US EditionNick Mears Joins Lengthy Contingent of Brewers Relievers on Injured List
Nick Mears’ 3.42 ERA in 59 games highlights Brewers bullpen depth issues amid multiple injuries affecting key relievers.
- The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-handed reliever Nick Mears on the injured list for at least 15 days starting retroactively from Tuesday, citing back tightness, prior to their Friday game against Pittsburgh.
- This move follows several injuries to key relievers including Trevor Megill’s right flexor strain and Shelby Miller’s season-ending elbow issue with possible second Tommy John surgery.
- The Brewers recalled right-hander Carlos Rodríguez from Triple-A Nashville to help fill bullpen gaps while Grant Anderson prepares to start a rehab assignment Saturday.
- At 28 years old, Mears holds a 3.42 ERA across 59 outings, recording 43 strikeouts in 52⅔ innings pitched, while Rodríguez has appeared in two major league contests with a 9.95 ERA.
- Despite bullpen injuries, Milwaukee leads the NL Central by 5.5 games and hopes to reintegrate Megill by mid-September and Hall by late September to stabilize their pitching staff.
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Brewers place reliever Nick Mears (back) on IL
The Milwaukee Brewers placed right-handed reliever Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list on Friday.
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Nick Mears joins lengthy contingent of Brewers relievers on injured list
Right-hander Nick Mears is the latest Milwaukee Brewers reliever to go on the injured list. The Brewers announced before their Friday night game with the Pittsburgh Pirates that Mears had back tightness and was going on the 15-day injured list.
Brewers Place Nick Mears On 15-Day Injured List
Prior to yesterday’s 5-2 win over the Pirates, the Brewers placed right-hander Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list (retroactive to September 2) due to back tightness. Right-hander Carlos Rodriguez was called up from Triple-A Nashville to take Mears’ spot in Milwaukee’s bullpen. Mears had a 5.20 ERA over 107 1/3 career innings heading into the 2025 season, including a 7.30 ERA in 12 1/3 frames for Milwaukee after the Brewers acquired him from …
Mears heads to IL with back tightness in latest blow to Crew's bullpen
MILWAUKEE -- The Brewers placed setup man Nick Mears on the 15-day injured list because of back tightness on Friday, the latest blow to a bullpen suddenly depleted of some of its most trusted arms. Mears’ injury comes at a time the team was already without All-Star closer Trevor Megill
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