{"id":476342,"date":"2026-02-18T19:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/476342\/"},"modified":"2026-02-18T19:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T19:08:13","slug":"brewers-veteran-sends-emotional-message-after-re-signing-with-milwaukee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/476342\/","title":{"rendered":"Brewers Veteran Sends Emotional Message After Re-Signing With Milwaukee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6a\">Earlier this offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers opted to reunite with veteran pitcher Peter Strzelecki.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6d\">Strzelecki was originally with the Brewers, working his way up to the big leagues in 2022 before landing with the Arizona Diamondbacks and Cleveland Guardians in 2023 and 2024. After a 2025 season in which he didn&#8217;t crack the big leagues, Strzelecki is back in Milwaukee, where he feels at home.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6g\">&#8220;It means the world,&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/brewers\/2026\/02\/16\/pitcher-peter-strzelecki-grateful-for-second-chance-with-brewers\/88688222007\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Strzelecki said after a recent workout<\/a> with the Brewers, per Todd Rosiak. &#8220;This is like family. This is home. Everyone is saying I&#8217;m back in the right colors.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6j\">&#8220;It&#8217;s a lot of emotions, man, but good ones. I just feel amazing that they wanted me back, and I&#8217;m going to do whatever I can to help them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6m\">If you like our content,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=si.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">choose Sports Illustrated as a preferred source on Google.<\/a><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"6p\">Strzelecki has always been a solid reliever, holding a 3.44 career ERA in 77 games and 83 2\/3 innings. He has good enough command to get by and the swing and miss stuff to generate whiffs.<\/p>\n<p>Peter Strzelecki is happy to be back where he belongs<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/01khrwctmqbvwf4kv9be.jpg\" alt=\"Milwaukee Brewers pitcher \" title=\"Milwaukee Brewers pitcher \" width=\"3542\" height=\"1992\" class=\"undefined w-full w-full blur-[5px]\" q:id=\"72\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Peter Strzelecki stretches during spring training workouts Sunday, February 15, 2026, at American Family Fields of Phoenix in Phoenix, Arizona. | Dave Kallmann \/ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel \/ USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"76\">Strzelecki didn&#8217;t seem to land back with the Brewers by chance either. He was seemingly hopeful to return to Milwaukee at some point and the Brewers made his wish come true.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-9\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"79\">&#8220;I saw some of the front office and coaches, just from hanging out, but nothing really came from that,&#8221; he said. &#8220;I was talking to Brice [Turang] a little bit and he said, &#8216;How cool would it be [to return]?&#8217; He may have made some calls or something.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7c\">&#8220;And then my agent called me one day unexpectedly and he said it was the Brewers. To be completely honest, from that moment on it was like, &#8216;That&#8217;s it. I don&#8217;t care who else we&#8217;re talking to.&#8217; It just made the most sense the whole time.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7f\">&#8220;It just came on, and now we&#8217;re here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7i\">Now the righty is going to need to work hard to secure himself a spot on the big league roster. He&#8217;s signed on a minor league deal, which promises no time in the big leagues. However, with how productive he was in 2022 paired with his teammates excitement to have him back, it&#8217;s hard to imagine he doesn&#8217;t crack the roster at least once this season. The righty has what it takes to compete for the team.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-13\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"7l\">More MLB: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/mlb\/brewers\/onsi\/news-feed\/brewers-already-under-fire-for-controversial-22-million-signing-zach3\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Brewers Already Under Fire for Controversial $22 Million Signing<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Earlier this offseason, the Milwaukee Brewers opted to reunite with veteran pitcher Peter Strzelecki. 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