Author: Sarah Witherspoon

Sarah Witherspoon is a multimedia sports journalist and has been with Wisconsin Sports Heroics for 4 years. Her work has been featured on Yardbarker, MSN, BVM Sports, and more. She covers the NBA, NBA G-League. MLB, MiLB, and NFL.

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On Saturday, the MLB Players Association announced winners of their Players Choice Awards. While Aaron Judge and Shohei Ohtani were headliners, Rhys Hoskins of the Milwaukee Brewers was the recipient of not one, but two awards this season: the Marvin Miller Man of the Year, and the Philanthropist of the Year. Milwaukee Brewers First Baseman Rhys Hoskins Honored with Two Awards The Marvin Miller Man of the Year is presented to the player “whose leadership most inspires others to higher levels of achievement.” In a video done by the MLBPA, Hoskins mentioned his work he’s done with the Muscular Dystrophy…

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Major League Baseball announced on Monday morning the 20 nominees for the Hank Aaron Award. Established in 1999 marking the 25th anniversary of Aaron breaking Babe Ruth’s all-time career home run record, this award honors the best offensive players in each respective league. The winners are then determined by a voting committee through the Baseball Hall of Fame, and the winner is typically announced during the World Series. This year, the Milwaukee Brewers’ very own William Contreras has earned the nomination in the National League. Milwaukee Brewers’ William Contreras named for Hank Aaron Award The last time a Milwaukee Brewer…

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Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers News

The Milwaukee Brewers are the only team in Major League Baseball to not have a four-game losing streak, and they were dead set on making sure that didn’t happen on Sunday against the Arizona Diamondbacks. The NL Central champions might’ve had the comeback of the year in their thrilling 10-9 victory against the Diamondbacks, avoiding a sweep. Milwaukee Brewers clap back against Arizona Diamondbacks. The Milwaukee Brewers struggled early on, allowing a seven-run inning by Arizona against Milwaukee’s starter Franke Montas, However, they weren’t going to let that slide, they needed to score runs. Milwaukee was able to score in…

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With the Magic Number now at three, the Milwaukee Brewers are starting to talk postseason, which means postseason games at American Family Field. Luckily for fans, they will have their opportunity at getting tickets with an early-access event the Brewers are hosting on Friday. Milwaukee Brewers to host pep rally The Brewers announced Monday that tickets for the first round of the postseason will go on sale Friday, September 20 at 10AM. However, Brewers fans are invited to a drive-thru pep rally starting at 6 A.M. until 9 A.M. where they can see some of Wisconsin’s greatest across all sports,…

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Milwaukee Brewers fans couldn’t be too stingy after the team played five of their best games so far this year, all good things have to come to an end. After the bats were awake and on fire, the same couldn’t be said for Sunday afternoon as the Brewers looked to sweep another series, and the Cincinnati Reds came back with a vengeance, snapping Milwaukee’s winning streak, 4-3 at American Family Field. Milwaukee Brewers Couldn’t Keep Bats Hot While Joey Ortiz smashed a two-run home run to get the Brewers started early in DL Hall’s return, everything abruptly came to a…

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Milwaukee Brewers, Brewers News, Brewers Rumors

Entering today’s contest, the Milwaukee Brewers were looking to bounce back after a rather disappointing loss to the Miami Marlins on Friday night. With Aaron Civale on the mound, expectations weren’t too high as Civale’s tenure as a Brewer so far has been a bit bumpy. The Miami Marlins made a huge trade announcement prior to Saturday’s game, announcing they had traded Jazz Chisholm Jr. to the New York Yankees; In response to that, the Marlins called up Max Meyer, a player who had posted a 2.12 ERA after three starts in April. Milwaukee also announced that they were acquiring…

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The Milwaukee Brewers add another pitching arm ahead of the Trade Deadline. With a little over a week to go before the deadline, the Brewers have made a swap with the New York Mets. It was announced on Sunday that the Milwaukee Brewers have acquired left-handed pitcher Tyler Jay from the Mets in exchange for minor league right-handed pitcher TJ Shook. Will Sammon of The Athletic was the first to report this news. RHP TJ Shook has been acquired from Milwaukee in exchange for LHP Tyler Jay. — New York Mets (@Mets) July 21, 2024 Meet Milwaukee Brewers’ Newest Pitcher…

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The Milwaukee Brewers have had their hand with pitching consistently being an issue this season. With Brandon Woodruff down due to injury, Corbin Burnes traded to the Baltimore Orioles, and Freddy Peralta not particularly in his ‘prime’ era anymore, they’ve had to rely on pitchers like Colin Rea and Tobias Myers to take charge and lead the rotation. The MLB Trade Deadline is rapidly approaching, and it’s clear that the Brewers are going to be buyers; Now, who they decide to acquire is a big question, but there’s no doubt that they need to address their starting pitching. According to…

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It seems that the Milwaukee Brewers can’t catch a break with players heading to the injury list. Just hours after announcing they’ve traded minor league infielder Gregory Berrios for RHP starting pitcher Aaron Civale, the crew came to Twitter (X) to provide some injury updates and roster moves. Milwaukee Brewers place Joey Ortiz on 10-Day IL Just as he was getting hot, his flame was put out. The Brewers announced on Wednesday ahead of their game against the Colorado Rockies that infielder Joey Ortiz was heading to the injury list with neck inflammation, retroactive to July 2. Ortiz was out…

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Following Sunday’s exciting win over the Chicago Cubs, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters that Garrett Mitchell will be joining the team in Colorado as they venture off on a seven-game road trip. Milwaukee Brewers activate Garrett Mitchell after three-month injury stint. In response to the team activating Mitchell, rookie infielder Tyler Black is being optioned to Triple-A Nashville. Mitchell hasn’t been on the major league roster since Spring Training when he suffered a fractured left finger. He started a rehab assignment with the ACL Brewers on June 10, and then joined the Nashville Sounds on June 13. In…

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