Reports from Woodruff's minor league game the other day had his velocity up a couple of ticks to 93-94 MPH, facing five hitters. The test was how his shoulder responded and how he recovered from that outing and as MLB's Adam McCalvy reported that recovery has gone well.

Pitching against Padres Minor Leaguers in an empty stadium but for a smattering of fans -- including his wife and young daughter, a gaggle of Brewers teammates in the back row and what seemed like hal

Milwaukee Brewers fans should be pretty excited right now. Real baseball is just over the horizon. We're less than three weeks from Opening Day and Milwaukee is

Milwaukee right-hander Brandon Woodruff, who missed all of last season while recovering from shoulder surgery, expects to pitch in a minor league spring training game this week.

Brewers right-hander Brandon Woodruff, who missed all of last season while recovering from shoulder surgery, expects to pitch in a minor league spring training game this week.

Woodruff threw a fourth live batting practice Wednesday before meeting with his surgeon, Dr. Keith Meister, on Thursday, when he received a positive report. “I had a good checkup. Same old, same old.