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Players Who Played For Brewers And Dodgers

By Biraj Khanal / 7 July 2023 05:19 AM

 Brewers players celebrating their win on July 3 after securing the series.
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Players Who played for Brewers And Dodgers are Brett Anderson, Don Sutton, and Jonathan Broxton. 131 players have played for both franchises.

Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers are one of the top prolific teams in MLB from the National League. 

Dodgers is in the fourth position in MLB whereas Brewers sit in the 27th position. Both teams carry their rich history coming to the 2023 season. 

Due to the transfer of players between the seasons, several players might have played for both franchises to date. Brett Anderson is the recent player to have played for both the MLB teams.

Anderson was in Dodgers in 2015 and 2016 where he played 33 games and played 24 games in 2020 and 2021 for the Brewers.

Who Has Played For Brewers And Dodgers?

Brewers and Dodgers players are Phil Bickford, Jimmy Nelson, and Elian Herrera. All three have played only for the Brewers and Dodgers in MLB.

Among all the players, 8 have played only for the two franchises exclusively. There are altogether 88 batters and 43 pitchers who have played for both franchises in MLB history.

Bickford was hero in extras as his team Dodgers defeated Twins by 9-8 on May 16
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Here are some players who played for Milwaukee Brewers and Los Angeles Dodgers in MLB:

Players Who Played For Brewers and DodgersPlayed Year
Brett AndersonBRE( 2020-2021), LAD ( 2015-2016)
Phil BickfordBRE( 2020-2021), LAD (2021-2023)
Jonathan BroxtonBRE ( 2014-2015), LAD (2005-2011)
Jimmy NelsonBRE ( 2013-2019), LAD (2021)
John AxfordBRE ( 2009-2021) ,LAD ( 2015-2016)
Chris CapuanoBRE ( 2004-2016), LAD (2012-2013)
Ronnie BelliardBRE (1998-2002), LAD (2009-2010)
Randy WolfBRE (1998-2002), LAD (2007-2009)

1. Brett Anderson

Brett Anderson played for both franchises for a year. He was with the Dodgers from 2015 to 2016 where he played 33 games with 50 at-bats.

He joined the Brewers in 2020 and played there till 2021 where he was featured in 24 games.

2. Phil Bickford

Bickford has played for only two clubs in MLB history. He joined the Brewers in 2020 where he played a single game and later left for the Dodgers in 2021.

With the Dodgers, he has played a total of 57 games in two and half seasons with a batting average of .333.

3. Jonathan Broxton

Broxton stayed with the Brewers in the 2014 and 2015 seasons. Before joining the Brewers in 2011, he used to play for the Dodgers where he spent six years.

He has played 373 games for the Dodgers and 47 for the Brewers in MLB.

4. Jimmy Nelson

Jimmy Nelson joined the Brewers in 2013 and played there for six years till 2019. He played a total of 111 games with 188 at-bats and a .101 batting average.

He later joined the Dodgers in 2021 where he played for a year with 26 appearances with the club.

5. John Axford

John Axford has played for several clubs including Brewers and Dodgers.

He played for the Brewers from 2009 to 2013 and again returned to the club in 2021. He has a total of 255 appearances for the franchise with a .212 batting average and 800 at-bats.

He played for the Dodgers in the 2018 season with only 5 appearances with the club.

Players Who Played For Brewers and Yankees

Brewers and Yankees players are Jacob Barnes, Gary Sheffield, and Mike Buddle. Barnes spent three years with the Brewers from 2016 to 2019.

There are a total of 165 players who have played for both clubs to date. Among those players, only five players have played for only these two clubs in MLB history.

Barnes shared a farewell message to the Brewers fans after signing with Kansas on August, 2019
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Here is the list of players who have played for both franchises in MLB:

Players Who Played For Brewers and YankeesPlayed Years
Jim AbottBRE (1999), NYY ( 1993-1994)
Tyler AustinBRE (2019), NYY ( 2016-2018)
Jacob BarnesBRE ( 2016-2019), NYY (2022)
Bobby MitchellBRE (1971-1975), NYY (1970)
Garry SheffieldBRE (1988-1991), NYY (2004-2006)
Mike BuddleBRE (2000-2002), NYY (1998-1999)
Darren HolmesBRE (1991-1992), NYY (1998)
Bob MeyerBRE (1969-1970), NYY (1964)

1. Jim Abbott

Jim played for the Brewers in the 1999 season where he played for 18 games with 21 at-bats and a .095 batting average. 

In the year 1993, He joined the Yankees where he played for a year till 1994 and has zero appearances with the club.

2. Jacob Barnes

Barnes was with the Yankees for the 2022 season and stayed a year before joining another club in the 2023 season. 

He was with the Brewers from 2016 to 2019 where he has 154 appearances with the club.

3. Tyler Austin

Tyler Austin was with the Brewers in the 2019 season. In his 17 appearances with the club, Austin scored 20 at-bats including a solo homer at an average of .200.

Before joining the Brewers, he used to play for the Yankees till 2018 for almost two years with the club. He has 15 homers and 244 at-bats in his 85 appearances.

4. Bobby Mitchell

Bobby played for the New York Yankees in the 1970 season and later joined the Brewers in 1971.

Mitchell played for four years with the Brewers where he appeared in 263 games. He has 587 at-bats, with a .235 batting average including 21 homers and 14 stolen bases while he was with Brewers.

Players Who Played For Brewers and Marlins

Brewers and Marlins players are Avisail Garcia, Jesus Aguilar, and Christian Yelich. Yelich has been playing with the Brewers for almost four years since 2018. 

Yelich captured after the game in the New York on June 17, 2022
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Here are some of the players who have played for the Brewers and Marlins:

Players Who Played For Brewers and MarlinsYears Played
Jesus AguilarBRE (2017-2019), MIA (2020-2022)
Christian YelichBRE (2018-2023), MIA (2013-2017)
Brian AndersonBRE (2023 - present), MIA (2017-2022)
Burke BadenhopBRE (2013), MIA (2008-2011)
Jose UrenaBRE (2022-), MIA (2015-2020)
Taylor WilliamsBRE (2017-2019), MIA (2021)
Alex GonzalezBRE (2012-2013), MIA (1998-2005)
Brad BoxbergerBRE (2021-2022), MIA (2020)

1. Jesus Aguilar

Aguilar was with the Brewers where he spent two years from 2017 to 2019. In his two years with the club, he struck 59 dingers at a BA of .261 and 993 at-bats in 376 games.

He joined Marlins after spending two years with the club from 2020 to 2022. He played 295 games with Marlins with 45 dingers and 1052 at-bats with a batting average of .254.

2. Christian Yelich 

Yelich played for the Marlins for 4 years till 2017. He played a total of 643 games where he struck 59 homers and have 72 stolen bases with a batting average of .290.

He later joined Brewers in 2018 and has been with the Brewers as of 2023. In his 689 games, he has maintained his average .283 with 2548 at-bats and 125 home runs, and 104 stolen bases.

3. Brian Anderson

Anderson joined Miami Marlins in 2017 and played till 2022. With 57 dingers and 13 stealing bases, he has maintained an average of .256in 531 games with 1904 at-bats.

He joined the Brewers in the 2023 season where he has been playing and scoring 9 homers and having a .231 batting average.

4. Taylor Williams

Williams was a part of the Brewers squad from the 2017 to 2019 season. He played 71 games and pitched 72.3 innings at an ERA of 5.23. 

He later joined the Marlins in 2021 where he played for only six games and pitched 6.3 innings at an 7.14 ERA.

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