Milwaukee Brewers Microbrew

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reporters Curt Hogg and JR Radcliffe replay audio from their preseason predictions podcast and grade their various gazes into the crystal ball ... spoiler alert, they hit on some pretty impressive calls. And also missed some. Before that, they look at the future of this baseball team. Could Jake Bauers be back? William Contreras definitely is, right? What's next for Brandon Woodruff? Would the team really find room for a plethora of prospects on next year's team? Does winning the World Series change how the franchise approaches personnel decisions?

Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe take a stroll back through October 2026, re-living the moments from a World Series triumph, a dominant NLCS and thrilling NLDS, not to mention a celebratory parade Oct. 30 in Milwaukee. The Brewers are World Series champions for the first time in franchise history, and we're still basking in the glow of it all. 

The Milwaukee Brewers have won the 2026 World Series. It happened. It's real. It's first of its kind. With a 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays, the Brewers secured the series, 4-1, for the first championship in franchise history. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe try to revisit the events as best they can from the Tampa airport; expect more from the Microbrew podcast in the coming days. William Contreras is World Series MVP. Cooper Pratt was sensational. Brice Turang, Jacob Misiorowski and Trevor Megill all shined. Aaron Ashby and Jackson Chourio were huge in the series. Everything came up Brewers throughout their 11-2 postseason, and now you can bask in the glow of the triumph. Everything has led to this.

Game 4 wasn't nearly as fun as the first three. Host JR Radcliffe gives a quick spin through a heartbreaking extra-inning loss to the Rays, a 4-3 setback after Cooper Pratt's home run gave the Brewers the lead in the top of the 12th. Milwaukee's bullpen all showed up but leaves the team taxed for a Game 5 contest less than 24 hours later. Errors play a big role yet again, although David Hamilton atoned for his with his second postseason home run. It all set the stage for Cooper Pratt to be the unlikely hero, but the Brewers couldn't seal the deal behind Shane Drohan. There are plenty of good signs to suggest it's just delaying the inevitable, though it does keep the Brewers from making history as the first team to sweep best-of-7 championship series and World Series. But Jacob Misiorowski is on deck.

The next win will give the Milwaukee Brewers a World Series title for the first time in franchise history. A 10-1 beatdown at Tropicana Field in Florida allowed Milwaukee to finally breathe easy on its run of postseason nail-biters, with an historic eight-run rally in the fifth and a pitching staff (led by Robert Gasser) that faced the minimum through eight. To top it all off, Brandon Woodruff made his way back to the mound and appeared in a World Series game, a feel-good finish on a night with huge Milwaukee fan presence in St. Petersburg. The Tampa Bay Rays could still do something no other team has done in the history of baseball, and that's rally back from a 3-0 series deficit. Absent that, Milwaukee, you will have your first World Series crown.

Two wins away from glory. The Milwaukee Brewers once again followed a familiar formula: Down early, defensive miscue, rally anyway, a dash of power and incredible work from the bullpen. For the second straight night, the team won a one-run World Series game, a 5-4 victory that required a rally back from a 4-0 deficit in the first. Special guest Tom Haudricourt, a longtime beat reporter at the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, joins host JR Radcliffe to discuss the surreal circumstances of being so close to a title. Plus: Aaron Ashby shoves again, Sal Frelick (!!) homers, Cooper Pratt atones for an earlier misplay and the Brewers, yet again, find a way.

After some tense moments in the ninth inning, the Milwaukee Brewers prevail with a nail-biting 3-2 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the 2026 World Series. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe give the game a breakdown, from the craziness of the ninth to the big performances by William Contreras, Jackson Chourio and others. What about the news that Brandon Woodruff made the World Series roster, even though he hasn't pitched in a game since July? How do we rate Jacob Misiorowski's five innings? Can you believe you just got to see the Brewers in the World Series?

You've made it to see the Milwaukee Brewers play in the World Series again in your lifetime. It'll be Jacob Misiorowski against Nick Martinez tonight as the Brewers and the Rays square off for all the marbles, starting with Game 1 at American Family Field. Before the moment Milwaukee has waited for, Thursday marked media day, where players chatted about the challenge ahead. Hear from Christian Yelich, Brandon Woodruff, Aaron Ashby and Garrett Mitchell, but before that, host JR Radcliffe sits down with announcer Jeff Levering to discuss his already-unforgettable NLCS clincher call, how he got here, how he's preparing for the big moment and how Bob Uecker lingers over everything this franchise does.

The Milwaukee Brewers know their opponent in the World Series: The Tampa Bay Rays, a fellow small-market (ish) team that has yet to win a World Series in franchise history. Brewers reporter Curt Hogg and host JR Radcliffe take a look at the matchup, including two key familiar names in starting pitchers Drew Rasmussen and Freddy Peralta. They look at the hitters, the vibes and more with Game 1 of the World Series on its way Friday. Then, take a stroll back in time to hear some recent history from past episodes, including a 2023 episode in which the duo discussed the hiring of Pat Murphy (and initial trade for Jake Bauers), the 2024 post-mortem after the wild-card loss to the Mets and the 2025 episode in which the Dodgers swept the Brewers in the NLCS.

The last time Milwaukee won a World Series, it took seven dramatic games, an otherworldly performance from a starting pitcher and even a walk-off home run. But they weren't the Brewers. Rich Schabowski, a driving force in the Milwaukee Braves Historical Society, offers a look back at the 1957 championship, and 1958 World Series runner-up finish and the general legacy of the Braves, who never had a losing season in 13 years in Milwaukee but left for Atlanta anyway.