Brewers' Frelick Hits Injury Snag, Lineup Shuffling Expected

0:00It's April 5th. From the locker room to your ears, this is Milwaukee Brewer's news today, powered by AI. I'm Cory with the story. The Milwaukee Brewer's are rolling early in the 2026 season after their 97 win run last year. But they hit a snag in a double header against the Kansas City Royals when Wright Field or South Relic left the game right after slapping a single in the second inning. He grimaced jogging at first and got pulled immediately. With the team later saying it was left side tightness, sounds like a possible oblique issue. Which often sidelines guys for at least two weeks, even if mild. This hurts because the brewers are already without outfielders, Jackson Churrio and Andrew Vaughn on the injured list, and they just grabbed Luis Matos from the Giants to patch things up. Freelid going down stretches that thin. The 25-year-old broke out last year with a 288 average, 12 homers, 19 steals over 140 games, plus elite right field defense, third best in the national league by outs above

1:03average. They're waiting on imaging to know for sure, but expect him to miss time, forcing more reps for Blake Perkins, Brandon Lockridge, and Matos might even shift Christian Yelich to the outfield or juggle the roster for lefty bats to keep the line of humming.