Milwaukee Brewers is an American professional team that compete in Major League Baseball (MLB).
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- The Milwaukee Brewers are an American professional baseball team
- It is based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin
- The Brewers compete in Major League Baseball (MLB)
- It is a member club of the National League (NL) Central division
- The team is named for the city’s association with the brewing industry
- Since 2001, the Brewers have played their home games at Miller Park
- Which has a seating capacity of 41,900
- The team was founded in 1969 as the Seattle Pilots
- An expansion team of the American League (AL), in Seattle, Washington
- The Pilots played their home games at Sick’s Stadium
- After only one season, the team relocated to Milwaukee
- Becoming known as the Brewers
- And playing their home games at Milwaukee County Stadium
- In 1998, the Brewers joined the National League
- They are the only franchise to play in four divisions since the advent of divisional play in Major League Baseball in 1969
- They are also one of two current MLB franchises to switch leagues in their history
- The other one being the Houston Astros
- The team’s only World Series appearance came in 1982
- After winning the ALCS against the California Angels
- The Brewers faced off against the St. Louis Cardinals in the World Series, losing 4- 3
- In 2011, the Brewers defeated the Arizona Diamondbacks to win the NLDS 3- 2
- But lost in the NLCS to the eventual World Series champion Cardinals 4- 2
- In 2018, the Brewers swept the Colorado Rockies in the NLDS 3- 0
- But lost in the NLCS to the Los Angeles Dodgers 4- 3
- Originating as an expansion team in 1969, in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots
- The club played for one season in the American League West Division before being acquired in bankruptcy court by Bud Selig
- Who then moved the team to Milwaukee
- They would continue to play in the West Division for two more years
- Before the beginning of the 1972 season the Brewers agreed to switch over to the American League East
- To make room for the Texas Rangers who had relocated from Washington
- Beginning in 1994, due to divisional re-alignment, the Brewers moved to the newly created American League Central division
- In all, the Brewers were part of the American League from their creation in 1969 through the 1997 season
- After which they moved to the National League Central Division
- Milwaukee had previously been a National League city when its team was the Milwaukee Braves (1953- 1965)
- In 1981, Milwaukee won the American League East Division in the second half of the strike-shortened season
- In the playoffs, they lost the divisional series to the New York Yankees, three games to two
- In 1982, Milwaukee won the American League East Division and the American League Pennant
- Earning their only World Series appearance to date as the Brewers
- In the Series, they lost to the St. Louis Cardinals four games to three
- In 1998, the Brewers changed leagues
- Going from the American League to the National League
- They were put in the then recently created NL Central
- In 2008, for the first time in the 26 years since their World Series appearance
- The Brewers advanced to postseason play by winning the National League wild card
- They were eliminated in the National League Division Series by the eventual World Series champion Philadelphia Phillies
- On September 23, 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first division title in 29 years
- They won the National League Division Series in five games over the Arizona Diamondbacks
- But lost the National League Championship Series to the eventual World Series champion St. Louis Cardinals in six games
- In 2018, the Brewers clinched a spot in the post-season for the first time since 2011
- With a 2- 1 victory over the St. Louis Cardinals on September 26, 2018
- On September 29, they tied with the Cubs for first place in the National League Central
- With a record of 95- 67
- At the end of the day on September 30, the Cubs and Brewers were still tied
- This tie was broken on October 1st
- Then the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3- 1 in the NL Central tiebreaker
- To improve to 96- 67
- This led to win the division by one game
- They went on to defeat the Colorado Rockies 3- 0
- To win the NLDS
- But in the following NLCS, they lost out to the Los Angeles Dodgers in 7 games
- Four Brewers have won MVP awards during their career with the team
- While in the American League, Rollie Fingers won the award in 1981, and Robin Yount received the honor in 1982 and 1989
- Ryan Braun won the National League MVP award in 2011
- And Christian Yelich received the honor in 2018
- Two pitchers have won the Cy Young Award in the American League
- Rollie Fingers won in 1981, and Pete Vuckovich won in 1982
- Two players have been named Rookie of the Year
- Pat Listach won the American League’s award in 1992
- And Ryan Braun won the National League award in 2007
- Christian Yelich won the National League Batting title in 2018
- The batting title was the first in Milwaukee Brewers history
- The following inducted members of the Baseball Hall of Fame spent some or all of their careers with the Brewers
- Through 51 seasons of play, the Brewers franchise has employed 18 managers
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