Take a look at how the Milwaukee Brewers constructed the 2026 roster that has taken the team to the World Series:
DRAFT PICKS AND INTERNATIONAL FREE AGENTS
Like many small-market teams, the Brewers possess a backbone of players who were drafted or signed as amateurs and developed by the organization.
Aaron Ashby, left-handed pitcher
- Fourth-round draft choice in 2018.
- Signed a five-year extension in 2023 through the 2027 season.
Abner Uribe, right-handed pitcher
- Signed as an international free agent in 2018.
Brice Turang, second base
- First-round draft choice in 2018.
Garrett Mitchell, center field
- First-round draft choice in 2020.
Jackson Chourio, left field
- Signed as an international free agent in 2021.
- Signed an eight-year contract extension in 2022 through the 2031 season.
Sal Frelick, right field
- First-round draft choice in 2021.
Logan Henderson, right-handed pitcher
- Fourth-round draft choice in 2021.
Jacob Misiorowski, right-handed pitcher
- Second-round draft choice in 2022.
Luis Lara, right field
- Signed as international free agent in 2022.
- Signed a seven-year extension in 2026 through the 2032 season.
Cooper Pratt, shortstop
- Sixth-round draft choice in 2023.
- Signed an eight-year extension in 2026 through the 2033 season.
FREE-AGENT SIGNINGS
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Gary Sánchez, catcher
- Signed as a free agent before 2026 season.
- Of note: He previously signed with the Brewers as a free agent before the 2024 season. He spent 2025 with Baltimore.
Jake Bauers, first base
- Signed as a free agent before the 2025 season.
- Of note: He was previously acquired in a trade with the New York Yankees before the 2024 season in exchange for minor-leaguer Jace Avina and Brian Sanchez.
- Avina was a 14th-round draft pick in 2021.
- Sanchez was signed as an international free agent in 2023.
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TRADES
Christian Yelich, right field
- Acquired before the 2018 season in a trade with the Miami Marlins for outfielder Lewis Brinson and minor leaguers Monte Harrison, Jordan Yamamoto and Isan Diaz.
- Signed a nine-year extension in 2020 through the 2028 season.
- Harrison was a second-round draft choice in 2014.
- Yamamoto was a 12th-round draft choice in 2014.
- Brinson was acquired during the 2016 season in a trade with the Texas Rangers for catcher Jonathan Lucroy and pitcher Jeremy Jeffress.
- Lucroy was a third-round draft choice in 2007.
- Jeffress was a first-round draft choice in 2006 but re-signed as free agent with Brewers in 2014.
- Diaz was acquired before the 2016 season in a trade with the Arizona Diamondbacks for infielder Jean Segura and relief pitcher Tyler Wagner.
- Wagner was a fourth-round draft choice in 2012.
- Segura was acquired during the 2012 season in a trade with the Los Angeles Angels for pitcher Zack Greinke.
- Greinke was acquired before the 2011 season in a trade with the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Lorenzo Cain, shortstop Alcides Escobar and pitchers Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress.
- Cain was a 17th-round draft choice in 2004.
- Of note: Cain re-signed with the Brewers as a free agent in 2018, signing Jan. 25, the same day the Yelich trade was announced.
- Odorizzi was a first-round draft choice in 2008.
- Escobar was signed as an international free agent in 2003.
- Jeffress was a first-round draft choice in 2006.
- Cain was a 17th-round draft choice in 2004.
- Greinke was acquired before the 2011 season in a trade with the Kansas City Royals for outfielder Lorenzo Cain, shortstop Alcides Escobar and pitchers Jake Odorizzi and Jeremy Jeffress.
Robert Gasser, left-handed pitcher
- Acquired during the 2022 season in a trade with the San Diego Padres for left-hander Josh Hader.
- Hader was acquired during the 2015 season in a trade with the Houston Astros for pitcher Mike Fiers and outfielder Carlos Gómez.
- Fiers was a 22nd-round draft choice in 2009.
- Gómez was acquired before the 2009 season in a trade with the Minnesota Twins for shortstop J.J. Hardy.
- Hardy was a second-round draft choice in 2001.
- Hader was acquired during the 2015 season in a trade with the Houston Astros for pitcher Mike Fiers and outfielder Carlos Gómez.
Trevor Megill, right-handed pitcher
- Acquired during the 2023 season in a trade with the Minnesota Twins for pitcher Taylor Floyd.
- Floyd was a 10th-round draft choice in 2019.
William Contreras, catcher
- Acquired before the 2023 season in a trade with the Oakland Athletics and Atlanta Braves, a deal in which the Brewers traded Esteury Ruiz to the Athletics.
- Ruiz was acquired during the 2022 season in a trade with the San Diego Padres in exchange for relief pitcher Josh Hader.
- Hader was acquired during the 2015 season in a trade with the Houston Astros for Mike Fiers and Carlos Gómez.
- Fiers was a 22nd-round draft choice in 2009.
- Gómez was acquired before the 2009 season in a trade with the Minnesota Twins for J.J. Hardy.
- Hardy was a second-round draft choice in 2001.
- Ruiz was acquired during the 2022 season in a trade with the San Diego Padres in exchange for relief pitcher Josh Hader.
Kyle Harrison and Shane Drohan, left-handed pitchers, and David Hamilton, infielder
- Acquired before the 2026 season in a trade with the Boston Red Sox for Caleb Durbin, Andruw Monasterio and Anthony Seigler.
- Monasterio signed as a free agent before the 2022 season.
- Seigler signed as a free agent before the 2025 season.
- Durbin was acquired before the 2025 season in a trade with the New York Yankees for relief pitcher Devin Williams.
- Williams was a second-round draft choice in 2013.
- Of note: Hamilton was previously drafted in the eighth round by the Brewers in 2019 but traded to Boston in a deal for outfielder Hunter Renfroe before the 2022 season.
Dustin May, right-handed pitcher, and JoJo Romero, left-handed pitcher
- Acquired during the 2026 season in a trade with the St. Louis Cardinals for prospects Josiah Ragsdale and Alexander Frias.
- Frias signed as an international free agent in 2025.
- Ragsdale was a seventh-round draft choice in 2025.
Joey Ortiz, infielder, and DL Hall, left-handed pitcher
- Acquired before the 2024 season in a trade with the Baltimore Orioles for pitcher Corbin Burnes
- Burnes was a fourth-round draft choice in 2016.
- Of note: The Brewers also received a draft pick in the trade that they used to select Blake Burke in 2024.
Chad Patrick, right-handed pitcher
- Acquired before the 2024 season in a trade with the Oakland Athletics for infielder Abraham Toro.
- Toro was acquired before the 2023 season in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for Kolten Wong.
- Wong signed as a free-agent before the 2022 season.
- Toro was acquired before the 2023 season in a trade with the Seattle Mariners for Kolten Wong.
Antonio Senzatela
- Acquired during 2026 season in trade with the Colorado Rockies for infielder Juan Martinez and left-handed pitcher Mark Manfredi.
- Martinez was signed as an international free agent in 2024.
- Manfredi was a ninth-round draft choice in 2023.
Andrew Vaughn
- Acquired during the 2025 season in trade with the Chicago White Sox for right-handed pitcher Aaron Civale.
- Civale was acquired during the 2024 season in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for prospect Gregory Barrios.
- Barrios signed as an international free agent in 2021.
- Civale was acquired during the 2024 season in a trade with the Tampa Bay Rays for prospect Gregory Barrios.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Where did these guys come from? How the 2026 Brewers roster was built
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