The Death of the Launch Angle Revolution This season showed that selling out for pull-side power no longer works in an era of improved velocity. Plus, explaining Cooper Pratt’s breakout. Sports Illustrated · Nov 4
SI’s MLB All-Postseason Team Reflects’ Brewers Dominance Half of the 16 players highlighted for their postseason performances suited up for the World Series champions. Sports Illustrated · Oct 31
The low-budget Brewers won the World Series – and exposed baseball’s biggest lie Milwaukee’s first World Series championship is a rebuke to baseball’s owners, whose insistence that small-market teams cannot compete has been laid bare as fiction The Guardian - US · Oct 29
Brewers Win First World Series Title After Taking Down Rays in Game 5 In the 57th year of Milwaukee Brewers baseball, the franchise has its first World Series title after defeating the Rays, 4–1, on Wednesday. Sports Illustrated · Oct 29
Brewers beat Rays to win first World Series title in franchise history The small-ball Milwaukee Brewers playing in the smallest market in the majors are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history The Independent UK · Oct 29
Milwaukee Brewers close out Tampa Bay Rays to end 57-year wait for first World Series title Milwaukee ended a wait of nearly six decades for their first World Series championship, beating Tampa Bay 4-1 to clinch the title in five games The Guardian - US · Oct 29
Inside the Rays’ 12th-Inning Rally That Canceled the Brewers’ Championship Celebration. At Least for Now Milwaukee is the only MLB club to come within one win of winning the World Series without having actually won it. Sports Illustrated · Oct 28
Rays Have a Pulse After Crashing Brewers’ World Series Party Tampa Bay’s stunning 12th-inning rally changes the tenor of the Fall Classic and gives the Rays some hope for an unprecedented comeback. Sports Illustrated · Oct 28
How the Rays Can Battle Back From 2–0 World Series Deficit vs. Brewers The Rays are down, but not out, in the World Series, set to return to Tropicana Field in a 2–0 hole. Sports Illustrated · Oct 26
Cooper Pratt Battles It Out for Brewers Collective to Take World Series Game 2 Milwaukee wears down Tampa Bay’s pitchers for a thrilling 5-4 victory and 2-0 series lead. Sports Illustrated · Oct 25
Comeback Crew: Brewers Erase Another Early Deficit to Stun the Rays in Game 2 After an impressive turnaround in Game 2, the Brewers now have seven comeback wins during this postseason. Sports Illustrated · Oct 25
Frelick and Pratt lift Brewers to 5-4 comeback win over Rays and 2-0 World Series lead Sal Frelick tied the score with his first home run in three months, Cooper Pratt hit a go-ahead single in the seventh inning and the Milwaukee Brewers stunned the Tampa Bay Rays 5-4 for a 2-0 World Series lead by overcoming a four-run deficit for the second time in the… The Independent UK · Oct 25
Brewers Are Using Postseason Stage to Showcase MLB’s New Era Milwaukee is one win away from sweeping Los Angeles to reach the World Series. Sports Illustrated · Oct 15
Three Future MLB Stars Who Should Be Next in Line for Mega Extensions A bunch of baseball’s young studs have been locked down for the long term in recent weeks. These guys could be next—including one who’s still in the minors. Sports Illustrated · Apr 2
Sports Illustrated · Apr 1 MLB’s Pre-Debut Extensions Have Produced a Wide Range of Outcomes The Mariners gave top prospect Colt Emerson an eight-year, $95 million deal before he’d even reached the majors. Here’s a look at how other players who got contract extensions before debuting have fared.
Sports Illustrated · Mar 30 Why the Brewers Gave Cooper Pratt $50 Million Before He Earned MLB Promotion Cooper Pratt has agreed to an eight-year deal with the Brewers before he’s even played a single game in MLB.