Brandon

Lockridge

Lockridge has hit .273/.345/.313 in 111 plate appearances for the Brewers this season. His demotion leaves the team shorthanded in the outfield for now, but Sal Frelick is expected back before the end of the week.

Lockridge had been out since May 8, when he crashed into a corner of the wall attempting a sliding catch and suffered a severe leg laceration. He’ll replace the traded Blake Perkins and get starts in the Brewers outfield against lefties.

The official roster move won’t be made until Saturday evening since the Brewers are out in Los Angeles, but Lockridge will return for his first game action since undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery back in early May.

The 29-year-old outfielder has been shelved since the start of May due to the knee issue and underwent arthroscopic surgery near the end of June. He’s likely going to need at least a few games’ worth of at-bats on his rehab assignment before he becomes an option to rejoin the Brewers.

Lockridge underwent arthroscopic knee surgery near the end of June, and isn’t expected to be back until the end of July at the earliest. This move opens up a space on the 40-man roster for Greg Jones, who was called up to replace David Hamilton (hamstring) in corresponding transactions.

Lockridge suffered the knee injury near the start of May, and while the original belief was that it was just a bone bruise, imaging on the knee revealed a chondral flap that required the operation. The hope is that Lockridge will be back at the end of July, but obviously there are no guarantees that he’ll be an option for the Brewers until near the end of the 2026 campaign.

Lockridge also suffered a severe laceration when his right leg slid into an unpadded corner of the wall at Miller Park last week. Blake Perkins and Tyler Black are in line for extra at-bats while Lockridge is out, though Black might soon be sent down to make room for Christian Yelich on the roster.

Brewers skipper Pat Murphy told reporters that Lockridge is “going to be out a while” after suffering a scary-looking knee injury during Friday’s game against the Yankees. The 29-year-old was carted off the field after sliding into the left-field wall while chasing a foul ball. X-rays came back negative, but Lockridge has been diagnosed with a deep laceration down to the bone in his knee. It’ll be Blake Perkins coming up from the minors to take his spot on Milwaukee’s bench.

The good news is that X-rays on his injured knee came back negative for any fractures after he slid and collided with the concrete wall during Friday’s game. He suffered a deep laceration down to the bone though and it sounds like it’s going to take significant time to heal. Expect him to land on the injured list prior to Saturday’s contest.

Lockridge was in a dead sprint and slid in an attempt to make the catch when he right knee collided with the concrete wall. He’ll obviously head for further testing to determine the severity of the injury. Expect the Brewers to provide an update as soon as more information becomes available.