The 2026 Milwaukee Brewers have put themselves in position to chase something bigger than a pennant race. With strong pitching, a sturdy defense and an offense that has done enough, they’ve built the kind of balanced roster that can push all the way to the World Series.
And if they get there, the Brewers could land in a slice of MLB history that hasn’t been touched since 1914.
Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic pointed out that Milwaukee could become the first team since then to start three players 22 or younger in a World Series lineup, provided Luis Lara, Jackson Chourio and Cooper Pratt are all in there together.
"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," Rosenthal writes.
That 1914 club, the “Miracle Braves,” ended up winning the World Series. The Brewers would be chasing the same kind of distinction if they can get to the Fall Classic and run those three young position players out there in the same game.
The path there is far from simple. Milwaukee would still have to get through a crowded field that includes the Los Angeles Dodgers, Atlanta Braves, Chicago Cubs and Philadelphia Phillies, with the Arizona Diamondbacks or San Diego Padres also capable of making life difficult in October.
Still, if the Brewers do make it and Chourio, Lara and Pratt are in the lineup, the accomplishment would be a striking marker of how far this team has come. It would also speak to the work Pat Murphy has done this season, a run that could put him in line for another Manager of the Year award.
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