Editing Milwaukee Brewers (section)

==History==
{{main|History of professional baseball in Milwaukee}}
[[File:CountyStadium2000FirstBaseSide.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.2|[[Milwaukee County Stadium]], home ballpark from 1970 to 2000]]
Originating as an [[expansion team]] in 1969, in [[Seattle]], [[Washington (state)|Washington]], as the [[Seattle Pilots]], the club played for one season in the American League West Division before being acquired in bankruptcy court by [[Bud Selig]], who then moved the team to [[Milwaukee]]. They would continue to play in the West Division for two more years. Before the beginning of the 1972 season the Brewers agreed to switch over to the American League East to make room for the Texas Rangers who, as the [[Texas Rangers (baseball)|Washington Senators]], had relocated from Washington, DC. Beginning in 1994, due to divisional realignment, the Brewers moved to the newly created American League Central division. In all, the Brewers were part of the [[American League]] from their creation in 1969 through the 1997 season, after which they moved to the [[National League Central Division]]. Milwaukee had previously been a [[National League (baseball)|National League]] city when its team was the [[Milwaukee Braves]] (1953–1965). It had also been an American League city, albeit briefly, when the original [[Milwaukee Brewers (1894–1901)|Milwaukee Brewers]] became an AL charter team in 1901 before moving to St. Louis to become the [[Saint Louis Browns|Browns]] the following season. Between 1902 and 1952, Milwaukee was home to the [[Milwaukee Brewers (minor league baseball team)|Milwaukee Brewers]] of the [[American Association (20th century)|American Association]] (AAA) and the [[Milwaukee Bears]] of the [[Negro National League (1920–1931)|Negro National League]]. Both clubs played at [[Borchert Field]].

In 1981, Milwaukee won the [[American League East Division]] in the second half of the strike-shortened season. [[Rollie Fingers]] became the first Brewer and first relief pitcher in the history of the [[American League]] to win the [[Major League Baseball Most Valuable Player Award|MVP Award]].<ref>''Great Baseball Feats, Facts and Figures'', 2008 Edition, p. 152, David Nemec and Scott Flatow, A Signet Book, Penguin Group, New York, {{ISBN|978-0-451-22363-0}}</ref> In the playoffs, they lost the [[1981 American League Division Series|Division Series]] to the [[New York Yankees]], three games to two.

In 1982, Milwaukee, led by AL MVP [[Robin Yount]], won the [[American League East Division]] and the American League Pennant, earning their first [[World Series]] appearance and only American League pennant. In the [[1982 World Series|Series]], they lost to the [[1982 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] in seven games. This ended up being the last playoff appearance for the team for over two decades, which saw them win 90 games just twice prior to their move away from the AL. In 1998, the Brewers relocated to the [[National League (baseball)|National League]].

The 2007 season saw them miss out on the NL Central title by two games, their closest finish to a division title since 1988 and also their first winning season since 1992. In 2008, under interim manager [[Dale Sveum]] (who won seven of 12 games) for the first time in the 26&nbsp;years since their World Series appearance, the Brewers advanced to postseason play by winning the [[Major League Baseball wild card|National League wild card]]. They were eliminated in the [[2008 National League Division Series|National League Division Series]] by the eventual [[2008 World Series|World Series]] champion [[2008 Philadelphia Phillies season|Philadelphia Phillies]].

On September 23, 2011, the Milwaukee Brewers clinched their first division title in 29&nbsp;years. They won the [[2011 National League Division Series|National League Division Series]] in five games over the [[2011 Arizona Diamondbacks season|Arizona Diamondbacks]], but lost the [[2011 National League Championship Series|National League Championship Series]]<ref name="history" /> to the eventual [[2011 World Series|World Series]] champion [[2011 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] in six games.

In 2018, the Brewers clinched a spot in the post-season for the first time since 2011 with a 2–1 victory over the [[2018 St. Louis Cardinals season|St. Louis Cardinals]] on September 26, 2018.<ref>{{cite news|last=McCalvy|first=Adam|title=Crew returning to playoffs for first time since '11|url=https://www.mlb.com/news/brewers-clinch-first-playoff-berth-since-2011/c-296198656|publisher=[[MLB Advanced Media]]|website=[[MLB.com]]|date=September 27, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Brewers, Cubs clinch playoff spots in crowded NL|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/brewers-cubs-clinch-playoff-spots-054204102.html|agency=Omnisport|work=Yahoo Sports|date=September 27, 2018|access-date=October 19, 2018|archive-date=September 28, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180928143352/https://sports.yahoo.com/brewers-cubs-clinch-playoff-spots-054204102.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>

On September 29, they tied with the Cubs for first place in the National League Central, with a record of 95–67; at the end of the day on September 30, the Cubs and Brewers were still tied. This tie was broken on October 1, when the Brewers defeated the Cubs 3–1 in the [[2018 National League Central tie-breaker game|NL Central tiebreaker]] to improve to 96–67 and win the division by one game. They went on to defeat the [[2018 Colorado Rockies season|Colorado Rockies]] 3–0 to win the [[2018 National League Division Series|NLDS]], but in the following [[2018 National League Championship Series|NLCS]], they lost out to the [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] in 7 games.

In 2019, the Brewers returned to the postseason and made an appearance in the [[2019 National League Wild Card Game|National League Wild Card Game]], where they were defeated by the eventual World Series champion [[2019 Washington Nationals season|Washington Nationals]] 4–3.

In 2020, the club made the postseason for a third consecutive year, making the expanded Playoffs as the 8th seed losing both games to the eventual champion Dodgers.

In 2021, [[Giannis Antetokounmpo]] became a minority owner of the Brewers.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Passan |first=Jeff |date=2021-08-20 |title=Giannis purchases ownership stake in Brewers |url=https://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/32056841/milwaukee-bucks-giannis-antetokounmpo-purchase-stake-milwaukee-brewers-sources-say |access-date=2024-05-16 |website=ESPN.com|agency=Associated Press |language=en}}</ref>

In 2021, the Brewers clinched the NL Central title with a 95–67 record. However, they lost to the eventual World Series champions [[Atlanta Braves]] in 4 games in the [[2021 National League Division Series|NLDS]].