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The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team based in Milwaukee. The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) Central Division. The team's name is derived from the city's association with the brewing industry and has been used by several other baseball teams that have called Milwaukee home. Since 2001,the Brewers have played their home games at American Family Field,which was named Miller Park through the 2020 season and has a seating capacity of 41,900 people.
Juan Manuel Nieves Cruz is a Puerto Rican professional baseball pitcher and coach who is currently the assistant pitching coach for the Detroit Tigers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB) from 1986 to 1988. He has coached in MLB for the Chicago White Sox,Boston Red Sox,and Miami Marlins.
Salvatore Leonard Bando was an American professional baseball player and general manager. He played in Major League Baseball as a third baseman from 1966 to 1981,most prominently as the team captain for the Oakland Athletics dynasty that won three consecutive World Series championships between 1972 and 1974.
Craig John Counsell is an American former professional baseball player and current manager for the Chicago Cubs of Major League Baseball (MLB). He was previously the manager for the Milwaukee Brewers and holds the Brewers’franchise record for managerial wins. He led the team to five of their nine all-time postseason appearances,winning one playoff series.
Dale Curtis Sveum is an American former Major League Baseball (MLB) player and manager. He most recently served as the bench coach for the Kansas City Royals. As a player,Sveum saw action in 12 major league seasons between 1986 and 1999. He was a member of the Milwaukee Brewers,Philadelphia Phillies,Chicago White Sox,Oakland Athletics,Seattle Mariners,Pittsburgh Pirates,and New York Yankees. Following his playing career,Sveum managed in minor league baseball for several seasons before becoming an MLB coach. Sveum briefly served as manager of the Brewers in 2008 during his tenure as hitting coach for the team. He was later named manager of the Cubs after the 2011 season and served for two seasons. His cousin is former Blue Jays All-Star John Olerud.
The Brewers–Cubs rivalry is a Major League Baseball (MLB) rivalry between the Milwaukee Brewers and Chicago Cubs. Both clubs are members of MLB's National League (NL) Central Division. The rivalry is also sometimes known as the I-94 Rivalry,because the two teams' ballparks are located only 83 miles (134 km) from each other off Interstate 94 (I-94).
Alexander Peter Grammas was an American professional baseball infielder,manager and coach. A native of Birmingham,Alabama,Grammas played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the St. Louis Cardinals,Cincinnati Redlegs and Chicago Cubs. He threw and batted right-handed,and was listed as 6 feet (1.83 m) tall and 175 pounds (79 kg). Grammas's family origins are from Agios Dimitrios,Greece.
Daniel Thomas Plesac is an American former Major League Baseball pitcher who played from 1986 to 2003. He pitched for the Milwaukee Brewers,Toronto Blue Jays,Chicago Cubs,Pittsburgh Pirates,Arizona Diamondbacks,and Philadelphia Phillies.
Richard Eugene Manning is an American former center fielder and current broadcaster in Major League Baseball (MLB),who played for the Cleveland Indians (1975–1983) and Milwaukee Brewers (1983–1987),and has been a color commentator for Cleveland Guardians telecasts since 1990.
Darnell Coles is an American professional baseball player and current hitting coach for the Washington Nationals of Major League Baseball (MLB). He played in MLB and Nippon Professional Baseball primarily as a third baseman and outfielder from 1983 to 1997. He has coached in MLB since 2014.
Carlos Argelis Gómez Peña,nicknamed Go-Go,is a Dominican former professional baseball outfielder. He played for the New York Mets,Minnesota Twins,Milwaukee Brewers,Houston Astros,Texas Rangers and Tampa Bay Rays. Gómez is a two-time MLB All-Star and a Gold Glove Award winner.
The 1970 Oakland Athletics season involved the A's finishing second in the American League West with a record of 89 wins and 73 losses. In 1970,owner Charlie Finley officially changed the team name from the Athletics to the "A's". An "apostrophe-s" was added to the cap and uniform emblem to reflect that fact.
The 1987 Milwaukee Brewers season featured the team finish in third place in the American League East,with a record of 91 wins and 71 losses. The team began the season at a red-hot pace,winning their first 13 games under first-year manager Tom Trebelhorn before losing 12 games in a row in May. Other highlights included Paul Molitor's 39-game hitting streak,the seventh-longest streak in MLB history and second-longest streak post-World War Two,and Juan Nieves tossing the first no-hitter in Brewers history on April 15 with a 7-0 blanking of the Baltimore Orioles.
Below is a partial list of minor league baseball players in the Milwaukee Brewers system.
Devin Terran Williams is an American professional baseball pitcher for the Milwaukee Brewers of Major League Baseball (MLB). He made his MLB debut in 2019 and was named the National League's rookie of the year and relief pitcher of the year in 2020. He was an MLB All-Star in 2022 and 2023.
The 2020 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 51st season for the Brewers in Milwaukee,the 23rd in the National League,and 52nd overall. The Brewers finished the regular season 29-31 and clinched the eighth seed in the postseason,becoming the first National League team to clinch the playoffs with a losing record. This marked the first time in franchise history where the Brewers clinched a playoff berth in three consecutive years,starting with the 2018 season.
The 2021 Milwaukee Brewers season was the 52nd season for the Brewers in Milwaukee,the 24th in the National League,and 53rd overall.
