Brewers' Willy Adames: Could return from IL on Thursday
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Adames (concussion) will begin a rehab assignment with High-A Wisconsin on Sunday and could be reinstated from the 7-day injured list as soon as Thursday, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
Adames is slated to serve as Wisconsin's designated hitter Sunday in what will be his first game action since he sustained a concussion after being struck by a line drive off the bat of teammate Brian Anderson while he was spectating in the dugout in a May 26 game against the Giants. The 27-year-old has seemingly made strong progress in his recovery over the past week and a half, and heading out on a rehab assignment marks the final hurdle he'll need to clear before being activated. Assuming Adames experiences no setbacks coming out of Sunday's contest, he'll shift his rehab assignment to Triple-A Nashville, where he's expected to make starts at shortstop Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Resumes baseball activity
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Adames (concussion) resumed baseball activities Friday with High-A Wisconsin, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Adames won't join the Brewers during their current series in Cincinnati. Instead, he will be re-evaluated after the weekend and could potentially return to the lineup for a series opener against Baltimore on Tuesday. The slugging shortstop has been on the 7-day injured list since Saturday.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Does light workout Tuesday
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Adames (concussion) went through a light workout Tuesday in Milwaukee, Todd Rosiak of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
It was the first workout of any kind for Adames since he suffered a concussion when he got struck by a foul ball in the dugout last Friday against the Giants. "He's got to pass some tests," Brewers manager Craig Counsell told reporters Tuesday evening while declining to offer an exact timetable for the shortstop's return. Adames is first eligible to be activated from the 7-day concussion injured list this coming Saturday.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Officially placed on concussion IL
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Adames (head) was placed on the 7-day concussion injured list Saturday.
Adames was leaning on the dugout railing Friday when he was struck in the head by a foul ball off the bat of teammate Brian Anderson. He suffered a concussion, but the good news is that Adames was alert and responsive throughout the evening, and he did not suffer any fractures. Andruw Monasterio was called up from Triple-A Nashville to provide depth to the infield while Adames recovers after the freak accident.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Heading to concussion list
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Adames (head) will be placed on the 7-day injured list with a concussion after leaving Friday's game against the Giants, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports.
A line drive off the bat of Brian Anderson in the second inning rocketed into the Brewers dugout and struck Adames in the head, and he was taken to a hospital to be evaluated. The positive news is that Adames has no fractures and he's been alert throughout, and while he will remain in the hospital overnight, he's expected to be released Saturday according to manager Craig Counsell. Adames will miss at least a week, but things could have been much worse given the circumstances.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Leaves stadium for further testing
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Adames (undisclosed) has left the stadium for more testing and evaluation after leaving Friday's game against the Giants in the second inning after being struck by a foul ball, Sophia Minnaert of Bally Sports Wisconsin reports.
Adames was struck by a liner off the bat of Brian Anderson in a scary moment in the second inning. While the shortstop should be considered day-to-day at this stage, the severity of the injury and how long he might be out won't be determined until after the testing is complete.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Leaves after being hit by foul ball
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Adames left Friday's game against the Brewers after being struck by a foul ball in the dugout, Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports. He walked in his only plate appearance before exiting.
Adames was struck hard by a liner off the bat of Brian Anderson, and he was taken by trainers into the clubhouse. Brice Turang has taken over for the Brewers at shortstop. It appears that the ball struck Adames in the head, so the Brewers may need to place the infielder in the concussion protocol.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Gives Milwaukee early lead
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Adames went 1-for-4 with a two-run home run in Wednesday's 4-0 win over the Astros.
Adames followed up a leadoff double by Christian Yelich with a two-run home run to open the scoring in the first inning. The shortstop was retired in his next three at-bats and is still struggling with consistency at the plate, but he's second on the team in homers with nine. Last year, Adams finished with 31 home runs and 98 RBI while slashing .238/.298/.458. He's currently slashing just .204/.290/.381.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Grabs stolen base Tuesday
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Adames went 1-for-3 with an RBI double, a walk and a stolen base in Tuesday's win over the Cardinals.
Adames kicked things off with a double in the first to score Owen Miller and put the Brewers out front 1-0. He would also steal third in the inning for his fourth stolen base of the year. Adames entered Tuesday's game in a 3-for-27 slump and hadn't recorded an RBI since May 8. The 27-year-old has scuffled to a .170/.224/.302 slash line to go along with nine RBI, four runs and a 3:14 BB:K over 14 games in May thus far.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Notches steal Friday
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Adames went 0-for-3 with a walk, a stolen base and a run scored in Friday's 5-1 win over the Royals.
Adames went hitless for the second time in the last three games, but he was at least able to swipe his first bag since April 13. The shortstop isn't particularly speedy, but he's up to three steals in four tries this season. He's slashing .225/.321/.406 with seven home runs, 23 RBI, 20 runs scored and four doubles over 38 contests in an everyday role.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Smashes sixth homer
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Adames went 2-for-3 with a home run and four RBI in Sunday's 7-3 win over the Giants.
Adames' big hit was a two-run homer in the fifth inning. He also had a sacrifice fly in the third and an RBI single in the ninth. The four RBI were a season high for the shortstop, who now has multi-hit efforts in two of his last three games. He's slashing .236/.336/.415 with six long balls, 20 RBI, 18 runs scored and two stolen bases through 34 contests this season.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Ends hitless streak with homer
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Adames went 1-for-4 with a solo home run in Friday's 2-1 win over the Angels.
Adames smoked a Tyler Anderson fastball 411 feet to give the Brewers an early 1-0 lead. The homer snapped an 0-for-10 stretch for the Milwaukee shortstop. Adames is now slashing .247/.357/.452 on the season.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Knocks in three
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Adames went 3-for-4 with a solo home run, a two-run double and an additional run scored in Sunday's 6-1 victory over St. Louis.
Adames was responsible for the Brewers' first three runs, hitting a two-run double in the third and a solo blast in the fifth. After getting five hits through his first six contests, the shortstop ends the three-game series against the Cardinals with six hits, two homers and four RBI.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Clubs first homer
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Adames went 2-for-4 with a solo home run and an additional run scored during Friday's 4-0 win against the Cardinals.
The 27-year-old closed out the scoring with his first long ball of the season during the seventh inning. It was also Adames' first extra-base hit of the campaign, but he still has a solid .280/.367/.400 slash line with four RBI and six runs through 30 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Ends spring on high note
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Adames went 2-for-3 with a double and a run in Tuesday's spring finale.
Adames recorded just seven hits over his first 12 appearances of the spring -- which were sandwiched around a WBC stint with the Dominican Republic -- but he picked up three over the final two games he appeared in before the Brewers broke camp. Adames hit second or third in each spring game he appeared in, which all but locks him into a spot in the upper third of the order to begin the season.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Reaches deal for 2023
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Adames agreed to a one-year, $8.7 million contract with the Brewers on Friday to avoid arbitration, Adam McCalvy of MLB.com reports.
Adames made $4.6 million last season and will receive a sizable raise for 2023, which is his penultimate year before free agency. The 27-year-old had a .238/.298/.458 slash line with 31 home runs and 98 RBI last season.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Sitting after elimination
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Adames is not in Tuesday's lineup against the Pirates.
It's fitting that Adames, who leads Milwaukee's position players in fWAR (4.6) by a wide margin, will get the day off after they were eliminated from the postseason mix Monday. Luis Urias is starting at shortstop and batting cleanup.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Hot streak continues
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Adames went 1-for-2 with a solo home run, two walks and two runs scored Wednesday against the Mets.
Adames took Taijuan Walker yard in the sixth inning to record his 31st homer of the season. He's been very hot at the dish across his last 10 starts, maintaining a .457 average with five homers, 16 RBI and 11 runs scored. Adames is putting together a nice conclusion to his breakout season, as he has already established career-best marks in runs scored, RBI, home runs and stolen bases across 562 plate appearances.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Homers in four-RBI night
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Adames went 2-for-4 with a three-run home run and an RBI double in a 7-6 victory over the Yankees on Friday.
Adames helped power the Brewers to victory with his 29th home run of the season and a ground-rule double that netted him his 89th RBI. Adames' average has been down considerably from his .262 mark last season, but he has more than made up for it by hitting for power. The 27-year-old shortstop is on the precipice of achieving his first 30-homer season.
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Brewers' Willy Adames: Gets aboard four times Tuesday
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Adames went 2-for-3 with a double, two walks, two RBI and a run scored in Tuesday's 8-4 win over the Cardinals.
Adames has multiple RBI in three straight games, and he's drawn at least one walk in each of those contests. It's the fourth time this year he's walked in three consecutive games. The shortstop's hot bat of late has lifted his season slash line to .234/.298/.463 with 28 home runs, 85 RBI, 75 runs scored, five stolen bases and 26 doubles through 120 contests overall.
