MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN – SEPTEMBER 26: Kyle Harrison #52 of the Milwaukee Brewers looks on against the St. Louis Cardinals in the fourth inning at American Family Field on September 26, 2026 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. (Photo by Patrick McDermott/Getty Images) | Getty Images
The Brewers’ postseason is finally here, and with it, we’ve got our first look at a playoff roster. Given the relative health of the team at the end of the season (with only some restorative absences from Joey Ortiz and Andrew Vaughn in the season’s last week), there wasn’t a ton to be decided, though the question of whether they’d carry 12 or 13 pitchers — and the position player who might take that extra spot, if it existed — remained.
We have our answer! The Brewers did, indeed, carry 13 pitchers, and the inclusion that we may have all been wondering about was that of Kyle Harrison, who did make the cut. Other than that, there are no real surprises. Here’s the rundown:
Catchers (2): William Contreras, Gary Sánchez
Infielders (6): Jake Bauers, David Hamilton, Joey Ortiz, Cooper Pratt, Brice Turang, Andrew Vaughn
Outfielders/DH (5): Jackson Chourio, Sal Frelick, Luis Lara, Garrett Mitchell, Christian Yelich
Pitchers (13): Aaron Ashby, Shane Drohan, Robert Gasser, DL Hall, Kyle Harrison, Logan Henderson, Dustin May, Trevor Megill, Jacob Misiorowski, Chad Patrick, JoJo Romero, Antonio Senzatela, Abner Uribe
This pitcher breakdown gives the Brewers six lefties (Ashby, Drohan, Gasser, Hall, Harrison, Romero), five of which could conceivably pitch multiple innings. San Diego does feature a righty-heavy lineup, so that’s not going to be quite as big an advantage as the Brewers may have had against a team like the Dodgers or Cubs, but it’s interesting nonetheless. If Gasser is indeed the choice to start Game 3 and a bullpen game is in store for Game 4, then expect to see some combination of Drohan, Hall, Harrison, May, and Patrick as guys who cover a lot of innings in those two games.
There are no surprises on the position player side; in order to make it interesting, the Brewers would’ve had to carry 12 pitchers, and they would’ve had to opt against including Bo Naylor as an extra catcher. This means that Brandon Lockridge didn’t make the roster, and neither did a major wildcard inclusion along the lines of Andrew Fischer. Ortiz and Vaughn were both expected to make the roster, but it’s encouraging to see them both nonetheless, given that they were dealing with minor issues (injury and/or health) at the end of the season.
It’s a strong group, and we’ll hope they play up to their ability level. We’ll see you back here at 7:30 p.m. tonight for the game, and we’ll also have a general Division Series thread up during the day. Happy baseball.
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— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) October 3, 2026
UPDATE: The Padres have also announced their NLDS roster. No changes to their squad from the NL Wild Card Series, as they’ll stick with 11 pitchers and 15 position players.
Catchers (3): Luis Campusano, Freddy Fermin, Ethan Salas
Infielders (6): Miguel Andujar, Xander Bogaerts, Jake Cronenworth, Ty France, Manny Machado, Gavin Sheets
Outfielders (6): Jase Bowen, Dustin Harris, Austin Hays, Jackson Merrill, Fernando Tatis Jr., Samad Taylor
Pitchers (11): Jason Adam, Walker Buehler, Michael King, Yuki Matsui, Mason Miller, Adrian Morejon, David Morgan, Joe Musgrove, Nick Pivetta, Robbie Ray, Bradgley Rodriguez
Our 2026 NLDS Roster: pic.twitter.com/PN1hSTwXL9
— San Diego Padres (@Padres) October 3, 2026