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| AL Pennants (1) | 1982 | ||||
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| Principal owner | Mark Attanasio | ||||
| President | Rick Schlesinger (President of Business Operations) | ||||
| President of baseball operations | Matt Arnold | ||||
| General manager | Matt Arnold | ||||
| Manager | Pat Murphy | ||||
| Website | mlb.com/brewers | ||||
TheMilwaukee Brewers are an American professionalbaseball team based inMilwaukee, Wisconsin. The Brewers compete inMajor League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of theCentral Division of theNational League (NL). The team's name alludes to the city's association with thebrewing industry and has been used byseveral other baseball teams that have called Milwaukee home. Since 2001, the Brewers have played their home games atAmerican Family Field, which was named Miller Park through the 2020 season and has a seating capacity of 41,900 people.
The team was founded as theSeattle Pilots, anexpansion team that joined theAmerican League (AL) and began play inSeattle, Washington, as part of the1969 MLB expansion. The Pilots played their home games atSick's Stadium. After one season, the teamrelocated to Milwaukee and started playing their home games atMilwaukee County Stadium as the Milwaukee Brewers. They remained in the American League through the1997 season before joining the National League in 1998.
From 1969 through 2025, the Brewers' overall regular-season win–loss record is4,405–4,595–4 (.489). Since moving to Milwaukee in 1970, they have an overall win–loss record of4,341–4,497–3 (.491) through the end of 2025.[4] The Brewers have qualified for thepostseason 11 times, having won one AL pennant, seven division titles, and threewild card berths. They met theSt. Louis Cardinals in the1982 World Series, their only World Series appearance, losing 4–3. The Brewers are one of five current MLB teams that have never won the World Series. They and theSan Diego Padres are the oldest MLB teams to never win the World Series; at 57 seasons, Milwaukee has the second-longest active championship drought in MLB behind theCleveland Guardians.[5]
Milwaukee had been anAmerican League city, albeit briefly, when the originalMilwaukee Brewers became an AL charter team in 1901 before moving to St. Louis to become theBrowns the following season. Between 1902 and 1952, Milwaukee was home to theMilwaukee Brewers of theAmerican Association (AAA) and theMilwaukee Bears of theNegro National League. Both clubs played atBorchert Field. It became aNational League city when its team was theMilwaukee Braves (1953–1965).
Today's Milwaukee Brewers originated as anexpansion team in 1969, inSeattle,Washington. TheSeattle Pilots played for one season in the American League West Division before being acquired in bankruptcy court byBud Selig, who moved the team toMilwaukee. Renamed the Brewers, they played in the West Division for three years. Before the 1972 season, the Brewers agreed to switch to theAmerican League East Division to make room for the Texas Rangers who, as theWashington Senators, had moved from Washington, D.C.
In 1981, Milwaukee won the American League East in the second half of the strike-shortened season.Rollie Fingers became the first Brewer and first relief pitcher in the history of theAmerican League to win theMVP Award.[6] In the playoffs, they lost theDivision Series to theNew York Yankees, three games to two. In 1982, Milwaukee, led by AL MVPRobin Yount, won theAmerican League East Division and the American League Pennant, earning their firstWorld Series appearance and only American League pennant. In theSeries, they lost to theSt. Louis Cardinals in seven games. This would be the last playoff appearance for the team for the next two decades, during which they won 90 games just twice. In 1994, the Brewers moved to the new American League Central division.
In 1998, the Brewers moved to theNational League. The 2007 season saw them miss out on the NL Central title by two games, their closest finish to a division title since 1988 and also their first winning season since 1992. In 2008, under interim managerDale Sveum (who won seven of 12 games) for the first time in the 26 years since their World Series appearance, the Brewers advanced to postseason play by winning theNational League wild card. They were eliminated in theNational League Division Series by the eventualWorld Series championPhiladelphia Phillies.
On September 23, 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first division title in 29 years. They won theNational League Division Series in five games over theArizona Diamondbacks, but lost theNational League Championship Series to the eventualWorld Series championSt. Louis Cardinals in six games.[7]
In 2018, the Brewers clinched a spot in the post-season for the first time since 2011 with a 2–1 victory over theSt. Louis Cardinals on September 26, 2018.[8][9]
On September 29, they tied with the Cubs for first place in the National League Central, with a record of 95–67; at the end of the day on September 30, the Cubs and Brewers were still tied. This tie was broken on October 1, when the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3–1 in theNL Central tiebreaker to improve to 96–67 and win the division by one game. They went on to defeat theColorado Rockies 3–0 to win theNLDS, but in the followingNLCS, they lost out to theLos Angeles Dodgers in 7 games.
In 2019, the Brewers returned to the postseason, where they were defeated in theNational League Wild Card Game, 4-3, by the eventual World Series championWashington Nationals.
In 2020, the club made the postseason for a third consecutive year, making the expanded Playoffs as the 8th seed losing both games to the eventual champion Dodgers.
In 2021,Giannis Antetokounmpo became a minority owner of the Brewers.[10]
In 2021, the Brewers clinched the NL Central title with a 95–67 record. However, they lost to the eventual World Series championsAtlanta Braves in 4 games in theNLDS.
The first Brewers uniforms were "hand-me-downs" from the Seattle Pilots. Because the move to Milwaukee received final approval less than a week before the start of the season, there was no time to order new uniforms. Selig had originally planned to change the Brewers' colors to navy blue and red in honor of theminor leagueAmerican Association'sMilwaukee Brewers (and are the colors of theBraves),[11] but was forced to simply remove the Seattle markings from the Pilots' blue-and-gold uniforms and sew "BREWERS" on the front. However, the outline of the Pilots' logo remained visible. The uniforms had unique striping on the sleeves left over from the Pilots days. The cap was an updated version of the Milwaukee Braves cap: solid blue, with a yellow block "M" on the front. Ultimately, it was decided to keep blue and gold as the team colors, and they have remained so ever since (even though the team darkened the shades of both colors in 1994).
The Brewers finally got their own flannel design in 1971, but only for their home jerseys. This design was essentially the same as the one used in 1970, but with blue and yellow piping on the sleeves and collar. Meanwhile, the road jerseys did not add the trim around the collar and kept the wide-banded striping on the sleeves from the Pilots era. Additionally, player numbers were added to the front of both jerseys for 1971.
In 1972, the Brewers entered the double-knit era with uniforms based upon their flannels: all white with "BREWERS" on the front and blue and yellow trim on the sleeves, neck, waistband and down the side of the pants; the uniform took on the form of a pullover jersey and an elastic waistband. The road uniforms remained blue, although a darker shade than those of 1970 and '71. In 1974, a yellow-paneled cap was added to the road uniforms, and the "sanitation sock" on the road uniforms were also changed from white to yellow. This is the uniform thatHank Aaron wore with the club in his final seasons and that Robin Yount wore in his first. During this period, the logo of the club was theBeer Barrel Man, which had been used by the previous minor league Brewers since at least the 1940s. The Brewers mascot,Bernie Brewer (a man with a large yellow mustache wearing a Brewers hat) was introduced in 1973.[12]
The Brewers unveiled new uniforms for the 1978 season. The uniforms continued to use the pullover jersey/beltless pants combo, and featured pinstripes with a solid-blue collar and waistband. The road uniforms continued to be powder blue, but for the first time the city name, "Milwaukee", graced the chest in an upward slant in script form (It was the first time "Milwaukee" appeared on any MLB jersey; theBraves never displayed the city name on their road jerseys during their 13 seasons in the city).
In addition, the Brewers introduced theball-in-glove logo that contained an "M" and "B" in the shape of a baseball glove. The logo was designed by Tom Meindel, an art history student at theUniversity of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. The home cap was solid blue, and the road cap was blue with a yellow front panel. Additionally, their batting helmets had a white front panel. The club wore these uniforms in their pennant-winning season of 1982. Only minor changes were made until 1990; the color of the road uniforms changed to gray in 1985 while the blue-yellow-blue road cap and white-paneled batting helmets were abandoned at the same time.
In 1990, the Brewers made significant modifications to their uniforms, switching from pullover to button-down jerseys (the last American League team to do so; four National League teams still wore pullovers in 1990). Their individual uniforms showed other changes as well; at home, the blue piping was removed and the block lettered "BREWERS" was changed to a script version with a tail similar to the script used on road uniforms, while those outfits had their piping changed from blue-yellow-blue to blue-yellow. The road jerseys were the first uniforms in franchise history to feature player names on the back, introduced in the first year of this uniform set; names were added to the home jerseys beginning in 1993, the last year of this set.
In 1994, to commemorate the Brewers' 25th year in Milwaukee, the team completely redesigned their uniforms. The ball-in-glove logo was removed and replaced with a stylized interlocking "M" and "B" set on a pair of crossed bats and a diamond background. The royal blue changed to navy blue, while the yellow changed to a metallic gold. Forest green was added as a third color. The jerseys swapped pinstripes for retro-themed piping around the collar, buttons, and sleeves, following a trend that was popular in the 1990s. The uniforms' lettering had the same style of letters as the new cap logo with heavily stylized "BREWERS" lettering on the home jerseys and "MILWAUKEE" on the road grays. For the first time, an alternative jersey was introduced. It was navy blue with the home "BREWERS" lettering on the front and featured the Brewers' logo on the lower left side. On all three jerseys, the first and last letters were larger than the rest. The caps featured the interlocking "MB" logo (without the bats or diamond) on both the home and away versions. The home cap was completely navy blue, while the away cap featured a navy blue crown and a forest green bill.
In 1997, the uniforms were slightly modified, with the main logo being removed from the caps and replaced with an "M". All navy caps were worn with both the home and away uniforms; the home hats featured a white "M" and the road caps had a gold "M." The green socks that had previously been worn on the road were changed to navy blue. The blue alternate jersey placed the player's number on the lower left side instead of the logo, and numbers were also added to the lower left side of the white and gray jerseys. Also, all letters were made the same size.
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Before the 2000 season, to coincide with the anticipated opening of Miller Park, the Brewers changed their uniforms again. The block letters on the front were replaced with "Brewers" in a flowing script, and green was removed as the third color. The cap logo was a script "M", similar in style to the Miller logo, with a head of barley underlining it, symbolizing Milwaukee's beer-making industry. The home uniforms also featured a patch on the left sleeve consisting of the cap logo with a gold outline of the state of Wisconsin behind it, showing the Brewers statewide appeal. The road uniforms were grey and featured the same script "Brewers" on the front, with a simple patch on the left sleeve bearing a script "Milwaukee". There was also an alternate navy blue jersey that had the same features as the home jersey.
The debut of the new uniforms was supposed to coincide with the opening of Miller Park, but acrane collapse in July 1999 which killed three workers and damaged the incomplete stadium delayed its opening until 2001.
In 2006, the Brewers introduced Retro Sundays, when the Brewers would wear uniforms featuring the "ball-in-glove" logo. The uniforms are similar to the uniforms worn from 1978 to 1989, but with some modern modifications, such as the uniforms having a button-down front instead of being a pullover jersey, displaying players' last names on the backs of the jerseys, and a "ball-in-glove" logo patch on the left sleeve. In 2007, the Retro day was changed from Sunday to Friday, though they may also be worn outside of those days if astarting pitcher chooses the retro uniforms to wear during his start. In 2010, the Brewers debuted a new alternate road jersey which, like the other alternate jersey, is navy blue, but bears a script "Milwaukee" on the front. In 2013, a gold alternate jersey with "Brewers" on the front was introduced, as well.
During the off-season before the 2013 season, the Brewers allowed fans to design their own Milwaukee Brewers uniforms. Three finalists were chosen, which fans were given the opportunity to vote for their favorite through the Brewers website. The winning uniform was designed by Ben Peters of Richfield, Minnesota, and was worn by the Brewers for two spring training games.[13]
In 2016, the Brewers replaced their road navy and home gold alternates with a new navy alternate jersey. The uniform is similar to the previous road navy alternate but with yellow replacing gold as the trim color, and is paired with a navy cap featuring the "ball-and-glove" logo. From 2017 to 2019, both alternate navy uniforms were used for both home and away games, and each were worn more often than the traditional white and gray tops.
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On November 18, 2019, the Brewers published "Glove Story",[2] a series of videos and written work showcasing the new branding of the team, with a uniform unveiling event at Miller Park occurring the same evening. The look throws back to past iterations of designs used for the team, with a modernized version of the classic "ball-in-glove" logo being the centerpiece of the new identity. The navy blue from the previous logo and uniform set was retained, but the metallic gold was replaced with mustard gold, and royal blue was returned to the team's color scheme for the first time since 1993.
The set included a cream home uniform with "Brewers" and numbers in stylized block letters (a nod to Milwaukee's "Cream City" nickname), a home alternate pinstriped white uniform which shares the same features as the cream uniforms, a grey road uniform with "Milwaukee" and numbers in stylized block letters, and a road alternate navy uniform with "Milwaukee" in script letters and numbers in stylized block letters. The home sleeve patch features a navy baseball with stylized barley seams, while the road sleeve patch features the gold Wisconsin map withCream City bricks and a baseball to represent Milwaukee's location. Initially, the gold-paneled navy cap was only used with the navy alternate uniform whereas the other uniforms were paired with the all-navy cap. However, beginning in 2022, the alternate gold-paneled cap was used exclusively on the road, with the all-navy cap worn only on home games. Both designs have the modernized "ball-in-glove" logo in front.[14]
In 2022, the Brewers added a "City Connect" uniform in conjunction withNike. The uniform is powder blue with white pants and features the "Brew Crew" nickname in stylized gold letters and navy trim. A stylized baseball shaped like an enclosed grill is emblazoned on the right sleeve. Caps are powder blue with navy brim and features both the "MKE" abbreviation in gold and the city's "414" area code in navy.[15]
In 2023, the Brewers added a uniform sponsor inNorthwestern Mutual, with the company's logo patch recolored to the Brewers' navy and white. The patch was prominently featured on either sleeve depending on a player's handedness; the other sleeve accommodated the team's "baseball and barley" logo on the home uniforms, and the "Wisconsin brick" logo on the road uniform.[16]
For the 2025 season, the Brewers' uniforms will have a commemorative patch on the right sleeve, honoring former Brewers radio broadcasterBob Uecker, who died on January 16, 2025. The patch is circular, with the outer part featuring a plaid pattern, referring to the distinctive plaid sport coats Uecker wore in television commercials in the 1980s and 1990s, an inner circle with a baseball design, and Uecker's signature running through the center of the patch.[17]
Four Brewers have won theMLB Most Valuable Player Award during their careers with the team:Rollie Fingers (1981),Robin Yount (1982 and 1989),Ryan Braun (2011), andChristian Yelich (2018).[18] Three pitchers have won theCy Young Award: Rollie Fingers (1981),Pete Vuckovich (1982), andCorbin Burnes (2021).[19] Three players have been namedRookie of the Year:Pat Listach (1992), Ryan Braun (2007), andDevin Williams (2020).[20]Pat Murphy (2024) is the only Brewer to have won theManager of the Year Award.[21]
Two Brewers have won theHank Aaron Award:Prince Fielder (2007) and Christian Yelich (2018 and 2019).[22]Dave Parker (1990) is the only Brewer to have won theEdgar Martínez Award.[23] Four players have been recognized with top relief pitcher honors. Rollie Fingers (1981) andJohn Axford (2011) won theRolaids Relief Man Award,[24] andJosh Hader (2018, 2019, and 2021) and Devin Williams (2020 and 2023) won theTrevor Hoffman NL Reliever of the Year Award.[24]Cecil Cooper (1983) is the only Brewer to win theRoberto Clemente Award.[25] Eight Brewers have won theRawlings Gold Glove Award,[26] two have won theWilson Defensive Player of the Year Award,[27] and 11 have won theSilver Slugger Award.[26] Seventy-three Brewers have been selected to play in theMajor League Baseball All-Star Game,[28] and eight have been named toAll-MLB Teams.[29]
Ten Brewers have been inducted into theBaseball Hall of Fame after spending some or all of their careers with the team. None of them were affiliated with the franchise when it was the Seattle Pilots.[30] Robin Yount is the only member to have played his entire career with Milwaukee.[31]
Two Brewersbroadcasters have won theFord C. Frick Award.[32]
The Brewers haveretired fiveuniform numbers and a microphone in honor of former players and team personnel.[33] This ensures that the number will be associated with one person of particular importance to the team. Additionally, the number 42 has been retired throughout professional baseball in honor ofJackie Robinson.[34] Two numbers have also been unofficially retired by the Brewers, Number 17 has not been issued sinceJim Gantner's retirement in 1992.[35] Gantner, however, later wore the number from 1996 to 1997 when he returned as the Brewers' first base coach. Number 8 has also not been issued since the retirement ofRyan Braun in 2021.[36]
Nine individuals associated with the Brewers have been inducted in theWisconsin Athletic Hall of Fame.
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| Name | Inducted | Position(s) | Years | Ref. | |
| Hank Aaron | 1988 | Designated hitter | 1975–1976 | [37] | |
| Cecil Cooper | 2007 | First baseman | 1977–1987 | [38] | |
| Jim Gantner | 2005 | Second baseman /coach | 1976–1992 / 1996–1997 | [39] | |
| Harvey Kuenn | 1988 | Manager /coach | 1972–1975 / 1975, 1982–1983 | [40] | |
| Paul Molitor | 1999 | Third baseman | 1978–1992 | [41] | |
| Bud Selig | 2001 | Owner | 1970–1998 | [42] | |
| Gorman Thomas | 2003 | Center fielder | 1973–1976, 1978–1983, 1986 | [43] | |
| Bob Uecker | 1998 | Broadcaster | 1971–2024 | [44] | |
| Robin Yount | 1995 | Shortstop | 1974–1993 | [45] | |
| MLB season | Team season | League | Division | Regular-season | Postseason | Ref. | |||||||
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| Finish | Wins | Losses | Win % | GB | Wins | Losses | Win % | Result | |||||
| 2016 | 2016 | NL | Central | 4th | 73 | 89 | .451 | 30+1⁄2 | — | — | — | — | [46] |
| 2017 | 2017 | NL | Central | 2nd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 6 | — | — | — | — | [47] |
| 2018 | 2018 | NL | Central | 1st | 96 | 67 | .589 | — | 6 | 4 | .600 | Won NL Central Division title WonNLDS vs.Colorado Rockies, 3–0 LostNLCS vs.Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–3 | [48] |
| 2019 | 2019 | NL | Central | 2nd | 89 | 73 | .549 | 2 | 0 | 1 | .000 | Won NL wild card berth LostNLWCG vs.Washington Nationals, 1–0 | [49] |
| 2020 | 2020 | NL | Central | 4th | 29 | 31 | .483 | 5 | 0 | 2 | .000 | Won NL wild card berth LostNLWCS vs.Los Angeles Dodgers, 2–0 | [50] |
| 2021 | 2021 | NL | Central | 1st | 95 | 67 | .586 | — | 1 | 3 | .250 | Won NL Central Division title LostNLDS vs.Atlanta Braves, 3–1 | [51] |
| 2022 | 2022 | NL | Central | 2nd | 86 | 76 | .531 | 7 | — | — | — | — | [52] |
| 2023 | 2023 | NL | Central | 1st | 92 | 70 | .568 | — | 0 | 2 | .000 | Won NL Central Division title LostNLWCS vs.Arizona Diamondbacks, 2–0 | [53] |
| 2024 | 2024 | NL | Central | 1st | 93 | 69 | .574 | — | 1 | 2 | .333 | Won NL Central Division title LostNLWCS vs.New York Mets, 2–1 | [54] |
| 2025 | 2025 | NL | Central | 1st | 97 | 65 | .599 | — | 3 | 6 | 1.000 | Won NL Central Division title WonNLDS vs.Chicago Cubs, 3–2 LostNLCS vs.Los Angeles Dodgers, 4–0 | [55] |
| Totals | — | — | — | — | 836 | 683 | .550 | — | 11 | 20 | .355 | — | — |
These are records of players with the best performance in distinct statistical categories during their career with the Brewers.[56][57]
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| Statistic | Player | Record | Brewers career | Ref. |
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| Games played | Robin Yount | 2,856 | 1974–1993 | [58] |
| Runs | Robin Yount | 1,632 | 1974–1993 | [58] |
| Hits | Robin Yount | 3,142 | 1974–1993 | [58] |
| Doubles | Robin Yount | 583 | 1974–1993 | [58] |
| Triples | Robin Yount | 126 | 1974–1993 | [58] |
| Home runs | Ryan Braun | 352 | 2007–2020 | [59] |
| Runs batted in | Robin Yount | 1,406 | 1974–1993 | [58] |
| Stolen bases | Paul Molitor | 412 | 1978–1992 | [60] |
| Walks | Robin Yount | 966 | 1974–1993 | [58] |
| Batting average | Jeff Cirillo | .307 | 1994–1999, 2005–2006 | [61] |
| Statistic | Player | Record | Brewers career | Ref. |
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| Wins | Jim Slaton | 117 | 1971–1977, 1979–1983 | [62] |
| Winning percentage | Brent Suter | .655 | 2016–2022 | [63] |
| Earned run average | Brandon Woodruff | 3.10 | 2017–2023, 2025–present | [64] |
| Games pitched | Dan Plesac | 365 | 1986–1992 | [65] |
| Games started | Jim Slaton | 268 | 1971–1977, 1979–1983 | [62] |
| Saves | Dan Plesac | 133 | 1986–1992 | [65] |
| Innings pitched | Jim Slaton | 2,025+1⁄3 | 1971–1977, 1979–1983 | [62] |
| Strikeouts | Yovani Gallardo | 1,226 | 2007–2014 | [66] |
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Through 57 seasons of play, the Brewers franchise has employed 20 managers.[67] The records of the last five managers are shown below.
| No. | Manager | Season(s) | G | W | L | Win % | PA | PW | PL | LC | WS | Ref. |
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| 16 | Dale Sveum | 2008 | 12 | 7 | 5 | .583 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | [68] |
| 17 | Ken Macha | 2009–2010 | 324 | 157 | 167 | .485 | — | — | — | — | — | [69] |
| 18 | Ron Roenicke | 2011–2015 | 673 | 342 | 331 | .508 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | [70] |
| 19 | Craig Counsell | 2015–2023 | 1,332 | 707 | 625 | .531 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 0 | 0 | [71] |
| 20 | Pat Murphy | 2024–present | 324 | 190 | 134 | .586 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | [72] |
| Totals | 5 managers | 18 seasons | 2,665 | 1,403 | 1,262 | .526 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 0 | 0 | — |
The Milwaukee Brewersfarm system consists of sevenminor league affiliates.[73]
The Brewers'flagship radio station isWTMJ (620AM/103.3 FM).Bob Uecker, a winner of theFord C. Frick Award from theBaseball Hall of Fame, joined the Brewers in 1970, when the team moved from Seattle, and served as the team's play-by-play broadcaster for 54 seasons from 1971 until his death after the 2024 season. Jeff Levering and Lane Grindle served alongside Uecker. Levering joined the team's radio broadcast in 2015 as a fill-in for Uecker on select road games[74] and Grindle joined the team in 2016,[75] replacing Joe Block, who had left to join thePittsburgh Pirates after the 2015 season.[76] Block replaced Cory Provus who had left to become theMinnesota Twins lead broadcaster on radio after the 2011 season.[77] Provus, formerly ofWGN radio in Chicago, replaced Jim Powell, who left Milwaukee for theAtlanta Braves radio network. Powell in turn replacedPat Hughes, who departed to do play-by-play for the Cubs on WGN in 1996. The Brewers radio broadcasts usually featured a 2-2-2-1-2 format where Uecker did solo play-by-play for the first, middle and last 2 innings, while Levering did innings 3–4 and 7, and both doing analysis throughout and varied presentation for extra innings games. Starting with the 2014 season Uecker cut back on the number of road games he works due to health concerns, mainly involving West Coast trips and distant road games inColorado andAtlanta; Block handled the play-by-play, with former Brewer and MetDarryl Hamilton on color for the first series at Atlanta.[78]
Select daytime home games were formerly broadcast in Spanish overWaukesha-licensedESPN Deportes Radio affiliateWRRD (1510), with Jaime Cano serving as play-by-play announcer. In 2017 the station was purchased by another party which instituted an English-language talk format, effectively ending that arrangement.
Most of the team's television broadcasts air onFanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin.Brian Anderson, who has worked onThe Golf Channel, took over as theBrewers' play-by-play announcer for the 2007 season. He replacedDaron Sutton, who joined theArizona Diamondbacks. The color commentator isBill Schroeder, a former major league catcher who played six of his eight seasons for the Brewers. As of 2014 Schroeder is in his 20th season as the Brewers' color commentator. The 2010 season was the first year where all of Fox Sports Wisconsin's games were broadcast inhigh definition. Anderson (who also is a part ofTBS playoff coverage) also provided play-by-play for the 2011 NLCS due toErnie Johnson stepping aside for the year due to a medical situation with his son.[79] Since 2014, as Anderson'sTNT Sports duties have increased along with the addition of NCAA college basketball andNBA on TNT play-by-play duties,Wisconsin Badgers football and men's college basketball radio announcerMatt Lepay has served as play-by-play man on days when Anderson has other assignments for TNT Sports.[80] In 2022, Levering became the primary play-by-play television announcer with Anderson now calling only 50 games per season due to increased duties with both MLB and the NBA national broadcasts. In October 2024, as a result ofbankruptcy proceedings involving former broadcaster Diamond Sports Group,Major League Baseball's local media division announced that it would take over the production and distribution of Brewers games starting with the 2025 season, with no changes in personnel, as all on-air staff are employed by the Brewers themselves.[81] However, on December 31, 2024, the Brewers announced that they would return to FanDuel Sports Network for the 2025 season.[82]
From 2007 to 2011, the Brewers and FSN Wisconsin subcontracted toWeigel Broadcasting a package of 15 games and one spring training game over-the-air onWMLW-CA (then-Channel 41/58.2) in Milwaukee each season with FSN Wisconsin producing the telecasts and Weigel selling air time for each of those games and additional games added depending on weather postponements and pennant race standings (WMLW-CA games would air on the outstate FSN Wisconsin network for the remainder of the state). The deal was ended before the 2012 season in order to facilitate full-season HD coverage on FSN Wisconsin and distribution complications, along with the addition of a "Plus" channel forMilwaukee Bucks play-by-play conflict situations. Weigel continues to air a few Sunday home broadcasts per year with Spanish language play-by-play onTelemundo affiliateWYTU-LD (Channels 63/58.4), which produces their own broadcasts using FSN's camera positions withHector Molina on play-by-play and bilingual WDJT sports anchor Kevin Holden on color.[83]
Five of the six major network television stations in Milwaukee, along with WMLW-CA, have carried game broadcasts over the years, withWTMJ-TV being the original broadcaster in the 1970s.WVTV carried the team for the bulk of the 1980s and early 1990s, withWCGV-TV following from 1994 until 2004, andWISN-TV carrying select Sunday games at the beginning of the 2000s. Before 2025,WITI was the only station not to have carried local coverage of the team through its history (though former WITI sports anchor and currentBucks play-by-play manJim Paschke was the team's TV announcer during its time with WVTV and portions of WCGV's coverage contract), although it has aired national games fromCBS andFox involving the Brewers through the years.
On March 19, 2025, the team announced that through a deal made with WTMJ ownerGood Karma Brands and FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin, WITI, along with a state network of stations within the team's territory, would carry three spring training and ten regular season games in the 2025 season locally in a simulcast with FanDuel Sports Network Wisconsin.[84]
The team's new color palette is anchored by navy, which the Brewers have proudly worn since 1994. Accompanying navy are the colors yellow and royal blue. The yellow represents our city's rich brewing legacy and joyful nature, while the royal blue represents the era that produced two postseason berths and a World Series appearance.
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