{"id":582053,"date":"2026-02-20T01:39:30","date_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:39:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/582053\/"},"modified":"2026-02-20T01:39:30","modified_gmt":"2026-02-20T01:39:30","slug":"mlb-news-brewers-extend-manager-pitch-rigging-trial-pushed-to-fall-yankee-wants-to-be-next-ohtani","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/582053\/","title":{"rendered":"MLB News: Brewers Extend Manager, Pitch-Rigging Trial Pushed to Fall, Yankee Wants to Be Next Ohtani"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Thursday, Dodgers fans. Cactus League play is just around the corner for the Boys in Blue.<\/p>\n<p>As we await the joy of getting to see World Series MVP Yoshinobu Yamamoto <a href=\"https:\/\/dodgersnation.com\/yoshinobu-yamamoto-to-start-dodgers-first-cactus-league-game\/2026\/02\/19\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:return to the mound on Saturday;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">return to the mound on Saturday<\/a>, here are some of the top headlines from around Major League Baseball.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Brewers Extend Manager for Three More Years<\/p>\n<p>The reigning back-to-back National League manager of the year was rewarded by the team on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>The Milwaukee Brewers gave Pat Murphy a three-year extension, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/47981153\/sources-brewers-reward-manager-pat-murphy-3-year-deal\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:ESPN reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">ESPN reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"Oct 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick (10), manager Pat Murphy (49), center fielder Jackson Chourio (11), second baseman Brice Turang (2) and designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) are introduced for game three of the NLCS during the 2025 MLB playoffs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"standard-img\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/890f62d41dee26386cf2d0c6906c75df.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Oct 16, 2025; Los Angeles, California, USA; Milwaukee Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick (10), manager Pat Murphy (49), center fielder Jackson Chourio (11), second baseman Brice Turang (2) and designated hitter Christian Yelich (22) are introduced for game three of the NLCS during the 2025 MLB playoffs against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the three years \u2014 2026 through 2028 \u2014 the deal also includes a club option for 2029, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7058804\/2026\/02\/19\/milwaukee-brewers-pat-murphy-new-contract\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Ken Rosenthal of The Athletic reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Pitch-Rigging Trial Could Move to October<\/p>\n<p>The trial of Cleveland Guardians pitchers Emmanuel Clase and Luis Ortiz, who are accused of tipping pitches to bettors in exchange for kickbacks, is likely to move to the fall, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/athletic\/7056872\/2026\/02\/18\/cleveland-guardians-emmanuel-clase-trial-change-october\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Zack Meisel of The Athletic reports<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Both have pleaded not guilty and are free on bail, though they are on the MLB\u2019s restricted list.<\/p>\n<p>They were scheduled to have their trial begin in May, though Judge Kiyo A. Matsumoto \u201csuggested she\u2019ll ultimately shift the date to the fall,\u201d Meisel wrote.<\/p>\n<p>Those involved were ordered to submit their preferred new trial date by Monday.<\/p>\n<p>If October is indeed the new trial date, it will be interesting to see if the legal proceedings overlap with the World Series.<\/p>\n<p>Yankee Says He\u2019ll Do Something Only Ever Done by Ohtani<\/p>\n<p>Infielder Jazz Chisholm Jr. has made public his intentions to join Dodgers star Shohei Ohtani in an exclusive club that was empty until last season and now only includes the Japanese two-way player.<\/p>\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<p>Chisholm told Chris Kirschner of The Athletic that he wants to hit 50 home runs and steal 50 bases in a season, which was done for the first time in history by Ohtani just last year.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cReminded that 50-50 has been accomplished just once in MLB history, he shrugged,\u201d Kirschner wrote. \u201c\u2019You\u2019re looking at the second one,\u2019 Chisholm said.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The quest may seem nearly impossible, but Yankees teammate Aaron Judge expressed confidence to Kirschner.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe really can accomplish anything,\u201d Judge said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Happy Thursday, Dodgers fans. 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