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Brewers activate RHP Brandon Woodruff (shoulder) from IL

By Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2026 | 6:05 PM

The Milwaukee Brewers activated right-hander Brandon Woodruff from the injured list Monday and optioned ​left-hander Drew Rom in advance ‌of a Monday’s series opener at Cincinnati.

Woodruff, 33, made six starts this season before going on the IL ‌with ​right shoulder inflammation. He ⁠is 2-1 with ⁠a 3.60 ERA over 30 innings and scheduled to start against the Reds on Monday.

Woodruff missed ​all of 2024 after undergoing shoulder surgery and made just ⁠12 starts in ⁠his return last year. ​The nine-year veteran is 7-4 with ​a 3.48 ERA in 15 career ‌appearances (13 starts) against the Reds.

A two-time All-Star, Woodruff is 55-29 with a 3.12 ERA over 148 ⁠appearances (133 starts) since 2017 for the Brewers.

Rom, 26, has a 3.38 ERA in ⁠four ‌relief appearances for the ⁠Brewers in his return to ​the ‌major leagues. Rom was ​last in ⁠the big leagues in 2023 when he went 1-4 with an 8.02 ERA in eight appearances (all starts) for the St. Louis Cardinals.

–Field ​Level Media