Milwaukee, WI, USA

The Milwaukee Brewers placed a ceremonial jersey in their dugout Friday to honor an 8-year-old fan of the team who was wounded during the July Fourth mass shooting in a Chicago suburb. Cooper Roberts took bullets in the chest during the shooting at a parade in Highland Park, Illinois, that left seven dead. His family said his spine was severed and he is paralyzed from the waist down. The Brewers hung a jersey in their dugout with the name Roberts and Christian Yelich's jersey number, 22. Also read: Highland Park shooting was 'designed' for more gun control: Rep. Greene,Cooper's family said Friday that he had regained consciousness for the first time since the shooting. They said doctors don’t believe he suffered any brain damage. Also read: Highland Park shooter Robert Crimo's phone 'dumped' near Wisconsin business,“The strength to go through something like that is unimaginable,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell said before the team's game Friday night against the Pittsburgh Pirates. “We’re doing such a small thing, but hopefully it can maybe make one part of the day for them a little bit better.”,Also read: Highland Park shooting suspect Robert Crimo 'contemplated' 2nd attack,The Brewers said in a statement that “we are working on other initiatives to connect players with Cooper and his family, but the priority for now is to focus on their recovery.”,“We’re happy he’s a Brewer fan and want to recognize that and let their family know we’re thinking about them,” Counsell said.

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Ajay Joseph

<ul>
 <li>Cooper Roberts took bullets in the chest during the shooting at a parade in Highland Park</li>
 <li>His family said his spine was severed and he is paralyzed from the waist down</li>
 <li>The Brewers hung a jersey in their dugout with the name Roberts and Christian Yelich's jersey number, 22</li>
</ul>

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Brewers honor 8-year-old injured in Highland Park shooting

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Shivam Pratap Singh

Major League Baseball side Milwaukee Brewers have fired hitting coach Andy Haines after the team managed to score a total of just six runs in their four-game National League Division Series loss to the Atlanta Braves. Haines had been with the Brewers as the hitting coach for the last three seasons. Haines' contract will not be renewed, the Brewers announced on Wednesday. The team has also asked assistant hitting coach Jacob Cruz to explore other options while the Brewers search for a replacement for Haines. Andy is a very good coach and he contributed to a lot of wins here, and he deserves recognition for that. At the end of the day, we felt like this was the right time to make a change. This was the right time for a new voice, maybe a little bit of a different message, and really that's why we decided to go in this direction, the president of baseball operations for the Brewers David Stearns said. We tried to take the NLDS out of it a little bit. It was four games. And it's tough to draw much from four games, Stearns added. Stearns noted that he anticipates that the rest of manager Craig Counsell's staff will return for the next season. The Brewers appeared in the playoffs for the fourth straight season this year but ranked just 27th out of 30 major league teams in batting average and 20th in OPS. The Brewers still manufactured runs well enough to rank 12th in scoring. But the postseason magnified the shortcomings of the offense. The Brewers went scoreless in 33 of 36 innings and were shut out in Games two and three. Haines has a long history with 2018 NL MVP Christian Yelich from their years in the Miami Marlins organization. Haines coached and managed in Miami's farm system from 2008 to 2015. Yelich was selected by the Marlins in the first round of the 2010 draft and remained with them until the Brewers acquired him in January 2018. After leading the NL in batting average and OPS in 2018 and 2019, Yelich has tailed off dramatically in the last two seasons. Yelich went .248 with nine homers and 51 RBIs in 117 games this year and struck out looking with the tying run on first to end the Brewers' NLDS loss to the Atlanta Braves. He will make $26 million each of the next seven seasons, though $4 million of that will be deferred each year.

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<ul>
 <li>Hitting coach Andy Haines' contract will not be renewed, Milwaukee Brewers said</li>
 <li>&nbsp;The team has also asked assistant hitting coach Jacob Cruz to explore other options</li>
 <li>The Brewers went scoreless in 33 of 36 innings and were shut out in Games two and three in the NL Divison Series</li>
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MLB: Milwaukee Brewers fire hitting coach Andy Haines after poor NLDS show

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Freddie Freeman homered off Milwaukee closer Josh Hader with two outs in the eighth inning and the Atlanta Braves advanced to the NL Championship Series for the second year in a row, finishing off the Milwaukee Brewers 5-4 on Tuesday night. The Braves won the best-of-five Division Series three games to one, advancing to face either the 107-win San Francisco Giants or the 106-win Los Angeles Dodgers with a trip to the World Series on the line. The game was tied at 4 when the Brewers brought on Hader to make sure it stayed that way. The hard-throwing lefty struck out Eddie Rosario and Dansby Swanson, but he couldn't get past the 2020 NL MVP. Also Read | MLB: Chicago White Sox go down to Houston Astros in ALDS,Freeman caught up with an 84-mph slider, launching a 428-foot drive into the seats in left-center — only the fourth homer all season off Hader. ,Freeman celebrated wildly on his way around the bases, and popped back out of the dugout for a curtain call as the crowd of 40,195 roared. Will Smith pitched a scoreless ninth for his third straight save in the series, while Tyler Matzek claimed the win with a perfect eighth. Also Read | MLB: Red Sox eliminate Tampa Bay Rays 6-5 with late sacrifice fly,“Freddie! Freddie! Freddie!” the crowd chanted as the Braves celebrated in the center of the field.

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Shubham Banerjee

<ul>
 <li>Freddie Freeman homered off Milwaukee closer Josh Hader with 2 outs in the 8th inning</li>
 <li>The Braves won the best-of-five Division Series three games to one</li>
 <li>They will face either San Francisco Giants or Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship series</li>
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MLB: Freeman HR sends Braves to NLCS with 5-4 win over Brewers

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Joc Pederson credits his postseason success to “not making any moment bigger than it needs to be.”,With another jolt, Pederson put the Atlanta Braves on the verge of advancing in the playoffs. Pederson kept enhancing his “Joctober” nickname with a three-run, pinch-hit homer and the Braves shut down Milwaukee once again, beating the Brewers 3-0 on Monday to take a 2-1 edge in the NL Division Series. “It was pretty special,” Pederson said of the fifth-inning drive. “To come up big in a moment like that was pretty cool.”,In a matchup dominated by pitching, Ian Anderson and the Braves bullpen combined on a five-hitter and won by a 3-0 score for the second straight game. Boosted by shortstop Dansby Swanson’s athletic defense, Atlanta can try to reach its second straight NL Championship Series when it hosts Game 4 on Tuesday. Also Read | MLB: Max Fried sharp as Braves blank Brewers 3-0 to tie NLDS at 1-1,Pederson’s homer was his second of the series, both as a pinch-hitter against Adrian Houser. Pederson singled as a pinch-hitter in his only other at-bat in this series, and has driven in four of Atlanta’s seven runs. Pederson has hit 11 postseason home runs overall and helped the Los Angeles Dodgers win the World Series last year with his longballs. He then signed as a free agent with the Chicago Cubs in the winter and was traded to Atlanta in July. “He’s been in the big moment, the big stage, and he’s performed and guys appreciate that,” Braves manager Brian Snitker said. Since winning the opening game of the series, the NL Central champion Brewers have not scored in 19 consecutive innings. They were 0 for 8 with runners in scoring position in this loss. Asked about the poorly timed offensive slump, manager Craig Counsell said, We’re in it. I thought we swung the bats better today. ... We’ve got to catch a break, frankly.”,Also Read | MLB: Boston Red Sox bounce Tampa Bay in 13 after odd wall call ,Anderson was dominant for the NL East champion Braves, allowing three hits over five innings with no walks and six strikeouts. Will Smith, the fourth Braves reliever, pitched a perfect ninth for his second save of the series. Milwaukee starter Freddy Peralta pitched four scoreless innings and was pulled for a pinch-hitter when the Brewers threatened in the fifth. Houser gave up singles to Travis d’Arnaud and Swanson to open the fifth. Pederson, hitting for Anderson, pulled a high, inside fastball deep into the right-field seats for a 3-0 lead. “It didn’t look like a bad pitch to me, but give him credit,” Counsell said. Asked how he pulled the high pitch for the homer, Pederson shrugged and said, “I guess I’m a pretty good player, I don’t know. I knocked it out of the yard.”,Also Read | MLB: Urias hits, pitches Dodgers past Giants to even NLDS series,Adam Duvall made a crucial baserunning mistake when he tried to advance from first to second as Austin Riley tried to score from third on d’Arnaud’s flyball in the second. Left fielder Christian Yelich nailed Duvall for the third out before Riley crossed the plate, costing Atlanta a run. The Brewers hit only .183 in the first two games of the series, including a 3-0 loss in Game 2. Counsell made one lineup change, inserting Luis Urías at third base for Eduardo Escobar. The Brewers couldn’t score in the fifth after putting runners on second and third with no outs. Urías, hit by a pitch, moved to third on a double by Omar Narváez. Anderson escaped when Lorenzo Cain’s sharp grounder was stopped by a diving Swanson, who held the baserunners before throwing to first. Urías was caught in a rundown on pinch-hitter Daniel Vogelbach’s grounder to third base, and Kolten Wong lined out to Freddie Freeman at first base to end the inning. ,Swanson turned an acrobatic double play to end the eighth after Luke Jackson walked Jace Peterson and gave up a one-out single to Willy Adames. PEARLS OF WISDOM,Pederson still wore the pearl necklace in his postgame news conference that became part of his uniform late this season. He said the pearls are real and were ordered from his jeweler. “I think I just saw the pearls and thought that looked cool,” he said, adding the necklace “kind of caught my eye.”,CAIN CRASHES,Brewers CF Cain, running at full speed, crashed into the wire fence as he tried to catch Duvall’s drive in the fourth. Cain held the ball in his glove before hitting the ground and losing control. Cain stayed down as Duvall raced to third with the two-out triple. Cain remained in the game after a visit from Counsell and a trainer. Peralta struck out Eddie Rosario to end the inning. “He was fortunate he just jammed his shoulder,” Counsell said. “It’s probably going to be a little sore tomorrow, but I’m optimistic.”,VISITING BOBBY,Snitker said he visited with Hall of Fame former manager Bobby Cox on Sunday. Cox, 80, has made only infrequent visits to Truist Park since suffering a stroke in 2019. “He’s excited,” Snitker said. “He’s excited and watching all the games.”,Snitker said Cox is “hanging in there” and said his visit “was good. He was all excited and jacked up about everything, that’s for sure.”,E-5 AS A FAN,Braves Hall of Fame third baseman Chipper Jones probably didn’t expect to have a ball come his way when he settled into his box seat near the Atlanta dugout. Jones should have brought his glove. The TV cameras caught the action when Jones dropped a pop foul hit by Urías in the second inning. UP NEXT,Following the game, Snitker and Counsell would not announce starting pitchers for Game 4 on Tuesday at 5:07 p.m. Snitker said “everybody is in play” including Game 1 starter Charlie Morton, who would be pitching on short rest. A possible option for the Brewers is LHP Eric Lauer. Counsell said his Game 1 starter, Corbin Burnes, would not be his choice.

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<ul>
 <li>Pederson kept enhancing his “Joctober” nickname with a three-run, pinch-hit homer</li>
 <li>Braves shut down Milwaukee once again, beating the Brewers 3-0</li>
 <li>Atlanta can try to reach its 2nd straight NL Championship Series when it hosts Game 4 on Tuesday</li>
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MLB: Pederson's 3-run HR powers Braves over Brewers for 2-1 NLDS lead

Max Fried says his strategy in pressure situations is to avoid making too much of the moment. The approach that worked so well for the Atlanta Braves left-hander in the regular season also is paying dividends in the playoffs. Fried pitched six sharp innings and Atlanta’s bullpen held on after manager Brian Snitker’s quick hook, sending the Braves over the Milwaukee Brewers 3-0 Saturday to tie their NL Division Series at a game apiece. The best-of-five series heads to Atlanta for Game 3 on Monday. “He was phenomenal — all you could ask for,” said Atlanta's Austin Riley, who homered in the sixth inning. “He came out, pounded the zone. He's been doing that since the All-Star break.”,Also Read | MLB: Masterful Webb pitches Giants past Dodgers in playoff opener,Once Fried was pulled, it got more dicey for the Braves. The Brewers brought the tying run to the plate against Atlanta's bullpen in each of the last three innings but couldn’t get a key hit. They couldn't do much of anything against Fried, who has allowed just one earned run over 29 innings in his last four starts. Fried struck out nine, gave up three hits and didn’t walk anybody. The Brewers didn’t get a runner in scoring position until Willy Adames hit a two-out double in the sixth, and Fried responded by striking out Eduardo Escobar. “He's just a really good pitcher, executing a lot of pitches, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. “It spells a tough night for the offense.”,Fried went 7-0 with a 1.46 ERA over his last 11 regular-season starts while pitching his best down the stretch. Also Read | MLB: Red Sox flex muscles, power past Rays 14-6 to even ALDS 1-1,He produced arguably Atlanta's biggest pitching performance of the regular season Sept. 25. The Braves had lost to San Diego earlier that day in the resumption of a suspended game. Hours later, Fried threw a three-hit shutout to stabilize the Braves' division lead. Fried delivered again Saturday as the Braves bounced back from a 2-1 loss in Game 1. “You just try to focus and realize that this is the same game we've been playing all year,” Fried said. “The stakes might be a little bit higher, but you go out there and make the pitch that you're supposed to make, that's going to trump all.”,This was the second straight exceptional outing by a Braves starter in a series that has been dominated by pitching. Atlanta’s Charlie Morton held Milwaukee scoreless through six innings Friday, but allowed a two-run homer to Rowdy Tellez in the seventh inning on his 85th and final pitch. Snitker made sure Fried didn’t get that far. Fried had thrown 81 pitches when he was pulled for a pinch-hitter in the top of the seventh. “He bled it out there in the sixth,” Snitker said. “He went through the meat of their lineup and expended what I felt was a lot of energy right there, in a real big moment in playoff baseball. Charlie's been through this 100 times. Max is just cutting his teeth with all this.”,Also Read | MLB broadcaster Jim Kaat apologises for '40-acre' comment about Yoan Moncada,The move nearly gave Atlanta two extra runs. After pinch-hitter Joc Pederson singled, Jorge Soler hit a deep drive that left fielder Christian Yelich caught in front of the wall. Then the Brewers made things interesting against Atlanta’s bullpen. After Luke Jackson struck out the first two batters he faced in the seventh, Luis Urías singled and Lorenzo Cain walked. Tyler Matzek replaced Jackson and got out of the jam by striking out pinch-hitter Tyrone Taylor. Jace Peterson walked and Kolten Wong singled to start the bottom of the eighth, but Matzek worked out of it by retiring Adames, Escobar and Avisaíl García in order. Will Smith worked around a leadoff walk to Yelich and a single by Urías in the ninth by getting a flyout and a groundball double play for his first career postseason save. “I thought in those three innings, we got runners on base,” Counsell said. “We had some pitches to hit. And we just fouled them off.”,Four Atlanta pitchers struck out 14 and combined on a six-hitter. The Braves pulled ahead for good with two runs in the third off Brandon Woodruff. They were inches away from getting a third run in that inning. Soler hit a one-out double down the left-field line and scored on Freddie Freeman's single. Albies drove in Freeman with an RBI double that went off the yellow at the top of the right-field wall. Albies responded to the double by doing push-ups near second base out of frustration that he didn't homer. “Tomorrow's an off-day,” Albies said. “I might work out from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. That ball has to go out.”,Woodruff struck out seven while allowing three runs, five hits and one walk in six innings. The All-Star right-hander had the worst run support of any major league starting pitcher during the regular season, which explains why he went 9-10 despite owning a sparkling 2.56 ERA. OUTDOOR BASEBALL,With no rain in the forecast and temperatures in the 70s, Saturday marked just the third time the roof was open for a playoff game at American Family Field. Of the 16 playoff contests at this stadium since its 2001 opening, the only others to take place outdoors were the first two games of the 2011 NL Championship Series. NOT SO BATTY,The Braves are hitting just .175 (11 for 64) in the series. Milwaukee isn't doing much better at .183 (11 for 60). UP NEXT,RHP Ian Anderson (9-5, 3.58 ERA) pitches for the Braves on Monday. The Brewers haven’t announced their Game 3 starter.

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They were inches away from getting a third run in that inning.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Soler hit a one-out double down the left-field line and scored on Freddie Freeman's single. Albies drove in Freeman with an RBI double that went off the yellow at the top of the right-field wall.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Albies responded to the double by doing push-ups near second base out of frustration that he didn't homer.\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"“Tomorrow's an off-day,” Albies said. “I might work out from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. That ball has to go out.”\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"Woodruff struck out seven while allowing three runs, five hits and one walk in six innings. 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Milwaukee isn't doing much better at .183 (11 for 60).\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"UP NEXT\"}},{\"type\":\"paragraph\",\"data\":{\"text\":\"RHP Ian Anderson (9-5, 3.58 ERA) pitches for the Braves on Monday. The Brewers haven’t announced their Game 3 starter.\"}}]}

<ul>
 <li>Fried pitched six sharp innings and Atlanta’s bullpen held on after manager Brian Snitker’s quick hook</li>
 <li>The Brewers brought the tying run to the plate against Atlanta's bullpen in each of the last three innings</li>
 <li>The best-of-five series heads to Atlanta for Game 3 on Monday</li>
</ul>

MLB: Max Fried sharp as Braves blank Brewers 3-0 to tie NLDS at 1-1

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Milwaukee Brewers' home run leader Ryan Braun announced his retirement from Major League Baseball on Tuesday. He enjoyed a 14-year career in baseball whose second half was plagued by injuries. Braun was yet to feature in the current season and had hinted towards retirement during spring training this year. The 2011 National League MVP made it official on Tuesday in a video the Brewers posted on Twitter. While it's impossible to summarize my emotions right now, what I feel most is one simple thing — gratitude, Braun said. I have weighed this decision for many months. While I still love this game very much, the time is right for me to retire from my playing days, Braun said in a statement released by the team. The 37-year-old batted .296 with 352 home runs and 1,154 RBIs. He ranks second among Brewers in RBIs (1,154), extra-base hits (809), total bases (3,525), and doubles (408). He ranks third in runs (1,080), hits (1,963), triples (49), stolen bases (216), and walks (586). He is fourth in games played (1,766). Braun became a free agent after the Brewers declined to exercise a $15 million mutual option in his contract last October. The six-time All-Star had a career-low of .233, managed to hit eight home runs and 26 RBIs in 39 games last season. All this was while he was dealing with a back issue. Braun was one of baseball's best hitters from 2007-12 but was never the same after he was suspended midway through the 2013 season for using performance-enhancing drugs. He acknowledged that he took banned substances while rehabilitating an injury and apologized. From 2014 on, Braun never played more than 144 games in a season. He reached the 30-homer mark once after topping 30 homers five times in his first six years, including an NL-leading 41 in 2012. Still, he remained a key contributor for the Brewers. I always thought that the way Ryan's last six or seven years went, he should be incredibly proud with how those years went, Brewers manager Craig Counsell said. ,He should be incredibly proud of that. At that point, he had a story to write, he didn't know how it was going to go and I think he wrote a great story and that he should be proud of that, Counsell added. Braun was teammates with Counsell early in his career before eventually playing for him. What I always tell Ryan is, I always joke with him that maybe besides your mom and your dad, I have seen you play baseball probably more than anyone in the world. I was there for every game throughout his career. I got a close seat for a vast majority of them. Watching him play was definitely an honor, Counsell said. The Brewers selected Braun with the fifth overall pick in the 2005 amateur draft out of Miami. He was named NL Rookie of the Year in 2007 and ranked in the top 15 in the MVP voting every year from 2008-12. He finished second in the MVP balloting in 2012 and third in 2008. The Brewers reached the postseason five times during Braun's career (2008, 2011, and 2018-20). The Brewers plan to honor Braun at a pregame ceremony on September 26 before they face the New York Mets in their regular-season home finale. (With AP inputs)

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<ul>
 <li>Ryan Braun was yet to feature in the current season</li>
 <li>Braun became a free agent after the Brewers declined to exercise a $15 million mutual option last October</li>
 <li>The Brewers selected Braun with the fifth overall pick in the 2005 amateur draft</li>
</ul>

MLB: Milwaukee Brewers' Ryan Braun announces retirement

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Aman Butani

Cooperstown, NY, USA

The Baseball Hall of Fame in New York's Cooperstown inducted four veterans of the sport -- Larry Walker, Derek Jeter, Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons -- on Wednesday. The event was delayed twice due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In his highly awaited acceptance speech, Jeter said, To this day I remember each time I was doubted. I made, and still make, a mental note. I am going to prove doubters wrong. It is what drove me and still drives me today, according to media reports. Through his Major League Baseball career, which spanned nearly 20 years, Jeter secured multiple top-shelf accolades while remaining true to the New York Yankees. Jeter has won the American League Rookie of the Year honors in 1996, which was also his debut World Series. ,Jeter also won the championships in 1998, 1999, 2000 and 2009. The deaths of eight Hall of Famers over the past year and a half, including Hank Aaron and Yankees star Whitey Ford, and the lingering pandemic have limited the number of returning Hall of Famers to 31. Two years ago a record 58 showed up, according to an AP report. 47-year-old Jeter, who now owns Miami Marlins said in anticipation of his induction, I just want to go there and experience it. I’m trying to keep it out of my mind because I do want to go in there with no preconceived notions of what may happen. I want to experience it and try to enjoy it. It's been a long time coming. The 72-year-old Simmons, a star catcher and first baseman in the 1970s and 1980s for the St. Louis Cardinals and Milwaukee Brewers, found a silver lining in the long wait for the induction. ,He said, The wait has been good and bad — bad in that you’ve had to wait an extra year for this thing to kind of come to a head, but good in that it’s extended an additional year, according to AP reports.

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<ul>
 <li>Marvin Miller and Ted Simmons were also inducted into the Hall of Fame</li>
 <li>Jeter played for New York Yankees for 20 years</li>
 <li>The Hall of Fame ceremony was postponed twice due to COVID</li>
</ul>

MLB: Derek Jeter, Larry Walker lead the way into Baseball Hall of Fame

HallOfFame

NewYorkYankees

MiamiMarlins

Sayantan Guha

NBA and Milwaukee Bucks superstar Giannis Antetokounmpo is set to become part of the ownership group of Major League Baseball team Milwaukee Brewers by purchasing a minority stake, according to US media reports on Friday.,After scoring 50 points in Game 6 of the Finals and laying his hand on his first NBA title with the Bucks last season, Antetokounmpo is enjoying a relaxing yet happening break.  ,First, he visited his native Greece, the Wisconsin State Fair, Las Vegas for NBA summer league action, and now he's joining the ownership group fronted by New York investor Mark Attanasio, whose purchase of the Brewers was approved in 2005.  ,“We are honored to have Giannis join our team of Milwaukee Brewers investors,” Attanasio said in a team release, according to Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. “Giannis is a great athlete, a world champion and a true local hero with international renown.”,Antetokounmpo becomes the first new individual investor added to the Brewers ownership group since Attanasio took over.,The city of Milwaukee means so much to me, Antetokounmpo said. I am honored to be joining the Brewers ownership group to further my commitment and dedication to this great community. I take great pride in my city and I'm excited about what we can build together.,Meanwhile, during the press conference, describing his connection with the city of Milwaukee, the 26-year-old said, Milwaukee made me who I am today. It made me a better person, a better man. Milwaukee invested a lot in me, and I want to invest back into the City of Milwaukee…I just love Milwaukee. ,On the basketball front, Antetokounmpo signed a $228 million supermax extension before the 2020-21 basketball season, a deal that could keep him in a Bucks jersey for the next five seasons.

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<ul>
 <li>Giannis Antetokounmpo will become part of the ownership group of Brewers</li>
 <li>New York investor Mark Attanasio purchased the Brewers in 2005</li>
 <li>"We are honored to have Giannis join our team,” Attanasio said</li>
</ul>

From NBA champion to MLB owner: Antetokounmpo buys stake in Milwaukee Brewers

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Jake Arrieta will now play with an MLB playoff contender after getting released by the Chicago Cubs as he has signed a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres on Monday.,The former NL Cy Young Award winner is expected to make his first start for the Padres on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies.,The Padres have had a torrid season as far as injuries are concerned as Chris Paddack (left oblique strain) and Yu Darvish (back tightness) are on the 10-day injured list. The club signed Arrieta to add depth to their rotation.,According to San Diego manager Jayce Tingler, Arrieta was put on the team’s taxi squad after joining the team in Denver for the start of a three-game series, the Associated Press reported.,Arrieta was released by the Cubs just last week on Thursday. The move from the Chicago-based outfit came a day after he allowed eight runs in four innings against the Milwaukee Brewers. He also mocked a reporter for wearing a mask during his postgame interview.,Arrieta went 5-11 with a 6.88 ERA in 20 starts for Chicago, a disappointing return to the team for which he had his greatest success. He is 115-90 with a 3.93 ERA over 12 seasons with Baltimore, Chicago, and Philadelphia.,He won the Cy Young Award in 2015 and had another superb season in 2016, helping the Cubs to a drought-busting World Series title.

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<ul>
 <li>Jake Arrieta is expected to make his first start for the Padres on Wednesday against the Colorado Rockies</li>
 <li>Arrieta was put on the team’s taxi squad after joining the team</li>
 <li>He was released by the Chicago Cubs on Thursday</li>
</ul>

MLB: Jake Arrieta signs a minor league deal with the San Diego Padres

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<a href="https://opoyi.com/topic/mlb">MLB</a> outfit <a href="https://opoyi.com/topic/milwaukeebrewers">Milwaukee
Brewers</a> suffered a setback just before their series against <a href="https://opoyi.com/search/all/PittsburghPirates">Pittsburgh Pirates</a>
as outfielder Christian Yelich tested positive for the <a href="https://opoyi.com/topic/coronavirus">coronavirus</a> and is
showing mild symptoms.,Yelich has
already taken the single-dose <a href="https://opoyi.com/topic/johnsonjohnson">Johnson and Johnson</a> COVID vaccine with the rest
of the team.,Yelich and utility
man Jace Peterson were both placed on the <a href="https://opoyi.com/topic/covid19">COVID-19</a> injured list, Brewers president
of baseball operations David Stearns said on Tuesday. He clarified that
Peterson did not test positive and was sidelined because of contact tracing.,“Clearly
disappointing news for Christian. The most important thing is for him to feel
better. He has mild symptoms. I talked to him this morning. He’s in good
spirits. He’s resting and it’s certainly our hope that he can knock this out quickly
and feel better quickly,” Stearns was quoted as saying by the Boston Globe.,Yelich will
miss at least 10 days from the date of his positive test and Peterson will miss
at least seven days, Stearns added.,The Brewers
recalled outfielder Lorenzo Cain from the injured list and called up infielder
Pablo Reyes from Triple-A Nashville to fill the roster before their three-game
series against the Pirates. Cain has not featured in any game since May 31 due
to an injury.,The team
was scheduled to leave for Pittsburgh on Monday but decided to stay till
Tuesday so that the contact tracing process could be completed. “Having the day off
was a positive and we were a little fortunate there. I do not think we’re
completely out of the woods, but I think it is a good sign that we have not had
any other concerns with the virus spreading,” Brewers manager Craig Counsell
was quoted as saying by the Boston Globe

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<ul>
 <li>Yelich has already taken the single-dose Johnson and Johnson COVID vaccine</li>
 <li>Yelich and utility man Jace Peterson were both placed on the COVID-19 injured list</li>
 <li>The Brewers recalled outfielder Lorenzo Cain from the injured list</li>
</ul>

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