recovery has taken longer than he and the Brewers hoped, but on Sunday morning he took a step toward suiting up for the ballclub. Woodruff threw his first bullpen session since he was struck on his right elbow by a comebacker in the second inning of
With X-rays still negative, Yelich (wrist) misses second straight start
MILWAUKEE -- Brewers star Christian Yelich missed a second straight game with a swollen right wrist on Wednesday, when the Brew Crew was on the business end of Braves right-hander Spencer Schwellenbach’s 105-pitch complete game in a 6-2 loss to Atlanta at American Family Field. Yelich’s injury stems from a
Woodruff relieved rehab just on hold, not scrubbed after latest injury
MILWAUKEE -- It has been a long road back for Brewers pitcher Brandon Woodruff. After missing the entire 2024 season following right shoulder surgery, the right-hander has suffered two setbacks in his recovery over the past month. Woodruff first dealt with right ankle tendinitis following a rehab start on May
'Been through a lot': Woodruff processing latest setback
MILWAUKEE -- Brandon Woodruff is a multi-time winner of the Brewers’ Good Guy Award for his cooperation with the media, so it was a sign of how badly the right-hander was hurting that he wasn’t ready to publicly discuss the latest setback in his comeback from shoulder surgery when the
Woodruff departs rehab outing after taking liner to elbow
CINCINNATI -- Pitching in the second inning of what was potentially the last step in his multiyear comeback from shoulder surgery, rehabbing Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff was struck on the right elbow by a line drive and left his start for Triple-A Nashville on Tuesday. Woodruff, who last pitched in
Yelich day to day with right hand contusion; X-rays negative
PHILADELPHIA -- The first two games of this weekend’s series at Citizens Bank Park couldn't have gone better for the Brewers, but Sunday’s 5-2 win in the finale got off to a bad start when Christian Yelich was hit by a pitch in his first plate appearance against Ranger Suárez.