Field Level Media
02 May 2026, 02:49 GMT+10
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After making an early exit from his Thursday start due to much lower than normal velocity, Brewers ace Brandon Woodruff was placed on the 15-day injured list Friday with right shoulder inflammation.
Woodruff, who missed all of 2024 and the first three months of the 2025 season due to shoulder surgery, faced just six batters in Thursday's 13-1 win over the Arizona Diamondbacks. He was averaging 85.4 mph with his fastball, well below his 92.5 average through his first five starts of the season.
As a corresponding move, Milwaukee recalled right-hander Easton McGee from Triple-A Nashville.
Brewers manager Pat Murphy said after Thursday's game that Woodruff had undergone an MRI during the game.
'He doesn't feel like he's injured,' Murphy said. 'He said, 'My arm's dead. Nothing's coming out.' I think we just have to be really cautious here.'
Woodruff, 33, is 2-1 with a 3.60 ERA in six starts this season. He is 55-29 with a 3.13 ERA in 148 career appearances (133 starts) since reaching the majors with Milwaukee in 2017.
The two-time All-Star returned to make 12 starts last season after his extensive recovery and went 7-2 with a 3.20 ERA.
McGee, 28, tossed one scoreless inning on April 10 in his lone appearance this season for the Brewers. He owns a career 3.20 ERA across 12 games (one start) and 25 1/3 innings for the Tampa Bay Rays (2022), Seattle Mariners (2023) and Brewers (2025-26). He posted a 3-1 record and 6.39 ERA over eight appearances (one start) this season for Nashville.
--Field Level Media
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