Rhys Hoskins of the Milwaukee Brewers exits game due to second inning….

Milwaukee Brewers first baseman Rhys Hoskins is scheduled for an MRI following a hamstring injury that forced him out of Monday night’s game in the second inning.

Hoskins explained he felt the injury while running to first base after hitting a single to right field during the Brewers’ 8-6 loss against the Pittsburgh Pirates. Brewers manager Pat Murphy confirmed after the game that Hoskins would undergo an MRI the next day.

“It happened as I was rounding first base,” Hoskins recounted. “I was considering going for a double because of where the ball landed. As I made the turn, I felt it pull.”

Hoskins found some comfort in knowing that this injury affected his right hamstring rather than his left, the leg that kept him sidelined for the entire 2023 season due to a torn ACL while playing for the Philadelphia Phillies.

While Murphy refrained from predicting if Hoskins would land on the injured list, he acknowledged the possibility of the veteran missing some games. “Hamstring injuries typically take more than a few days to heal,” Murphy commented.

At 31, Hoskins holds a batting average of .233 with nine home runs, 27 RBIs, and an .814 OPS this season. His recent performance included three home runs in five games, with a go-ahead three-run shot against the St. Louis Cardinals on Saturday.

The former Phillies first baseman joined the Brewers in the offseason after signing a two-year, $34 million contract, which includes an opt-out clause after this season.

Patrick Beverley is making a pretty audacious move following his playoff performance with the Milwaukee Bucks.

Beverley said on his “Pat Bev Pod” that he wants to return to Milwaukee next season. However, he added that he felt he played well enough in the playoffs to earn “a little bump” in salary.

Beverley did play on a minimum contract this year, making $3.6 million on the deal he originally signed with the Philadelphia 76ers. From that standpoint, he may have an argument.

However, this is coming on the heels of him losing his cool and throwing a basketball at a Pacers fan, which earned him a suspension during next season.

Beverley remains a useful rotational piece that can provide veteran leadership and strong defense. Whether that is worth more than the minimum to the Bucks — or any other team — remains to be seen.

Chris Mehring has been the radio voice of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers since 2000. We caught up with him recently to discuss his job, but also to discuss the Midwest League West Division’s leading team and some of its players.

If you live anywhere in Wisconsin and have the chance to get to the Appleton/Grand Chute area, be sure to schedule a few days to watch a few Wisconsin Timber Rattlers games this year. The team is currently in first place, but more important, some really exciting and intriguing prospects are being developed on this roster. They have some very exciting pitching prospects, capable of missing bats and they have some young hitters who are capable of putting up some numbers and filling out a stat sheet.

Today, we discuss several of those prospects with someone who has watched a lot of Timber Rattler baseball games over the past 24-25 years. Chris Mehring is the long-time radio voice and media relations director of the Rattlers. It’s a lot of fun to pick his brain on this exciting team. Be sure to watch the entire video, but if you need to break it up, below is a checklist of sorts of the various topics that we covered.

1:00: Chris Mehring’s background with the Timber Rattlers
2:30: Recommendations from Chris on going into a career in sports broadcastings.
4:45: What is a typical day for him as Director of Media Relations and Radio Voice? (and some unique situations!)
7:27: How things have changed since 2021 when MLB took over the minor leagues and re-aligned teams.