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Polzin: Some new faces but the same old high expectations for 2026 Milwaukee Brewers

Jim Polzin
Mar 27, 2026
Mar 27, 2026 Updated 11 hrs ago

Jim Polzin

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MILWAUKEE — As per tradition, Milwaukee Brewers manager Pat Murphy opened his pregame news conference Thursday morning by asking media members to introduce themselves to him. If Murphy saw a new face in the room, he wanted a name and the organization they were representing. What ensued was a 3½-minute process that was full of playful banter.

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