Brandon Woodruff is included in Brewers' season-opening rotation
Brandon Woodruff is scheduled for his first regular-season start March 31 against the Tampa Bay Rays, the Brewers announced Monday.
In advance of the first of their two exhibition games against the Cincinnati Reds at American Family Field on Monday, March 23, the Milwaukee Brewers announced their rotation to open the 2026 season. Included in that group: veteran right-hander Brandon Woodruff , whose first start will come March 31 against the Tampa Bay Rays. "I think it's an encouraging sign," manager Pat Murphy said.
"We weren't thinking that he was going to be on the team early with the way it was going. But it went so well in terms of he feels great and he feels like he's ready. And you've got to trust the player.
"We're all involved in it, but you've got to trust the player. And we do. We trust him.
" Woodruff, 33, is coming off a spring training in which he did the majority of his heavy lifting on the back fields rather than in Cactus League starts. In fact, he made only two, finishing with a 2-0 record, 5. 40 earned run average, 1.
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