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The Brewers have reacquired right-hander Jeremy Jeffress, a year after sending their former closer and first-round draft pick to the Texas Rangers. In a deal announced at the non-waiver trade deadline Monday, the Rangers sent Jeffress back to Milwaukee for Double-A pitcher Tayler Scott. Jeffress was the 16th overall pick in the 2006 amateur draft by the Brewers. He had been sent with two-time All-Star catcher Jonathan Lucroy to Texas exactly 52 weeks earlier in another deadline deal. Lucroy was traded by Texas to Colorado on Sunday night. In 39 games this season, Jeffress is 1-2 with a 5.31 ERA, and allowed a home run in each of his last four appearances. He had 27 saves last year with Milwaukee Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 4:31:pm EST

Jerry Crasnick reports that the Texas Rangers have traded Jeremy Jeffress to the Milwaukee Brewers. The Rangers will get right-hander Tayler Scott in return. You’ll recall that Jeffress went from Milwaukee to Texas a year ago along with Jonathan Lucroy in exchange for Lew Brinson, Luis Ortiz and Ryan Cordell, who was the player to be named later. Texas unloaded Lucroy to Colorado over the weekend, and now Jeffress is heading back to his old club. Safe to say that trade didn’t work out the way the Rangers wanted it to. Jeffress has had a terrible year in Texas, posting a 5.31 ERA and a 1.672 WHIP. He’s just been eminently hittable, allowing 10.8 hits per nine innings compared to a rate of 6.8 Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 2:10:pm EST

Carrying a basket of nachos, the New Jersey governor was caught on video confronting a Chicago Cubs fan during Sunday's game against the Milwaukee Brewers. He can be heard telling the fan, "You're a big shot." (July 31) Continue to Article

July 31, 2017 12:48:pm EST

Cubs-Brewers can get heated, especially when both teams are fighting for first place in the National League Central. Chris Christie, whose son works in the Brewers' baseball operations department, was caught on video confronting a heckling Cubs fan who allegedly told Christie that he "sucked" and called him "a hypocrite" when the New Jersey governor was walking up the aisle from his seats to get food. Continue to Article

July 30, 2017 10:11:pm EST

The Washington Nationals staged their own version of the Home Run Derby, with Michael Blazek serving as the unwilling batting practice pitcher. Washington tied a franchise record with eight homers and matched two major league marks during a prolific third inning that highlighted a 15-2 rout of the fading Milwaukee Brewers on Thursday. Bryce Harper and Ryan Zimmerman each homered twice for the Nationals, who banged out 19 hits in reaching double figures in runs for the 18th time this season. Continue to Article

July 27, 2017 4:48:pm EST