Pat Murphy would like you to know that Christian Yelich, who came into the day three for his last 30, rode over to Busch Stadium with the coaches at 7:30 a.m. for today's doubleheader.
Wisconsin AD Shawn Eichorst welcome event takeaways:
-Homecoming. Getting the call that he got the job was a moment Eichorst dreamt about.
-Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots points to his success at Texas as being a driving factor in the decision. Says there at similarities between the two institutions.
-Takeaway from Texas: relationships we built, and foundation driven toward academics. Everyone looks at the end result, but it's more about the process of building a foundation.
-Eichorst says Wisconsin's separator is how it can change lives through education
-Eichorst wants next few weeks to be about building relationships
Sorry to pump the brakes, but Luis Lara is not a big leaguer just yet, I’m told. The Brewers are awaiting the result of an early-morning MRI for David Hamilton, and that will dictate the move(s) today. Several players in motion this morning, it sounds like.
The Brewers’ top two prospects — Jesús Made and Luis Peña — have been selected to play in the All-Star Futures Game and are expected to be in the National League squad’s starting infield.
Andrew Fischer launches his High-A-leading 20th homer of the year for the @TimberRattlers 🚀
The 2025 first-round pick leads the @Brewers system with a 1.113 OPS: