Series Preview: Milwaukee Brewers vs. Chicago White Sox

GLENDALE, ARIZONA - FEBRUARY 22: Andrew Vaughn #28 of the Milwaukee Brewers bats during the fourth inning of the spring training game against the Chicago White Sox at Camelback Ranch on February 22, 2026 in Glendale, Arizona. (Photo by Jeremy Chen/Getty Images) | Getty Images Welcome back to regular season baseball! The Milwaukee Brewers are set to kick off their 2026 season with a visit from the White Sox in Milwaukee beginning Thursday afternoon.

Coming off another busy offseason, the Brewers’ biggest change comes in the rotation, with Freddy Peralta with the Mets. Other key subtractions include Caleb Durbin in Boston, and Isaac Collins and Nick Mears in Kansas City. They’ve also added plenty of young talent, including new pitchers Brandon Sproat and Kyle Harrison, acquired from the Mets and Red Sox, respectively.

The lowly White Sox did make a few offseason moves to try to improve on their 102-loss season in 2025. They added pitchers Seranthony Domínguez, Erick Fedde, and Jordan Hicks, as well as position players in Luisangel Acuña, Munetaka Murakami, and Austin Hays (though they did lose Luis Robert Jr. in the trade for Acuña).

The White Sox regulars also include Edgar Quero behind the plate, youngsters Chase Meidroth and Colson Montgomery up the middle, Miguel Vargas at third, and Andrew Benintendi with Hays and Acuña in the outfield. Murakami is presumably their everyday first baseman after signing this offseason — the Japanese star slugged 246 homers over 892 games with the Yakult Swallows, including a 56-homer season in 2022 as he won his second MVP award (his first coming in 2021). Probable Pitchers Thursday, March 26 @ 1:10 p.