- Brewers designated veteran Lance McCullers for assignment less than two weeks after acquiring him from the Astros and recalled RHP Garrett Stallings.
- McCullers — working in a new bullpen role — struggled in relief (four walks in 1 2/3 innings; five runs allowed in 4 2/3 innings) which likely prompted the move.
- A longtime Astro and two‑time World Series winner, McCullers was traded with most of his salary paid by Houston after missing time with shoulder inflammation.
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