The Milwaukee Brewers fell 7-1 to St. Louis on Friday night, after the Cardinals put up a five-spot in the bottom of the fifth, there was much to cheer about. It wasn’t all bad, though, at least early on in the evening. Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick made sure of that, adding another highlight to a career year.
Frelick’s offensive turnaround is a sight to behold
Frelick’s 422-foot blast off Sonny Gray in the third inning was the longest home run of his career, beating his previous high by ten feet. That one came in May against Baltimore. In fact, most of Frelick’s homers have come in 2025. His long ball Friday gave him 12 for the year, in 135 games played. Across 202 games in ’23 and ’24, he hit five total.
Year three for the Boston, Massachusetts native has been a revelation. Overall, Frelick is hitting .295/.361/.417, with 19 steals and a 3.2 WAR, good for fourth among Brewers position players. A plus at the plate and in the field, his real strides have come offensively, producing a 117 OPS+ and unforeseen power from his left-handed bat. Although he does not have a real chance to claim the batting crown, his average sits third on the National League leaderboard.
Not only is Frelick getting on base, he’s driving in runs too out of the leadoff spot. 62 RBIs might not seem like much, but last year he was a non-threat from a run-production standpoint, knocking in just 32 (with just two homers) in 475 at-bats. With the glove, he’s still putting up highlight-reel home run robberies in right field.
His home run against Gray, which made it a 2-1 game and accounted for the Brewers’ only run of the night, was the fifth of his career measuring at least 400 feet. All but one, his unexpected solo shot in last year’s playoffs, have come this season. Via MLB.com’s Adam McCalvy:
422 ft., according to our robot overlords at Statcast.
Sal’s 400-plus foot homers:
422 ft. – tonight at STL
412 ft. – 5/20/25 vs BAL
408 ft – 4/16/25 vs DET
408 ft – NLWC G3 vs. NYM
400 ft – 5/14/25 at CLE https://t.co/C5WSqUtMWE— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) September 20, 2025
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