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Brewers unveil new logo and uniforms

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The Milwaukee Brewers unveiled a new logo and uniforms that will be worn beginning with the upcoming 50th anniversary season in 2020.

The teams new look is a modernized version of the iconic ball-in-glove which was first introduced in 1978.  The script “M” cap is gone.

“This is an exciting day for the Milwaukee Brewers and our fans as we usher in this next generation of Brewers baseball,” said Brewers Principal Owner Mark Attanasio.  “As we reflected back on fifty years of the Brewers in Milwaukee, we turned to the past to inform our future.  Our fans, our city and our state have been the fabric of our franchise since 1970, and they are the inspiration of our new look.”

 

Yelich finishes second in NL MVP balloting

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Christian Yelich File Photo

Los Angeles Dodgers slugger Cody Bellinger is the 2019 National League Most Valuable Player.  Bellinger received 19 of the 30 first-place votes to beat out reigning NL MVP Christian Yelich of the Milwaukee Brewers and Anthony Rendon of the Washington Nationals.

Bellinger becomes the first Dodger to win the award since Clayton Kershaw in 2014, and first LA position player since Kirk Gibson in 1988.

The 24-year-old Bellinger hit .305 with 47 home runs and 115 RBI in 156 games.

Yelich finished with 10 first-place votes and a total of 317 points, second to the 362 total points accumulated by Bellinger.

Yelich captured his second straight batting title with a .329 average.  He led the National League with a .429 on base percentage, a .671 slugging percentage and a 1.110 OPS while clubbing 44 home runs and stealing 30 bases.

Yelich missed the final 18 games of the season due to injury.

 

Counsell finishes second in Manager of the Year balloting again

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Craig Counsell

Despite getting more first-place votes, Milwaukee Brewers manager Craig Counsell finished second in the National League Manager of the Year balloting.

Counsell received 13 first-place votes to 10 for St. Louis Cardinals manager Mike Shildt, but the Brewers skipper lost to Shildt by seven points in the balloting by the Baseball Writers Association of America.

Shildt received 14 second place votes, while Counsell received just six.  It’s the second straight year that Counsell finished second in the balloting, last year losing to Atlanta’s Brian Snitker.  Snitker finished third this year.

Minnesota’s first-year manager Rocco Baldelli won the American League Manager of the Year in a close outcome over New York Yankees skipper Aaron Boone.

Counsell led the Brewers to a strong final month, overtaking the Chicago Cubs for second place in the division and the second wild card spot.  The Brewers lost that wild card game to eventual World Series Champion Washington.

Yelich wins Silver Slugger Award

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Christian Yelich File Photo

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich won his second straight Silver Slugger Award as one of the top three offensive outfielders in the National League this season.  The award is voted on by the league’s managers and coaches.

It’s the third Silver Slugger Award for Yelich.  He captured his first as a member of the Miami Marlins in 2016.

Yelich was the only member of the Brewers to win a 2019 Silver Slugger.  Brewers catcher Yasmani Grandal and rookie second baseman Keston Hiura were both finalists but finished short in the voting.

Yelich won his second straight batting title with a .329 average this season.  He topped the National League with a .429 on-base percentage, .671 slugging percentage and a 1.100 OPS.

Yelich also slugged a career-high 44 homes runs, stole a career-best 30 bases, scored 100 runs and drove in 97 runs.

 

Baseball award winners to be unveiled next week

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Craig Counsell

The Baseball Writer’s Association of America’s MLB awards finalists are out and the Milwaukee Brewers have two finalists.

Christian Yelich, despite missing the final two weeks of the season with a broken kneecap, was named a finalist for the National League Most Valuable Player award.  He’s joined by Cody Bellinger of the Los Angeles Dodgers and Anthony Rendon of the Washington Nationals as finalists.

Yelich claimed his second straight batting title after finishing with a .329 average.  He also topped the National League with a .671 slugging percentage, a .429 on-base percentage and a 1.100 OPS.  Yelich clubbed a career high 44  home runs, drove in 97 runs, scored 100 runs and stole 30 bases.

Brewers manager Craig Counsell is a finalist for National League Manager of the Year.  He’s joined by Atlanta’s Brian Snitker and the Cardinals Mike Shildt.

Counsell finished second in the NL Manager of the Year award in 2018.  He guided the Brewers down the stretch, going 18-2 over a three week period to come from five games behind the Cubs to nail down the second wild-card spot.  It gave the Brewers back-to-back playoff appearances for just the second time in franchise history.

The award winners will be announced Monday through Thursday of next week.

 

Brewers make moves to clear space for 2020

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Chase Anderson File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers exercised club options for $8.5 million on pitcher Chase Anderson and $7.5 million on first baseman Eric Thames on Monday.  They traded Anderson to the Toronto Blue Jays for minor league 1B/OF Chad Spanberger.  They payed a $1 million buyout to Thames.

The Brewers also exercised an option on catcher Manny Pina for $1.85 million for 2020.

The moves clear around $15 million off the books for the coming season.

Anderson went 8-4 with a 4.21 ERA over 139 innings last season.  He spent four seasons with the Brewers, going 38-27 with a 3.83 ERA in 118 games (112 starts).

The 24-year-old Spanberger has hit 59 home runs in 305 minor-league games, including 13 homers and [Read more…]

Cain finally wins first Gold Glove

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Lorenzo Cain – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt – UPI

Milwaukee Brewers center fielder Lorenzo Cain’s long wait for his first Gold Glove award finally came to an end.  Cain was named the 2019 Rawlings Gold Glove winner in Center Field for the National League in his fourth try.

Cain had been named one of three finalists, joining Washington rookie Victor Robles and St. Louis center fielder Harrison Badger.

The Gold Glove winners are voted on by a combination of manager and coaches votes.

Cain committed just two errors in 148 games.  He played through thumb, knee and ankle issues during the season.  Those injuries caused his offensive numbers to drop, but Cain’s defense in center field remained strong.

 

2019 Milwaukee BBWAA Award Winners announced

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The Milwaukee Brewers announced their postseason award winners today as selected by a panel from the Milwaukee Chapter of the Baseball Writers Association of America (BBWAA).

Outfielder Christian Yelich earned Brewers Most Valuable Player honors for the second straight season after hitting .329 with 44 HR, 97 RBI and 30 stolen bases in 130 games.  He led the Major Leagues in slugging percentage (.671) and OPS (1.100) and the National League in batting average and on-base percentage (.429).  The batting title was his second in as many seasons, the first to accomplish this feat in the National League since the Rockies’ Larry Walker in 1998 and 1999.

Brandon Woodruff, a first time All-Star, was voted Brewers Most Valuable Pitcher after going 11-3 with a 3.62 ERA in 22 starts.  Woodruff was the team leader in wins, strikeouts (143) and quality starts (10). [Read more…]

Brewers drop heart breaker to Nationals in wildcard game

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Josh Hader – File Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers jumped out to a 3-0 lead and dominated the National League wildcard game until the eighth inning.  Manager Craig Counsell had his pitchers lined up just the way he wanted with Josh Hader coming on for a six-out save.

But a little wildness, a controversial hit batsman, a broken bat single and a outfield fielding error turned around a 3-1 deficit and gave the Washington Nationals a 4-3 win and the right to face the Los Angeles Dodgers in a National League Division Series.

After a leadoff walk in the first to Trent Grisham, Yasmani Grandal lined a home run to right to put the Brewers up 2-0.  Eric Thames increased the lead to 3-0 in the second inning with a long solo home run. [Read more…]

Cain to start for the Brewers in WC game tonight

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Lorenzo Cain – File Photo

Lorenzo Cain was placed on the Milwaukee Brewers 25-man wildcard roster earlier today.  The Brewers released their projected starting lineup moments ago and to no surprise, Cain is listed as the starting center fielder and batting in the seven spot.

Cain re-injured his left ankle on Saturday night in a ninth-inning collision at home plate at Coors Field.  On Monday, he said he wanted to play and would do whatever it took to get on the field.  Twenty-Four hours later and Cain is ready to give it a shot in the winner-take-all wild card playoff game against the Washington Nationals in Washington D.C.

The Brewers starting lineup is as follows: [Read more…]