Editorial Standards \u24d8<\/a><\/p>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\tIt’s been a chaotic beginning to the 2026 season for the reigning NL Central champions, the Milwaukee Brewers.On top of being in the most competitive division this season, the Brewers have found themselves without some of their top contributors from last season due to injury.Tuesday, the Brewers announced that outfielder Jackson Chourio and first baseman Andrew Vaughn, both recovering from hand injuries, will begin rehab assignments starting on Wednesday. Both will be assigned to AAA Nashville.Chourio has yet to make his 2026 debut because of the injury he suffered during the World Baseball Classic. Vaughn has played just one game this year before he was placed on the injured list.The Brewers are hoping for the two to return next week. The anticipated return date is May 4 in St. Louis against the Cardinals.”It feels like it’s finally here,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday. “That’s a great feeling, but can’t worry about that right now. I just want to keep them going, healthy, and get them their at-bats.”Vaughn recorded a .869 OPS, .308 batting average, and 9 home runs in 64 games with the Brewers once he was traded from the White Sox last season.Chourio, who just turned 22 in March, has recorded at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in each season he’s played for Milwaukee.Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester (thoracic outlet syndrome) is also currently on a rehab assignment.Outfielder and designated hitter, Christian Yelich (groin) is hoping for a mid-to-late May return.”We’re trending right,” Murphy said. “With every couple steps forward, there’s a step backwards along the way.”Top HeadlinesDinner dispute led to deadly stabbing in Lac La BelleWisconsin Democratic Party calls liberal supporter’s post ‘unacceptable’Two rob person at gunpoint, steal car at Brookfield Raising Cane’sWATCH Trees down damage after 70 mph winds in Milwaukee\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n
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It’s been a chaotic beginning to the 2026 season for the reigning NL Central champions, the Milwaukee Brewers.<\/p>\n
On top of being in the most competitive division this season, the Brewers have found themselves without some of their top contributors from last season due to injury.<\/p>\n
Tuesday, the Brewers announced that outfielder Jackson Chourio and first baseman Andrew Vaughn, both recovering from hand injuries, will begin rehab assignments starting on Wednesday. Both will be assigned to AAA Nashville.<\/p>\n
Chourio has yet to make his 2026 debut because of the injury he suffered during the World Baseball Classic. Vaughn has played just one game this year before he was placed on the injured list.<\/p>\n
The Brewers are hoping for the two to return next week. The anticipated return date is May 4 in St. Louis against the Cardinals.<\/p>\n
“It feels like it’s finally here,” Brewers manager Pat Murphy said Tuesday. “That’s a great feeling, but can’t worry about that right now. I just want to keep them going, healthy, and get them their at-bats.”<\/p>\n
Vaughn recorded a .869 OPS, .308 batting average, and 9 home runs in 64 games with the Brewers once he was traded from the White Sox last season.<\/p>\n
Chourio, who just turned 22 in March, has recorded at least 20 home runs and 20 stolen bases in each season he’s played for Milwaukee.<\/p>\n
Brewers pitcher Quinn Priester (thoracic outlet syndrome) is also currently on a rehab assignment.<\/p>\n
Outfielder and designated hitter, Christian Yelich (groin) is hoping for a mid-to-late May return.<\/p>\n
“We’re trending right,” Murphy said. “With every couple steps forward, there’s a step backwards along the way.”<\/p>\n
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WATCH Trees down damage after 70 mph winds in Milwaukee<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"REPORTS, THE CREW COULD BE GETTING SOME REINFORCEMENTS VERY SOON. >> SOME GOOD NEWS FOR THE BREWERS SLUGGER.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":685459,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2401],"tags":[1749,5,5211,136,1301,86709,14,2335,3386,22717,3875,1994,843,59,4280,4,2248,4580,3607,86710,86711,1479,4010,3998],"class_list":["post-685458","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-milwaukee-brewers","tag-andrew-vaughn","tag-baseball","tag-brewer","tag-brewers","tag-christian-yelich","tag-expected-return-date","tag-game","tag-home-run","tag-injury","tag-injury-report","tag-jackson-chourio","tag-lineup","tag-milwaukee","tag-milwaukee-brewers","tag-milwaukeebrewers","tag-mlb","tag-quinn-priester","tag-rehab-assignment","tag-return","tag-return-to-lineup","tag-rob-person","tag-season","tag-top","tag-tuesday"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@mlb\/116485483100809064","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685458","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=685458"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/685458\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/685459"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=685458"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=685458"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/mlb\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=685458"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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