The Milwaukee Brewers have spent most of this season forcing the baseball world to take them seriously, and the numbers back it up. They’re 89-56, they own the best record in the sport, and they’re on track for a fourth straight National League Central title.
What makes that run stand out is how Milwaukee has done it. The Brewers have the sixth-youngest roster in baseball, with an average age of 27.2 years old, and they rank 19th in payroll at $145,531,642. It’s a young team, a relatively inexpensive team, and a team that keeps piling up wins.
That youth could put Milwaukee in some rare historical company if October goes deep enough. Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic noted that if the Brewers reach the World Series, they would be the first team since the 1914 Boston Braves to start three position players who are 22 years old or younger.
"The Brewers are headed for their eight postseason appearance in the past nine years, so October baseball is hardly unfamiliar to their longest-tenured players," Rosenthal wrote. "Still, this is a team that at times starts three position players 22 or younger - Jackson Chourio, Cooper Pratt and Luis Lara. Per Stats Perform, the only team to start three position players 22 or younger in a World Series game was the 1914 Boston Braves - Les Mann (21, RF), Rabbit Maranville (22, SS) and Charlie Deal (22, 3B) in Game 2 against the Philadelphia Athletics."
Those three Milwaukee players are all right there age-wise: Jackson Chourio is 22 years old and 181 days, Cooper Pratt is 22 years old and 21 days, and Luis Lara is 21 years old and 295 days. And this isn’t a ceremonial setup. Two of those players are among the Brewers’ three starting outfielders, while the third is the club’s starting shortstop.
If Milwaukee keeps this going with so much youth in key spots, it only adds to the case that this is one of the best-run organizations in the game.
And there’s more young talent on the way. The Brewers already have the game’s top prospect in Jesús Made, who is 19 years old and has spent the entire season at Double-A, where he has been incredible. Brewers fans could see him in 2027.
For now, Milwaukee is built to win now and keep winning for a long time. The only thing left is getting over the hump.
In Other News...
Brandon Woodruff Suddenly Feels Like A Real Brewers Possibility
Brandon Woodruffs path back to the mound has shifted in a way the Brewers could not have reasonably expected when his shoulder injury surfaced in July. What first looked like a season-ending situation has become far more encouraging, because surgery is no longer needed and Woodruff has already moved into a five-week throwing program that began in late August.
Now in the third week of that program, Woodruff is no longer just a name attached to a long-term rehab file. The late-season calendar gives Milwaukee at least a sliver of hope that he could factor back in before the regular season ends or, if things continue to progress, sometime during the playoffs, which is enough to keep this storyline very much alive. [Read more 🡒]
Garrett Mitchell Has Forced A Brewers Question At The Worst Time
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The timing, though, is what makes Mitchell such an interesting question for the Brewers now. With the postseason approaching and outfield playing time getting tighter, his place in the lineup is no longer simple or settled, and a player who has forced his way into the conversation now has to wait to see how the roster picture sorts itself out. [Read more 🡒]
Corbin Burnes Just Put Brewers Fans On October Watch
Corbin Burnes is finally on the verge of getting back on a mound after a long and frustrating stretch that began with his June 2025 Tommy John surgery and then got pushed back further by a shoulder strain. The right-hander signed a six-year, $210 million deal with the Arizona Diamondbacks in late 2024, but instead of anchoring their rotation right away, his first season in the desert has been defined by rehab and waiting.
Now the Diamondbacks say Burnes will return to pitching in a game against the Kansas City Royals, his first appearance since June 2025, and that puts a familiar October question back on the board. For Brewers fans still tracking one of the franchises most recognizable recent stars, the timing matters because Arizonas postseason push and the National League Wild Card race could hinge on how quickly Burnes looks like himself again. [Read more 🡒]