One MLB Team Named a Captain For the First Time in 58 Seasons
...By Jon Paul HoornstraContributing Sports Writer0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Captains are typically the domain of hockey and football teams. In baseball, the title is honorary and optional. Most teams don't take the option.The Milwaukee Brewers haven't had an official captain in any of their 58 seasons.
- ▪...By Jon Paul HoornstraContributing Sports Writer0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Captains are typically t
- ▪In baseball, the title is honorary and optional.
- ▪Most teams don't take the option.The Milwaukee Brewers haven't had an official captain in any of their 58 seasons.
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| Publication time | Sat, 26 Sep 2026 19:39:52 -0400 |
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...By Jon Paul HoornstraContributing Sports Writer0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Captains are typically the domain of hockey and football teams. In baseball, the title is honorary and optional. Most teams don't take the option.The Milwaukee Brewers haven't had an official captain in any of their 58 seasons. That changed Saturday, Sept. 26, when the team announced outfielder Christian Yelich as their first-ever captain, with a "C" on the front of his jersey to signify the designation.Read More on MLBThe announcement came in the midst of Yelich's ninth season in Milwaukee, and the most successful regular season in franchise history.
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