As Ryan Braun makes his retirement official, here is a look back at 10 of the biggest and most memorable moments of his 14-season career with the Milwaukee Brewers.
Less than two years after Milwaukee selected him with the No. 5 pick in the 2005 MLB Draft, Braun earned his first big-league call-up as the Brewers opened a three-game series against the Padres at Petco Park in San Diego.
Batting second and playing third base, Braun sent the first major league pitch he ever saw deep to right field but playable for Padres center fielder — and future teammate Mike Cameron — then grounded out to first base his second time up.
A day later, Braun came up empty in his first two at-bats against Justin Germano. With two outs in the third, Braun connected on a 1-1 offering from Germano for his first career home run to tie the game at 2-2 before the Padres went on to a 6-3 victory.
It had been a rough September for the Brewers. They'd opened the month winning five of 20 games, costing manager Ned Yost his job and putting the team's playoff hopes on thin ice heading into the penultimate series of the season.
Prince Fielder opened the series with a walk-off home run and after winning Game 2, the Brewers were looking for a sweep with Yovani Gallardo back on the mound for the first time since tearing his ACL in April.
After 26 years of waiting, it all came down to one game at Miller Park. The Brewers went into the final game of the regular season needing a victory to secure at least a tie for the NL Wild Card spot.
CC Sabathia did his part, holding the Cubs to a single, unearned run, while recording his seventh complete game since joining the team in a blockbuster trade in early July.
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Braun nearly recorded his first inside-the-park home run in the third inning of an Aug. 31 contests against the Cardinals when he sent a drive deep to left that got past the glove of St. Louis outfielder Allen Craig. Nyjer Morgan scored on the play but as Braun rounded third, he stumbled and fell and ultimately was caught in a rundown.
Three years after Braun's epic blast against the Cubs, the Brewers found themselves back in the thick of the playoff race again and, thanks to some luck, in a position to clinch another postseason berth when they opened a series against the Marlins on Sept. 23 at Miller Park.
Just like 2008, the game was tied at 1 heading into the eighth. Prince Fielder put Milwaukee on the board with a solo home run to lead off the second and the Marlins tied it up on an RBI single by Bryan Petersen in the fourth.
Though his 2013 suspension and a rash of injuries slowed the pursuit, Ryan Braun finally surpassed Robin Yount on the franchise's all-time home run list in the sixth inning of an 8-7 victory over the Miami Marlins.
"I'd rather have it happen here in front of the fans because I have such a special relationship with the fans and the city," Braun said. "It's nice to get some applause and an ovation instead of on the road, where it's like it doesn't happen at all. Definitely cool that it happened here. I was conscious of it while trying not to force the issue."
The Brewers were the hottest team in baseball and had their sights set on catching the Cubs for the NL Central crown heading into their final series of the season.
Milwaukee had won four straight to get within a half-game of Chicago as they took the field against the Tigers on a Friday night at Miller Park but quickly found themselves in a 3-0 hole thanks to an early outburst against Zach Davies.
Once again, the Brewers found themselves trying to chase down a playoff berth as the regular season came to an end. This time, they'd have to do it without Christian Yelich, whose season came to an end with a fractured kneecap.
Braun had been slumping to start the final month, batting .133 (4-for-30) with a home run and five RBIs through his first 10 games, but he snapped out of that funk in a big way when he wiped out a 4-3 deficit with an ninth-inning grand slam against the Cardinals on Sept. 15.
Braun had hinted that the 2020 season would be his last at the team's annual winter fan festival in January and made similar suggestions as spring training opened. The pandemic delayed that talk and Braun spent most of the shortened, 60-game schedule as the team's designated hitter.
He'd bat just .233 with eight home runs and the last, coming in the second-to-last game of the regular season, came against none other than longtime Cardinals ace Adam Wainwright in the fourth inning of a 3-0 victory.
As Ryan Braun makes his retirement official, here is a look back at 10 of the biggest and most memorable moments of his 14-season career with …
As Ryan Braun makes his retirement official, here is a look back at 10 of the biggest and most memorable moments of his 14-season career with …
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Milwaukee is sending one of the game’s top relievers west in exchange for closer Taylor Rogers, RHP Dinelson Lamet, outfielder Esteury Ruiz and pitching prospect Robert Gasser, according to AP sources.
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David Stearns is stepping down as the Brewers' president of baseball operations but will remain with the organization in an advisory role to owner Mark Attanasio, Milwaukee announced Thursday.
Craig Counsell said the desire for a "new professional challenge” was at the forefront of his decision to leave the Brewers for its primary rival.
Jackson Chourio sparked Tuesday's home opener against the Minnesota Twins at American Family Field.
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Milwaukee allowed the tying run in the ninth inning before rallying in the bottom half to escape with a win against Seattle.
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Milwaukee thought it tied the game in the ninth inning Monday. Instead, its losing streak continued.
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“I feel like I’m ready for this," said Matt Arnold, the Brewers’ new president of baseball operations. "But that being said, these are enormous jobs."
Trevor Rosenthal hasn't pitched since 2020 due to a variety of injuries, but David Stearns said he's hoping Rosenthal is ready to pitch in the majors again by the end of August.
Left-hander Robert Gasser walked none, hit one batter and became just the fifth Brewer ever to throw at least six shutout innings in his debut.
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The former Brewers manager, who moved on to the Cubs in the offseason, was booed by the sellout crowd Monday.
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Milwaukee's starting pitcher allowed one hit over eight shutout innings and was backed by an awakened offense.
The rookie outfielder came through in the clutch Saturday to help Milwaukee win the first two games in Detroit.
The right-hander allowed one run in seven innings, and the Brewers offense hit two home runs Monday against Toronto.
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His catch above the center field wall with two outs in the bottom of the ninth stymied Los Angeles' rally.
The right-hander struck out eight Wednesday night as Milwaukee won two of three in Anaheim.
He homered for the second straight game as San Diego defeated Milwaukee for the second consecutive night.
Milwaukee staged a late rally Saturday night but couldn't come out on the winning end in San Diego.
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A key home run and six scoreless innings from a reliever Tuesday have Milwaukee one game away from a series sweep.
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Milwaukee twice rallied from deficits in the opener of a four-game series with Colorado.
Milwaukee scored on a sacrifice fly and bases-loaded hit-by-pitch to knot the series with Colorado on Tuesday night.
Los Angeles catcher Will Smith led the way Saturday with his fourth blast in the series.
Pittsburgh catcher Joey Bart's grand slam was part of a game-changing inning Tuesday night in Milwaukee.
The right-hander threw eight scoreless innings as Milwaukee overwhelmed Pittsburgh on Wednesday night in Milwaukee.
CJ Abrams hit a go-ahead, two-run home run in the ninth inning for the Washington Nationals on Saturday.
Shortstop Willy Adames had four RBIs Sunday as Milwaukee avoided a series sweep vs. the Nationals.
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The Bravers outfielder snapped out of a prolonged slug while doing so not far from where he starred as a high school player.
Atlanta's Matt Olson and Travis d’Arnaud accomplished the feat Wednesday to close out the series at American Family Field.
Milwaukee trailed by four runs and had a late rally snuffed out against the Nationals, who snapped a five-game skid.
Milwaukee collected 16 base hits and scored five unanswered runs in the late innings Wednesday night in Atlanta.
Jackson Chourio had a career day as Milwaukee routed Atlanta on Thursday to finish off a three-game sweep.
The star was activated off the injured list earlier in the day and helped the Dodgers win the series opener in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee trailed by three runs after the first inning in its matchup with fellow division leader Los Angeles on Wednesday night.
Christian Yelich will have surgery on his troublesome back Friday. The All-Star outfielder hasn't played since July 23.
Freddy Peralta and William Contreras helped Milwaukee to its second straight win in the series with Cleveland and fourth consecutive victory overall.
The right-hander tossed seven scoreless innings as Milwaukee blanked Cleveland in a matchup of division leaders at American Family Field.
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The batterymates came through with clutch performances Wednesday, helping Milwaukee draw even in the series with San Francisco.
The right-hander threw the first seven innings of Thursday's shutout, which marked a series win for Milwaukee against San Francisco.
Jackson Chourio continued his torrid post-All Star stretch with a blast that sent Milwaukee past NL Central rival Cincinnati on Saturday night.
Shortstop homered for the fifth consecutive game, tying an MLB record and matching a franchise mark that was last set in 2017.
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The 20-year-old Chourio became the youngest player with a 20-homer, 20-stolen base season in MLB history, while Frankie Montas pitched six scoreless innings in Milwaukee's 3-0 win.
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