Milwaukee, WI
Reds 5, Brewers 4: Milwaukee’s injury-thinned pitching staff suffers another blow
Christian Yelich is back, feeling better and continuing the rehab process
Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich is batting and fielding again, feeling better and continuing the rehab process
GOODYEAR, Ariz. – If anyone needed another reminder of how important pitching depth is to the Milwaukee Brewers, it came on Monday night.
Five batters into what should have been a routine two-inning start for Aaron Ashby, the left-hander exited the game with an injury, marring a 5-4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds at Goodyear Ballpark.
“Looks like an oblique. Got an MRI tomorrow,” said manager Pat Murphy. “It’s our sixth pitching injury. That’s not good.
“Doesn’t seem like it’s three months, but you never can tell.”
Ashby, who was making his third spring appearance while vying for a spot in the starting rotation, had command issues throughout his 22-pitch outing. He hit leadoff batter TJ Friedl, walked Elly De La Cruz and twice nearly hit Gavin Lux before being pulled during the Kenosha native’s at-bat.
“He said he felt it early,” Murphy said. “He’s been struggling with his command, anyway. He’s not a pinpoint guy.”
Ashby’s premature departure came on the same day the Brewers reportedly agreed to terms with veteran left-hander José Quintana.
Ashby, of course, traveled a long road to return from April 2023 shoulder surgery and after extended struggles became an effective reliever down the stretch for the Brewers in 2024.
Following his outing, Ashby’s Cactus League ERA sits at 18.00 and his WHIP at 3.00 as he walked six and hit three batters in three total innings.
In brighter news for the Brewers (4-6-1), Vinny Capra continued his torrid spring as he followed a leadoff home run by Caleb Durbin with his fourth of the spring – a total that leads the major leagues.
Capra also made a nice defensive play at third base, charging in on a soft grounder to register a bang-bang out at first base an inning later. In seven games, Capra is hitting .412 with an OPS of 1.629 and leads Milwaukee with eight runs batted in.
Among the other notables: Tyler Black flipped over the dugout railing catching a foul pop-up to end the second inning (he was OK); Milwaukee pitchers picked off three baserunners (and could have had a fourth, but Tyler Alexander was called for a balk); and Cincinnati took the lead in the seventh when it scored two runs on no hits while stealing five bases.
Pat Murphy, unplugged
“I’ll take a righty or a lefty, if they’re good,” Murphy, speaking in generalities on if it might help the Brewers to add a starting pitcher like Quintana. Murphy can’t comment on the Quintana deal until his physical is finalized.
Prospect watch
KC Hunt, the Brewers’ co-minor-league pitcher of the year in 2024 along with Craig Yoho, replaced Ashby and tossed a scoreless inning with a walk (after assuming the Lux at-bat).
Cooper Pratt entered at shortstop in the eighth inning but didn’t get an at-bat.
Brewers spring training schedule
Off day Tuesday.
Brewers vs. White Sox, 2:10 p.m. Wednesday. Milwaukee RHP Freddy Peralta vs. Chicago RHP Bryse Wilson. Webcast – Brewers.com. Brewers at A’s, 2:05 p.m. Wednesday (split squad). Milwaukee RHP Tobias Myers vs. Oakland LHP Martín Pérez.
Milwaukee, WI
MPS layoffs plan draws pushback as district works to close $46M gap
MPS cuts face backlash
Milwaukee Public Schools plans about 200 layoffs to close a $46 million budget gap, but union leaders say cuts could impact student safety while district leaders say no classroom teachers will be eliminated.
MILWAUKEE – Milwaukee Public Schools is planning to cut roughly 200 positions next school year as the district works to close a multi-million-dollar budget gap — but there’s disagreement over which roles will be impacted.
What we know:
District leaders say the goal is to close a roughly $46 million shortfall, prompting changes that Superintendent Brenda Cassellius says are necessary.
Milwaukee Public Schools said about 201 staff members will be impacted. District leaders say no classroom teachers, counselors or social workers will be cut — something the teachers’ union disputes.
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The reductions stem from a previously approved plan to eliminate about 260 non-classroom roles. The final number dropped after retirements and existing vacancies. The Milwaukee Board of School Directors approved that plan on March 9.
What they’re saying:
“We have a $50 million deficit, we are for sure not going to be able to do business the same way that we’ve been able to do business,” Cassellius said. “Change is just hard. It’s just hard. And every single one of our employees is so important.”
But some educators say the cuts go too far.
“MTEA is setting up a distress signal. We are talking about our teachers, art teachers, music teachers, physical education teachers, counselors — things that the voters of referendum of Milwaukee actually voted for,” said Ingrid Walker-Henry, president of the Milwaukee Teachers’ Education Association. “Staffing is being cut to the extent that they are concerned about student safety.”
Cassellius acknowledged the uncertainty and asked school leaders for patience.
“We just have to for sure know our budget situation, where we’re at with that after these cuts are made in order to make those decisions,” she said. “So I’m asking my principals, be patient with us.”
By the numbers:
The district outlined the 201 affected positions as:
- 70 central office roles
- 62 educators with a teaching license but not assigned to one classroom
- 59 assistant principals
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MPS says the savings will support new class size guidelines, including:
- 18 students per teacher in K3
- 20 students per teacher in K4
- 22 students per teacher in K5
Milwaukee Public Schools (MPS)
District leaders say no students will be asked to leave a school to meet class size guidelines. Officials say they are working with schools that may not have space or that require larger classes based on specific programs.
What’s next:
Milwaukee Public Schools plans to present its proposed 2026–27 budget to the Milwaukee Board of School Directors in May.
The Source: Information in this post was provided by Milwaukee Public Schools and prior FOX6 coverage.
Milwaukee, WI
Brewers finally announce cable, satellite TV channels for broadcasts
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Just before the pitch clock hits zero, the Milwaukee Brewers released a rundown of channels on cable and satellite for game broadcasts, mere hours before the 1:10 p.m. CT first pitch on Opening Day, Thursday, March 26.
The club said channels include 1263 on XFinity, 670 on DirecTV, 1743 on U-Verse, and 319 or 469 on Spectrum. The broadcasts are also listed as available on streaming service Fubo.
The Brewers are pointing fans to a channel-finding tool on their web site at Brewers.com/watch, though in the moments after the announcement, the channel finder was not yet locating details for Spectrum customers for Milwaukee-area zip codes. A club spokesperson said Major League Baseball was aware of the error and the games would indeed air on Spectrum in Milwaukee.
The built-in Spectrum guide still showed Channel 308 as the “BREW” offering in Milwaukee, with Brewers Live Pregame scheduled to begin at noon CT and baseball at 1 p.m. March 26.
With the February announcement of a switchover from FanDuel Sports Wisconsin to Major League Baseball productions in 2026, MLB negotiations have gone down to the wire with the various providers around Wisconsin. Several teams covered by Main Street Sports, which operated the FanDuel brand, have been in a similar boat this offseason.
Brewers fans aren’t alone in experiencing the late-arriving channel information. Maury Brown of Forbes has been keeping track of all the late-arriving channel announcements for teams around baseball, specifically those that were covered by the Main Street Sports. As of 7 a.m. March 26, the Royals, Rays, Tigers and Braves also still hadn’t released channel listings.
Streaming customers who used the FanDuel Sports Wisconsin app in previous years can use the new Brewers.TV option to once again watch games. The opener is also one of 10 games simulcast on over-the-air channels this season, including WITI-TV (Channel 6) in Milwaukee.
Milwaukee, WI
Chase, crash into Milwaukee library construction site; man pleads guilty
MILWAUKEE – A Milwaukee man pleaded guilty on Wednesday to a pursuit that ended with a crash into a library construction site.
In court:
Court records show Cameron Moore, 37, pleaded guilty to three felonies and the state dismissed two others as part of a plea deal. He’s scheduled to be sentenced in May.
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The backstory:
Sheriff’s deputies were monitoring a home near 2nd and Lloyd. They were trying to locate a man, later identified as Moore, who was wanted for burglary and fleeing/eluding.
Moore left the home and got into an SUV that afternoon. Detectives tried to pull the SUV over and, while it did briefly stop, it almost immediately took off.
Crash damages library at MLK and Locust, Milwaukee (Jan. 7, 2025)
About a mile into the chase, the SUV ran a red light and slammed into a car at the intersection of King Drive and Locust Street. It then careened into the library construction site.
Nobody in the vehicles involved in the pursuit or crash was injured, according to authorities. A construction worker inside the building reported leg pain, and he was examined and cleared at the scene.
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“120 to 140 miles per hour on the freeway, on the public roadways passing people,” Court Commissioner Katharine Kucharski said after charges were filed. “We are all very lucky that nobody is…passed in this situation.”
The Milwaukee Public Library’s new Martin Luther King Branch opened months later. At the official opening, Ald. Milele Coggs acknowledged the roadblocks along the way – including the crash.
The Source: Information in this report is from the Wisconsin Circuit Court and prior FOX6 News coverage.
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