Milwaukee, WI
Brewers sign Burnes, Adames and Williams to avoid arbitration with all 3 players
MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Milwaukee Brewers reached deals with 2021 NL Cy Young Award winner Corbin Burnes, two-time All-Star closer Devin Williams and shortstop Willy Adames on Thursday to avoid going to arbitration with all three players.
Burnes agreed to a one-year contract for $15,637,500, and Adames gets $12.25 million next season. Williams and the Brewers formally exchanged 2024 salary proposals, putting the sides on track for an arbitration hearing, but then quickly agreed to a one-year deal with a 2025 club option.
The reliever requested $7.3 million, while Milwaukee offered $6.65 million. After that swap, they settled on a $7.25 million, one-year contract in a deal that could be worth $18.5 million for two seasons plus award bonuses.
The right-hander made $3.35 million last season.
The Brewers also signed right-handed pitchers Joel Payamps ($1.65 million) and Bryse Wilson ($1,025,000) and first baseman Jake Bauers ($1.35 million) to one-year deals.
The 29-year-old Williams was selected the National League reliever of the year after going 8-3 with a 1.53 ERA, 36 saves and 87 strikeouts in 58 2/3 innings last season. He also was chosen the NL reliever of the year and Rookie of the Year in 2020.
Burnes lost his arbitration hearing last year and said afterward “there’s no denying that the relationship is definitely hurt.”
The 29-year-old right-hander agreed to his latest deal after going 10-8 with a 3.39 ERA and 200 strikeouts in 193 2/3 innings to help the Brewers win the NL Central title.
Last year, Burnes was awarded $10.01 million rather than his $10.75 million request.
“You think you work hard for seven years in the organization, and five years with the big-league team, and you get in there and basically they value you much different than what you thought you’d contributed to the organization,” Burnes told reporters at spring training after the hearing. “They won it. But when it came down to winning or losing the hearing, it was more than that for me.”
Adames, 28, received a raise from $8.7 million after batting .217 with a .310 on-base percentage, 24 homers and 80 RBIs in 149 games. That followed a 2022 season in which Adames homered 31 times, the most by a Brewers shortstop.
The Milwaukee chapter of the Baseball Writers’ Association of America selected Adames as the Brewers’ most valuable player in 2021 and 2022.
Adames and Burnes are both eligible for free agency after this season.
Williams gets a $7 million salary this year, and the Brewers have a $10.5 million option for 2024 with a $250,000 buyout. The option price can escalate by up to $1 million for games pitched this year: $200,000 for 52, $250,000 each for 57 and 62, and $300,000 for 66.
Williams would get $100,000 in any year for winning the Cy Young Award, $75,000 for finishing second in the voting and $50,000 for third. He would get $50,000 each for making the All-Star team, winning the Hoffman/Rivera Reliever of the Year Award or Comeback Player of the Year, or World Series MVP, and $25,000 for a Gold Glove or League Championship Series MVP.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
The Source: The Milwaukee Police Department released information.
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man, previously named one of Wisconsin’s Most Wanted, has been sentenced to prison for shooting and killing his cousin in 2020.
In court
What we know:
A Milwaukee County jury found 39-year-old Brandon Gladney guilty of first-degree reckless homicide and possession of a firm by a felon earlier this year.
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Judge Michelle Havas sentenced Gladney to 29 years in prison on Friday, April 17. He was granted credit for more than a year’s time served and further sentenced to 14 years of extended supervision.
Arrested in Arizona after years on the run, court records show Gladney has also been ordered to pay the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office more than $1,800 for extradition costs.
Homicide investigation
The backstory:
The shooting happened in May 2020. Investigators said Gladney was captured on video apparently arguing with the victim, his cousin, outside a Milwaukee convenience store near 21st and Meinecke.
“It’s all on video, and it’s devastating for that family,” the marshal on the case told FOX6 when Gladney was profiled on Wisconsin’s Most Wanted. “You have a family member that shot and killed another family member.”
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Prosecutors said Gladney walked away but then returned with a gun pointed directly at the victim and shot him. The victim died from his gunshot wounds at a nearby hospital. Multiple bullet casings were found at the scene.
Gladney went on the run for years. He was arrested in Arizona in January 2023, years after he was charged.
The Source: FOX6 News referenced information from the U.S. Marshals Service, Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior coverage.
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