The Milwaukee Brewers have the second-best record in baseball. They’re sitting 5.5 games up in the NL Central. And they’re about to get healthier.
Logan Henderson hasn’t pitched for the big league club since early June because of a back injury. But on Wednesday, the team got some genuinely good news. Henderson is on a rehab assignment with Triple-A Nashville, and according to MLB.com, he’s on track to rejoin the Brewers before the All-Star break.
In his first rehab start on June 28, Henderson threw three innings, struck out seven, and looked sharp. He’s scheduled to go again on July 3 for Nashville, this time with a pitch count of 65 to 70. If everything holds, he slots back into Milwaukee’s rotation in early July.
That timing matters. The Brewers have been leaning on a rotation that’s already one of the better units in the league. Getting Henderson back doesn’t just deepen the staff. It gives them another legitimate arm for a stretch run that could end very differently than last year’s did.
Last year’s playoff exit still stings
Milwaukee made the NLCS in 2023 and got swept by the Dodgers in embarrassing fashion. That series wasn’t close. It wasn’t competitive. And it left a sour taste that’s carried into this season.
The Brewers have been playing with something to prove ever since. Their record says they’re legitimate. But the front office and the clubhouse both know that regular-season wins don’t mean much if October goes the same way.
Henderson isn’t going to single-handedly change that. But having him back gives Milwaukee more options. More depth. Less pressure on the guys who’ve been logging heavy innings.
The Brewers face the Reds again Wednesday night at 8:10 pm ET in Milwaukee. It’s the third game of a four-game set. Cincinnati’s been scrappy, but Milwaukee’s pitching has been the story all week.
And if Henderson comes back looking anything like he did before the injury, the rest of the NL Central has a real problem on its hands.
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