This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.

Game 4 of the World Series was a roller coaster of emotions, but the Tampa Bay Rays prevailed, fighting to keep their season alive in Game 5. With at least one more game of the World Series, Underdog new users can play $10 and get $50 in bonus entries with promo code FOXSPORTS.

Milwaukee rookie Cooper Pratt put the Brewers ahead with a solo home run in the 12th inning, but Tampa Bay’s Ben Williamson drove in the winning run later in the inning to give the Rays a 4-3 victory and keep their championship hopes alive. Now both teams turn to their aces, Jacob Misiorowski for Milwaukee and Drew Rasmussen for Tampa Bay, each looking to give their team whatever it needs.

Who will come through with the defining moment in Game 5? Sign up for Underdog, use promo code FOXSPORTS and play $10 to get $50 in bonus entries for the World Series action.

How to Sign Up and Claim the Underdog Promo Code

1. Click here or on any “Claim Bonus” button on this page to go directly to Underdog.
2. Sign up via Fox Sports’s Underdog link and enter the code FOXSPORTS.
3. Deposit and trade $10+.
4. Play through with your Bonus Funds.
5. For more information, visit our Underdog promo code page.

How to Watch Brewers vs. Rays Game 5

• When: Wednesday, October 28, 2026 at 8 p.m. ET
• Where: Tropicana Field, St. Petersburg, FL
• TV: FOX
• Stream: Watch 3 days free on FOX One

Source

Tom Brady knows that Super Bowls aren’t won in October, but you can get an “I told you so” or two during the fall. 

That’s what the seven-time Super Bowl champion did when he unveiled his most recent power rankings. With the San Francisco 49ers losing to the Atlanta Falcons in Week 7, Brady has a new team at No. 1 ahead of Week 8, saying that he’s taking a “mini victory lap” as a result. 

Brady’s new No. 1 team doesn’t reside in the AFC North, even though the division has four teams with a winning record. In fact, Brady doesn’t have any of the four teams from that division in his top 10, suggesting they’re the first four teams out in his power rankings this week. But Brady is enjoying how competitive the AFC North is. 

“Let’s put the AFC North in an 18-week round-robin every single year, and the winner of it slots into the division round,” Brady said. “You guys cool with that?”

Here’s a full look at Brady’s top 10 this week. 

Record: 4-2

Previous ranking: 8 ↓

Week 7 result: Idle

Brady’s thoughts: Jacksonville got a bye to travel back from London. You gotta go 1-0 against jet lag in that situation. They’re back Sunday against the Colts with a 2.5-game lead in the AFC South and, by midseason standards, a relatively healthy roster. If Trevor Lawrence keeps up this level of play, this division could turn into a runaway in a hurry.

Liam Coen’s the right guy to keep those guys in that aggressive mentality. I’m very impressed with what Liam’s done as head coach. Hats off to Liam. He was a great coordinator for one year, moved on to head coach and he hasn’t missed a beat.

Up next: vs. Indianapolis Colts (Sunday)

Record: 4-3

Previous ranking: 4 ↓

Week 7 result: 30-24 loss at Chicago Bears

Brady’s thoughts: Drake Maye dueled with Caleb Williams. It was a great game Thursday night in Chicago, and we don’t get enough of those throughout the year. So that was a nice treat. 

They couldn’t get the road win in the end, but I still consider this a very strong showing for New England in one of the toughest — yeah, you got it, Chicago — one of the toughest primetime environments in the league. Drake’s last four games: 12 tuddies, two picks. They got a good chance to get back in the win column in Miami on Sunday.

Up next: at Miami Dolphins (Sunday)

Record: 4-2

Previous ranking: Unranked ↑

Week 7 result: 20-17 win vs. Green Bay Packers

Brady’s thoughts: You guys remember a few weeks ago when I called the Lions the most fun team in football to watch? Well, we got to show the whole country as Jared Goff and co. won a thriller against Green Bay in Detroit. The Jared-to-Jameson Williams connection is on fire right now — four touchdowns in their last two games. 

KB (Kevin Burkhardt) and I will be back in the booth on Sunday for an NFC North collision with the Vikings. One of the best offenses in the NFL going against the best defense in the NFL. Heart medication will be on deck, KB. I can’t wait for this one.

It’s (the Vikings’ defense) as tough as it gets, and it all starts with a lot of film study this week, a lot of walkthroughs, a lot of preparation for that Lions offense. Jared Goff’s doing such a great job as a field general, sorting protections out, making sure he’s got all the blocking assignments pre-snap, but then it comes down to post-snap. How does the line from the Lions handle these different looks, and ultimately, these very good rushers on this Minnesota defense? It’s going to be a tough battle all day.

Up next: vs. Minnesota Vikings (Sunday)

Record: 4-3

Previous ranking: 9 ↑

Week 7 result: 20-3 win vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Brady’s thoughts: Seattle handed the Chiefs their first loss of the year with a dominant defensive performance, completely shutting down K9 (Kenneth Walker III) and that rushing offense. JSN (Jaxon Smith-Njigba) did what he always does, going for 150 yards and a tuddy, which should give Sam Darnold some much-needed confidence going forward. 

The Seahawks got another tough one against the Bears in a massive Monday night game, but we’ll see if the defending champs can really get on a roll.

Up next: vs. Chicago Bears (Monday)

Record: 5-2

Previous ranking: 6

Week 7 result: 30-16 win at Arizona Cardinals

Brady’s thoughts: Another week, another Broncos win — and it’s not always pretty. It’s actually almost never pretty, but who cares when you’re winning games? Their only two losses came against the Niners and the Chiefs, so it’s hard to find a hole in that résumé. And now Kansas City, the team that beat them 31-10 in Week 1, heads to Denver on Sunday. That’s a chance to make a real statement in the AFC.

Up next: vs. Kansas City Chiefs (Sunday) 

Record: 5-2

Previous ranking: 7 ↑

Week 7 result: 30-24 win vs. New England Patriots

Brady’s thoughts: We talked about Thursday night already, and Caleb Williams has been hot since coming back from that hamstring. He got 300 yards, no turnovers on Thursday and I really don’t think any team is having more fun celebrating their postgame wins than the Bears. And how long until Ben Johnson is popping the top again? 

Caleb Williams has thrown for over 300 yards in both games he’s started since his return from a hamstring injury. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

As we go down the list, I’m realizing we’ve got an insane slate of games this weekend, so don’t be surprised if we shake things up in next week’s rankings. Can Chicago go from No. 5 to No. 1 with a win in Seattle? I’m just saying.

Up next: at Seattle Seahawks (Monday)

Record: 5-1

Previous ranking: 2 ↓

Week 7 result: 20-3 loss at Seattle Seahawks

Brady’s thoughts: Be honest, you were thinking it — we were all thinking it: Was Kansas City about to rip off, like, 12 straight to start the season?

Lucky for the AFC West, the answer is no, as the Chiefs stall out in Seattle. Pat Mahomes had a rough night, and it doesn’t happen often. But after the way this offense has played all year, we can cut them all some slack. I have no doubt Pat is itching to get back out on the field in Denver and make things right. That’s the kind of leader he is. 

Kickstart that offense early, give Pat some time to work receivers open, and yeah, I’ll say it: Can we make some field goals, guys?

Up next: at Denver Broncos (Sunday)

Record: 5-1

Previous ranking: 5 ↑

Week 7 result: Idle

Brady’s thoughts: The Bills come off a bye with an extra week to get ready for the Ravens, and they might be getting Lamar Jackson back. Thank God. For the sake of the fans, please give us Josh Allen vs. Lamar. A full-strength Baltimore offense would be a great test for a defense that’s really struggled this year. 

Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen will go head-to-head on Sunday, as long as the Ravens QB is cleared to play. (Photo by Al Bello/Getty Images)

Luckily, the offense leads the league in points per game, so it can usually make up for it. They moved into a tie atop the AFC with that Chiefs loss, and now they can create some daylight and prove the conference goes through Buffalo.

Up next: vs. Baltimore Ravens (Sunday)

Record: 6-1

Previous ranking: 1 ↓

Week 7 result: 29-20 loss at Atlanta Falcons

Brady’s thoughts: Down go the Niners, not very far, and I may have jinxed this last one last week when I said they’ll cruise into their bye at a perfect 7-0. It was one of my first announcer jinxes. My bad, guys. 

They get a well-timed bye this week because the injuries continue to pile up for the Niners. But as I’ve said before, I think Kyle Shanahan and John Lynch have built a team capable of withstanding it. Brock Purdy was not great in Atlanta, simple as that, and I know he’ll be in the film room and ready to go next time out. 

It’s all about pliability. Get in there, get those muscles worked out, relieve the tension and be ready to go in a few weeks.

Up next: Bye

Record: 6-0

Previous ranking: 3 ↑

Week 7 result: 16-10 win vs. Indianapolis Colts

Brady’s thoughts: Someone alert the media: We’ve got a new No. 1 in the Tom Brady Power Rankings as the Minnesota Vikings beat the Colts to stay unbeaten. I’m taking a mini victory lap here. We were getting some heat early when I had the Vikings up with the Niners and Chiefs of the world, but they’re backing it up. 

Like I’ve talked about with Denver, the offense is far from efficient at this point, and they’ll have to figure that out fast. But they’re well coached, they get after the quarterback, they take the ball away and they’re rallying around Kyler Murray. We’re going to learn a lot about this team in Detroit on Sunday, and I will be there at 1 p.m. ET on FOX. 

Up next: at Detroit Lions (Sunday)

FOX SPORTS NEWSLETTER

Your teams. Your sports. Your inbox.

Follow your favorite leagues, teams and players for a personalized daily newsletter.

Sign up for the newsletter

Create or log in to your FOX Sports account.

Source

Wednesday brought more trade deadline fallout in Indianapolis and several notable practice reports as teams prepare for Week 8. 

The Colts’ fire sale is picking up steam, with Josh Downs reportedly asking for a trade a day after the team traded two impact players, while the Ravens, Bengals and Rams each had a star player either return or remain out of practice.

Downs requested a trade while Jonathan Taylor has not, and Lamar Jackson was a full participant for Baltimore as he continues to recover from an ankle injury. 

Ja’Marr Chase sat out Cincinnati’s practice due to an ankle injury, but he also had a rest designation, and the Rams are still waiting on Myles Garrett, who remains on injured reserve and won’t return to practice this week.

Here’s the latest from around the NFL on Wednesday.

Colts wide receiver Josh Downs has reportedly asked out of Indianapolis, according to ESPN. 

The request came a day after the Colts traded team captains Quenton Nelson to the Seahawks and DeForest Buckner to the 49ers. Downs didn’t push back when asked about it Wednesday. 

“I’m day by day. I mean, I’m here right now,” he said. “Like I said, I’m open to whatever, whatever comes my way comes my way and you go from there.”

Downs, 25, is in the final year of his rookie contract and leads the Colts with 26 catches for 307 yards, though he hasn’t scored in seven games. Fowler reported that multiple teams have already made offers, and the trade deadline is Nov. 10.

The Colts enter Week 8 at 2-5, having lost three straight and are spiraling. They blew a 13-point halftime lead to the previously winless Titans, and GM Chris Ballard was fired the next day, with Ed Dodds taking over. 

Coach Shane Steichen fielded questions about his own job security. He said Taylor, the team’s top remaining asset, has not requested a trade.

“Those are hypothetical things right now,” Steichen said. “I know there’s stuff floating around out there, but JT’s on our football team.”

Taylor is scheduled to speak with reporters Thursday. Indianapolis visits the Jaguars on Sunday.

The wait for Rams’ defensive end Myles Garrett’s return for the Rams continues. 

Rams head coach Sean McVay told reporters Wednesday that Garrett will not practice this week, meaning the star defensive end will miss his seventh straight game Sunday against the Chargers.

 “I know it’s frustrating, but he’s making good progress, and we’re just on a week-to-week basis right now,” McVay said. He added that Garrett hasn’t had a setback and that he doesn’t expect further surgical procedures.

Garrett has been on injured reserve since undergoing knee surgery after his zero-tackle debut in Australia. 

The Rams sent defensive end Jared Verse and three high draft picks to Cleveland for the reigning Defensive Player of the Year, who was expected to anchor a revamped defense.

Instead, the Rams have just 10 sacks, fewer than all but four teams and far off last season’s 47. Garrett had been remarkably durable, playing at least 16 games in each of the past five seasons.

McVay also said receiver Davante Adams underwent hamstring surgery, and the Rams are optimistic he’ll return close to the six-week minimum.

Bengals wide receiver Ja’Marr Chase did not practice Wednesday as the Bengals began preparing for the Titans. 

Cincinnati’s injury report listed Chase as a non-participant with a rest designation and an ankle injury. He wasn’t on last week’s report, and coach Zac Taylor didn’t mention any issue with him Monday. 

Chase looked healthy in Sunday’s 35-13 win over the Ravens, catching five of seven targets for 62 yards and a touchdown. 

He has scored in four of his last five games and has 32 catches for 351 yards and five touchdowns through six games this season. He left the Oct. 4 loss to the Jaguars in the second quarter with a concussion but returned for Week 5 at Miami.

Cincinnati is 4-2, and Thursday and Friday’s injury reports should reveal whether the ankle is a real concern.

Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson took a significant step toward ending his absence, going through Wednesday’s practice as a full participant. 

Jackson reportedly jogged onto the field with his left ankle taped and warmed up with center Cam Jurgens. ESPN reported Tuesday that he’s believed to be close to full strength and tracking toward playing Sunday at Buffalo.

Coach Jesse Minter didn’t confirm whether Jackson would play this week. 

“I think the more you’re able to do and respond from and feel from certainly raises your optimism,” he said. “But again, we’ll kind of see how it goes throughout the week.”

Jackson hasn’t played since leaving the Oct. 4 win over the Titans at halftime. Last week, he told reporters he’d been told the injury was a high ankle sprain. 

He was limited in practice last week but sat out Baltimore’s 35-13 home loss to the Bengals, his third straight missed game. The Ravens have gone 1-2 without Jackson and sit at 4-3.

The Ravens visit the 5-1 Bills, who lead the AFC East, on Sunday.

FOX SPORTS NEWSLETTER

Your teams. Your sports. Your inbox.

Follow your favorite leagues, teams and players for a personalized daily newsletter.

Sign up for the newsletter

Create or log in to your FOX Sports account.

Source

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — For over four decades, Brewers fans have carried the weight of near-misses, heartbreak, and what-ifs. On Wednesday night at Tropicana Field, it all disappeared.

In Game 5 of the World Series, the Milwaukee Brewers finished the job against the Tampa Bay Rays, winning 4-1, clinching their first championship in franchise history and sending an entire state into pandemonium.

Source

Hope springs eternal with each new baseball season. 

Now that the Brewers have won their first ever World Series title, the question becomes, can they repeat? 

Let’s take a look at the odds for who will win the 2027 Fall Classic, as of Oct. 28 at DraftKings Sportsbook.

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. If you sign up or place a wager, FOX Sports may be compensated. Read more about Sports Betting on FOX Sports.

2027 World Series Winner Odds

Dodgers: +310
Brewers: +500
Yankees: +700
Red Sox: +1100
Mariners: +1800
Phillies: +1800
Rays: +2200
Mets: +2200
Padres: +2500
Guardians: +2500
Cubs: +2500
Braves: +2500
Pirates: +3000
White Sox: +3000
Rangers: +3500
Tigers: +3500
Blue Jays: +4000
Marlins: +4000
Astros: +4000
Twins: +5000
Orioles: +5000
Diamondbacks: +6500
Nationals: +7500
Cardinals: +9000
Royals: +9000
Athletics: +10000
Reds: +15000
Giants: +20000
Angels: +20000
Rockies: +50000

Here’s what to know about this oddsboard: 

The Milwaukee Brewers are the +500 second-choice to repeat as World Series champions in 2027 (Photo by Mary DeCicco/ Getty Images).

The Defending Champs: Milwaukee did the thing, winning its first World Series title in dominant fashion. The Brewers played 13 postseason games and won 11 of them. In the Wild Card era (since 1995), they became just the fifth team to lose two or fewer playoff games and win the World Series. Their two blemishes were a 4-3 loss to the Padres in Game 3 of the divisional round and a 4-3 loss to the Rays in extra innings in Game 4 of the World Series — that’s it. They finished off San Diego in four, swept the two-time defending champion Dodgers in the NLCS, and then beat the Rays in the World Series in five. Still, Milwaukee is second on the oddsboard behind the Dodgers, while the Rays are tied for seventh. 

Despite their NLCS struggles, Shohei Ohtani and the Dodgers are the +310 favorites to win the 2027 World Series (Photo by Ronaldo Bolaños/Getty Images).

The Favorites: Could you have guessed? While the Dodgers flamed out in 2026, there is always next year, and given the franchise’s track record, you have to assume they will look to reload. However, which direction L.A. will go is still up in the air. Will it look to bolster the pitching staff and get younger there? Will it look to bolster the lineup and get younger there? Will Tarik Skubal re-sign? And will Shohei Ohtani once again serve as a starting pitcher and return to being the team’s best hitter? The Dodgers will be looking for redemption in 2027.

Source

William Contreras was named World Series MVP after the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to win the series and capture the first championship in franchise history.

The 28-year-old catcher went 1-for-4 with an RBI double in the clincher and finished the Series 8-for-21 (.381) with four RBIs. He did just as much behind the plate. Contreras guided a pitching staff that held Tampa Bay to 12 runs in five games, and he threw out four runners during the series.  He threw out three of them in the first three games, becoming the first catcher to do that since Phillies catcher Darren Daulton in 1993. 

(Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

Contreras was Milwaukee’s most consistent hitter all October, finishing the postseason with a .373/.448/.588 slash line to go with three homers and nine RBIs. He did it after a steady regular season in which he hit .270 with 18 homers, 94 RBIs and a .758 OPS in 147 games for a team that won a franchise-record 103 games.

Brewers Record Final Out to Clinch FIRST World Series in Franchise History vs Rays

Contreras is the first catcher to win a World Series MVP since Pérez in 2015, and the third Venezuelan to win it, after Pérez and San Francisco’s Pablo Sandoval in 2012. In all eight catchers have won World Series MVP.

As he celebrated on the field after the win, Contreras embraced his older brother, Willson Contreras, who plays for the Boston Red Sox and himself a World Series champion with the 2016 Chicago Cubs.

Both the Contreras brothers also the World Baseball Classic for Venezuela in March, where he played four games. Salvador Pérez started the final at catcher, and Venezuela beat the United States 3-2 in Miami for its first WBC title. Two of William’s Brewers teammates – Jackson Chourio and Antonio Senzatela – also were part of the Venezuela team. 

Milwaukee went 11-2 in the postseason, including a sweep of the Los Angeles Dodgers in the NL Championship Series. The Brewers lost their only previous World Series, in seven games to St. Louis in 1982.

Source

Winning one title in a year is hard enough. Winning two puts you in one of baseball’s most exclusive clubs.

In March, Jackson Chourio, William Contreras and Antonio Senzatela helped Team Venezuela win a World Baseball Classic championship in Miami. Seven months later, they’re celebrating winning another title in Florida.

With the Milwaukee Brewers’ 4-1 win over the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5 of the World Series, the trio became just the third, fourth and fifth players in baseball history to win the World Baseball Classic and the World Series in the same calendar year.

Until now, only two players had won two world titles in the same calendar year: Alex Bregman and Luke Gregerson. 

Both won the 2017 WBC with Team USA and the 2017 World Series with the Houston Astros. Bregman was a 22-year-old in his first full big-league season that year, and Gregerson was a veteran reliever in the Astros’ bullpen.

Chourio was the only of the three Brewers and two Astros who played in the final, starting and hitting ninth for Venezuela against Team USA.

Many players have won both a WBC and World Series title during their careers, such as Shohei Ohtani (Japan/Dodgers), Buster Posey (USA/Giants), and Salvador Perez (Venezuela/Royals), but they won them in different years rather than the same calendar year.

For the Brewers trio, the first title came back in March, when Venezuela beat the United States 3-2 to win its first-ever WBC championship.

Seven months ago, Chourio was limited in the World Baseball Classic due to a broken hand during spring training, so he batted ninth for the Venezuelan team that won the tournament. 

In the semifinal against Italy, Chourio executed a hit-and-run during Venezuela’s seventh-inning rally and later scored the go-ahead run on Maikel Garcia’s RBI single. Garcia was named tournament MVP.

William Contreras and his older brother Willson, the Boston Red Sox catcher, both won gold medals with Venezuela at the 2026 World Baseball Classic. (Photo by Daniel Shirey/WBCI/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Contreras’ contributions in March were also limited, but not due to injury.

Royals veteran Salvador Perez, Venezuela’s captain, handled much of the catching and was behind the plate for the title game, so Contreras appeared in only four games and went hitless. He still walked onto the podium with his older brother Willson, the Boston Red Sox first baseman, to receive their medals together. 

Seven months later, the younger Contreras spent October guiding Milwaukee’s pitching staff, including a bullpen game in the NLCS clincher against the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Senzatela’s path to this double was the most unlikely. He was a member of the Colorado Rockies when he won the WBC, and he had spent his entire 10-year career in Colorado up to that point. 

After moving to the bullpen full-time in 2026, the Brewers acquired him at the Aug. 3 trade deadline to add another arm to their bullpen. 

A fourth Brewer was part of both championship teams but won’t officially join the list. Left-hander Ángel Zerpa pitched for Venezuela in the WBC, but he landed on the injured list in late April with left forearm tightness and underwent Tommy John surgery in May, ending his season. 

The sweep completes a remarkable turnaround for the first-time champion Brewers.

Milwaukee entered the postseason with MLB’s best record at 103-59. A year after the Dodgers swept them in the 2025 NLCS, the Brewers swept the two-time defending champions to reach their first World Series since 1982. 

Now the Brewers finally have one, and three of their players won two championships in 2026.

FOX SPORTS NEWSLETTER

Your teams. Your sports. Your inbox.

Follow your favorite leagues, teams and players for a personalized daily newsletter.

Sign up for the newsletter

Create or log in to your FOX Sports account.

Source

Willson Contreras swapped his Red Sox colors for Brewers blue to cheer on his little brother, William, on the sport’s biggest stage.

The Red Sox veteran reportedly flew in from Hawaii on Wednesday to support William, the Milwaukee Brewers’ catcher, for Game 5 of the World Series against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field, wearing his brother’s Brewers jersey.

Suffice to say, his trip was worth the trouble.

Not only did the Brewers clinch their first-ever World Series title with a 4-1 win over the Rays in Game 5, but William was named World Series MVP after he went 8-for-21 with four RBIs through five games and threw out runners attempting to steal in each of the first three games.

William, Wilson and their older brother Willmer Contreras shared a special moment after the game, embracing each other before William joined the MLB on FOX desk for a postgame interview.

“It means a lot; it means everything to me,” Contreras said. “My brother is my best friend. Obviously, I love him, and I’ve got to say I appreciate him for everything.”

The Contreras brothers have already shared one championship this year. In March, both were part of Venezuela’s World Baseball Classic-winning roster that beat the United States 3-2 in Miami.

Willson then got a front-row seat as William chased a second title in the same calendar year.

A World Series win put William, along with teammates Jackson Chourio and Antonio Senzatela, in rare company. Only Alex Bregman and Luke Gregerson, who did it in 2017, have won the WBC and the World Series in the same year.

“We love this game,” Contreras said. “It’s the only thing we know how to do.”

World Series MVP William Contreras Gets Emotional Reacting to Brewers’ First World Series Title

FOX SPORTS NEWSLETTER

Your teams. Your sports. Your inbox.

Follow your favorite leagues, teams and players for a personalized daily newsletter.

Sign up for the newsletter

Create or log in to your FOX Sports account.

Source

Christian Yelich has waited a long time to call himself a World Series champion. 

In the middle of the celebration, his thoughts turned to the man who wanted it as badly as anyone.

After the Milwaukee Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to clinch the first championship in franchise history, Yelich spoke with FOX Sports’ Ken Rosenthal. Rosenthal asked what longtime Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker would be thinking if he were looking down.

“He’s smiling, man. He’s smiling,” Yelich said. “I really wish he could have been here to see this. … But like we said a bunch, he’s been with us a lot. We keep him close to our hearts. And this one’s still for Bob.”

Bob Uecker, who died in 2025, was the longtime voice of the Brewers. (Photo by John Fisher/Getty Images)

Uecker, the voice of the Brewers for 54 seasons, died in January 2025 at 90 from small-cell lung cancer, months after calling his final Brewers postseason game. His diagnosis was never made public, but those closest to him knew, including Yelich.

During the Stand Up To Cancer moment in Game 4, every Brewers player’s placard read “UECK.” (Photo by Mary DeCicco/MLB Photos via Getty Images)

Uecker’s memory followed the Brewers throughout October. 

During Game 4 on Tuesday, play paused after the fifth inning for the annual Stand Up To Cancer moment, when everyone in the ballpark holds up a placard with the name of someone affected by cancer. 

As cameras panned across the Brewers lined up in front of their dugout, every placard carried the same name: “UECK.”

“It just feels like it’s fitting, the obvious choice to make,” Yelich said afterwards.

Yelich has seen this Brewers run take shape since the day he arrived in Milwaukee.

Acquired from the Miami Marlins in January 2018, he won NL MVP in his first season in Milwaukee. 

He’s now the second-longest-tenured Brewer behind Brandon Woodruff, and they’re the last two players left from the 2018 team that lost Game 7 of the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers.

Eight years later, Milwaukee finally finished the job. The Brewers swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and then beat the Rays to bring home the city’s first World Series title.

“We’re coming home, baby,” Yelich told Rosenthal when asked for his message to Brewers fans. “We can’t wait to see you. Can’t wait to celebrate.”

FOX SPORTS NEWSLETTER

Your teams. Your sports. Your inbox.

Follow your favorite leagues, teams and players for a personalized daily newsletter.

Sign up for the newsletter

Create or log in to your FOX Sports account.

Source

The Milwaukee Brewers waited 57 years for their first-ever World Series title. For some fans, that’s an entire lifetime; for rookie shortstop Cooper Pratt, it was much, much shorter than that.

“This is one of the greatest moments of my life,” Pratt told FOX Sports’ Tom Verducci after the Brewers’ World Series-clinching win over the Tampa Rays on Wednesday. “Oh my gosh. It doesn’t even feel real. It’s surreal. It only took four months, frick!”

The 22-year-old quickly became one of Milwaukee’s most valuable hitters during their World Series campaign. Through 13 postseason games, Pratt notched 17 hits, seven runs, seven RBIs and hit one home run.

Pratt is now the first rookie in MLB history to hit for three straight multi-RBI games in the World Series.

Pratt credited the Brewers’ fan base for keeping him and the team energized throughout their postseason run.

“We have the best fans,” Pratt said. “It’s loud, it’s crazy, the pressure is out of this world. It’s some of the hardest but most fun baseball I’ve ever been a part of.

“I messed up a lot of times this postseason, but the guys picked me up, and we’re here, and we’re world champions. It’s so special, man. I’m so blessed. I owe it all to my Heavenly Father. It’s amazing.”

Brewers’ Jacob Misiorowski, Christian Yelich & more react to WORLD SERIES WIN in Game 5 vs Rays

Get more from the Major League Baseball Follow your favorites to get information about games, news and more

Source