Overview
- Woodruff was pulled from his July 4 start after a sharp drop in velocity, was placed on the 15-day injured list the next day, and was shifted to the 60-day injured list when imaging showed a new injury to his previously repaired right shoulder capsule.
- Manager Pat Murphy said “the outlook isn't good” on July 17 and the team said Woodruff will give a public update on Sunday about the specific diagnosis and next steps.
- Woodruff has consulted Dr. Keith Meister, who repaired his shoulder in October 2023 and drained a cyst from the same shoulder in May, and the club says a second opinion could recommend surgery that would likely require roughly a year to recover.
- The Brewers have already reconfigured pitching depth by activating Lance McCullers Jr. for bullpen duty, optioning Jared Koenig to Triple-A Nashville, and returning Jacob Misiorowski to the starting rotation.
- Woodruff is a two-time All-Star who owns the best ERA in Brewers history among qualifying pitchers and is pitching on a one-year contract, so his possible long-term absence heightens roster and trade-deadline pressures for Milwaukee.