Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Thu 4/24/25 1:52 PM

Bauers will start at first base and bat fifth in Thursday's game against the Giants.
EDGE Analysis
Bauers made the Brewers' Opening Day roster after attending spring training on a minor-league deal, but after making 77 starts in 117 games for Milwaukee in 2024, the 29-year-old has had his playing time scaled back considerably in 2025. He'll be making just his sixth start through the Brewers' first 26 games of the season Thursday, as Milwaukee has leaned much more heavily on Rhys Hoskins at first base and Christian Yelich at designated hitter to cut off Bauers' main paths to playing time. Bauers has produced well in his limited opportunities thus far, popping two home runs and stealing a base while posting a .939 OPS through his first 29 plate appearances.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Thu 3/27/25 1:47 PM

The Brewers selected Bauers' contract from Triple-A Nashville on Thursday.
EDGE Analysis
After producing a .199/.301/.361 slash line with 12 home runs and 13 stolen bases over 346 regular-season plate appearances for the Brewers in 2024, Bauers elected free agency following the season and re-signed with Milwaukee on a minor-league deal. He emerged from spring training with a roster spot after producing a .939 OPS in Cactus League play, but Bauers could struggle to see the extended playing time he received with the Brewers in 2024 unless injuries test Milwaukee's depth at first base and in the outfield. Bauers is on the bench for Thursday's season opener versus the Yankees.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Wed 3/26/25 11:26 AM

Bauers has made the Brewers' Opening Day roster, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bauers re-signed with the Brewers on a minor-league contract over the offseason and has managed to crack the Opening Day roster after putting up a .939 OPS with three home runs over 15 games this spring. He will see occasional starts between first base and designated hitter.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Mon 2/10/25 5:21 PM

Bauers has a good chance of making the Brewers' Opening Day roster, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bauers elected free agency after being removed from the Brewers' 40-man roster in November but found his way back to the club on a minor-league deal with an invite to spring training. Rhys Hoskins will open the season at the top of the Brewers' depth chart at first base, but there's not much behind him at the position and Hoskins should also see time at designated hitter. Bauers hit .199 with a 34.1 percent strikeout rate in 2024 but did swat 12 homers and steal 13 bases in 116 games.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Mon 1/6/25 5:46 PM

The Brewers re-signed Bauers to a minor-league contract Monday that includes an invitation to spring training, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bauers elected free agency after being removed from the Brewers' 40-man roster in November, but he's found his way back to the club as a non-roster invitee. The 29-year-old slashed .199/.301/.361 with 12 homers and 13 steals over 116 games in 2024 and will compete for a reserve role in spring training.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Mon 11/4/24 6:42 PM

Bauers elected free agency Monday, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
EDGE Analysis
Bauers was booted off the Brewers' 40-man roster Monday and has decided to test out free agency rather than accepting an outright assignment. The 29-year-old slashed .199/.301/.361 with 12 home runs and 13 steals over 116 regular-season contests for the Brewers and also added one homer during the playoffs.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Thu 10/3/24 5:04 PM

Bauers is absent from the lineup Thursday for Game 3 of the National League Wild Card Series versus the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
It's southpaw Jose Quintana on the bump for the Mets, so the left-handed hitting Bauers will yield to Gary Sanchez for the second straight day. William Contreras is receiving a turn at designated hitter while Sanchez works behind the plate. Bauers will be a candidate to come off the bench once the Mets turn to a right-handed reliever.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Wed 10/2/24 5:51 PM

Bauers isn't in the Brewers' lineup Wednesday for the second game of the National League Wild Card Series versus the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Bauers will watch Wednesday's contest from the dugout with southpaw Sean Manaea set to toe the slab for New York. Gary Sanchez will serve as Milwaukee's DH and bat fifth.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Sat 9/28/24 5:49 PM

Bauers isn't in the Brewers' lineup Saturday against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
Milwaukee will face a left-handed starter for the second straight game Saturday, so the left-handed bat of Bauers will stay put in the dugout for the second time in a row. Gary Sanchez will fill in as the Brewers' DH and bat sixth.

Jake Bauers
1B/RF/DH MIL
Fri 9/27/24 5:27 PM

Bauers isn't in the Brewers' lineup for Friday's game against the Mets.
EDGE Analysis
The lefty-hitting Bauers will grab a seat on the bench Friday with the lefty-throwing Sean Manaea set to throw the first pitches for New York. Gary Sanchez will serve as Milwaukee's designated hitter instead while batting eighth.