Brew Crew Ball Sep 24, 2023
Game Thread #156: Milwaukee Brewers (88-67) @ Miami Marlins (80-75)
Rich Storry-USA TODAY Sports Brewers look to clinch division title against Miami After clinching a wild card berth on Friday, Milwaukee still needs one more win to clinch the division title over the Chicago Cubs. Freddy Peralta takes on Edward Cabrera as Milwaukee looks to grab their fourth division title in the last five years. Christian Yelich leads off and starts at DH today, while Mark Canha starts in left and bats cleanup. Josh Donaldson starts at third while Tyrone Taylor gets the start in right. Let's make some things happen today : @BallySportWI :...
Brew Crew Ball Sep 22, 2023
Brewers clinch postseason berth, bludgeon Marlins 16-1
Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports Milwaukee’s offense explodes in the second inning as Craig Counsell locks down another playoff berth. Box Score Milwaukee has finally clinched an official playoff berth after beating the Miami Marlins. Corbin Burnes was on the mound facing JT Chargois as Milwaukee still needs another win to clinch the NL Central division, but has guaranteed themselves a spot in the postseason. Milwaukee had their biggest inning of the year in the second inning of tonight’s game, scoring twelve runs and blowing the game open right away. Josh Donaldson...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sep 20, 2023
Donaldson 3-run homer sparks Brewers over Cardinals 8-2 as NL Central title nears
Josh Donaldson hit a three-run homer in the first inning, Tyrone Taylor homered twice and the Milwaukee Brewers beat the St. Louis Cardinals 8-2 on Wednesday night to take another step toward their second NL Central title in three years.
Brew Crew Ball Sep 20, 2023
Tyrone Taylor and Adrian Houser lead the way as Brewers down Cardinals 8-2
Photo by Joe Puetz/ Tyrone Taylor goes deep twice Box Score A trio of home runs by Josh Donaldson and Tyrone Taylor and a ninth-inning rally backed six strong innings from Adrian Houser as the Brewers defeated the Cardinals 8-2 on Wednesday night. Donaldson’s three-run homer in the first gave the Brewers an early lead against Cardinals starter Zack Thompson. Twelve of Donaldson’s 22 hits this season have been home runs. Taylor continued his hot run at the plate since the trade deadline by blasting a pair of homers. The first gave the Brewers a 4-1 lead in the...
Brew Crew Ball Sep 18, 2023
Game Thread #160: Milwaukee Brewers (84-65) vs St. Louis Cardinals (66-83)
Michael McLoone-USA TODAY Sports Brewers look to expand their division lead against the floundering Cardinals. Freddy Peralta faces off against Adam Wainwright as the Brewers head to St. Louis to take on their NL Central rivals. Milwaukee has a 6.5-game lead over the Chicago Cubs for the division title, and with a 7-game magic number, it would be better if the Brewers could get to that sooner rather than later. Taking advantage of these games is very important. Mark Canha starts in left field, while Josh Donaldson starts at third. Carlos Santana will bat third and...
Brew Crew Ball Sep 16, 2023
Game Thread #148: Milwaukee Brewers (83-64) vs. Washington Nationals (65-83)
Benny Sieu-USA TODAY Sports Corbin Burnes starts with a chance to win the series After a comeback last night to open the series with a win, the Brewers seek to win the series over the Nationals with another victory tonight. Corbin Burnes starts for the Brewers against right-hander Trevor Williams. Christian Yelich is out of the lineup after returning from a back injury on Friday. Sal Frelick moves to the leadoff spot, and Tyrone Taylor joins the outfield alignment. Josh Donaldson also returns to the lineup at third base. Victor Caratini, Burnes' personal catcher, does...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Sep 11, 2023
Former MVP Josh Donaldson back in majors after Brewers call him up
Former AL MVP Josh Donaldson is back in the big leagues attempting to help the Milwaukee Brewers in their push toward an NL Central title.
Brew Crew Ball Sep 11, 2023
Brewers select contract of Josh Donaldson, option Owen Miller
Photo by Jim McIsaac/ Josh Donaldson provides an interesting power option down the stretch. The Brewers signed third baseman Josh Donaldson to a minor-league contract on August 31. After a week and a half in the minor league with Triple-A Nashville, the Brewers are bringing him up. They officially selected his contract this afternoon. To clear roster space, Owen Miller was optioned down to Nashville, and J.C. Mejia was placed on the 60-day IL. Donaldson started the season with the Yankees and played in 33 games. He only had 15 hits in 106 AB, but had 10 home runs. In...
Brew Crew Ball Aug 31, 2023
Brewers sign 3B Josh Donaldson to minor-league contract
Photo by Dustin Satloff/ Donaldson was released by the Yankees earlier this week. Today is the deadline for teams to add players to their organization and have them be eligible for the postseason. The Brewers added a couple of players to the organization today, with the most notable of those being third baseman Josh Donaldson. He had been released by the Yankees earlier this week. Donaldson was signed to a minor-league contract and assigned to Triple-A Nashville. Donaldson had signed a four-year, $92 million contract with the Twins before the 2020 season. He was traded...
Minneapolis Star-Tribune Aug 31, 2023
Former MVP Josh Donaldson signs minor league deal with Brewers after getting released by Yankees
Former AL MVP Josh Donaldson signed a minor league deal with the NL Central-leading Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday, two days after the New York Yankees released him.
Pinstripe Alley Aug 31, 2023
The Yankees fan’s guide to the AL playoff picture
Photo by Alika Jenner/ Who to at least mildly cheer for in a crowded table? The New York Yankees are not going to make the playoffs. At time of writing they have a 0.2 percent chance of making the playoffs per FanGraphs, and the release of Josh Donaldson and waiving Harrison Bader scream white flag to the baseball world. There will be plenty of time for post mortems about the franchise, but let’s take a minute and evaluate the rest of the playoff picture. For me, I’m going to watch baseball even if the Yankees aren’t in the picture, and I need to know who to root...
Pinstripe Alley Aug 30, 2023
Josh Donaldson and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Trade
Photo by Dustin Satloff/ The Yankees released the controversial third baseman, closing the book on a regrettable chapter in team history. Just when it looked like the Yankees would give at-bats to Josh Donaldson when he was healthy enough to return in mid-September, the organization finally decided to cut the cord. On Tuesday, they announced his official release. Simply put, there was not much to gain if Donaldson returned and took valuable playing time from the young players. Oswald Peraza, Everson Pereira, Oswaldo Cabrera, and others need to get every plate appearance...
Lookout Landing Aug 30, 2023
Mariners Moose Tracks, 8/30/23: Andrés Muñoz, Josh Donaldson, and the Los Angeles Angels (of Anaheim)
Jerome Miron-USA TODAY Sports The Angels have hit the eject button. Hello everyone! Let’s get into the latest from around baseball. In Mariners news... Every Julio Rodríguez fun fact is turning into the same fun fact, but boy is that fact fun. Entering August, Julio Rodríguez was tied for 14th in hits in the AL.As of Tuesday, Rodríguez leads the AL in hits.According to @EliasSports, since 1900, Rodríguez would be just the 3rd player to lead his league in hits after trailing the leader by 35 at any point in season. pic.twitter.com/l6vRQZYbc3— ESPN Stats & Info...
Pinstripe Alley Aug 30, 2023
NYY News: Donaldson out, Bader likely to follow
Photo by Jim McIsaac/ Donaldson is gone for good; Bader placed on waivers; Belli Bombs in the Bronx?; Montas’ return is dead Yahoo Sports | Chris Cwik: Josh Donaldson is officially gone for good, as they released him yesterday. He was nearing a rehab assignment in his bid to return from the 60-day IL, but the Yankees wanted him to be able to join another team in time to maintain postseason eligibility since he’d be playing behind youngsters here. Functionally, this doesn’t make too much of a difference for the 2023 season. Emotionally, however, it marks the end of...
Pinstripe Alley Aug 29, 2023
Yankees place outfielder Harrison Bader on waivers
Photo by Rich Graessle/Icon Sportswire via Any MLB can now claim Bader for the rest of the season for just cash. Well. On the heels of the Yankees parting ways with Josh Donaldson earlier today, the club has made another move. I think it is fair that this one was considerably more unexpected. Shortly after the Angels sent shockwaves cross MLB media by placing essentially all of their Trade Deadline additions on waivers, the Yankees did the same with Harrison Bader. A deadline addition as well, albeit in 2022, Bader was a postseason hero for New York after recovering...
