6 Baseball Players who Played for Red Sox and Brewers
There is a good chance that if you’ve found this page then you’re playing the Immaculate Grid.
That also means that today’s grid has asked for players that have played for both the Boston Red Sox and Milwaukee Brewers.
And, it also means that you’re probably stuck on this particular box and you’re looking for a little help. Sound about right so far?
Well, good news, you’re in the right place.
I’ve done some research and have found players who played for both the Red Sox and Brewers.
Popular Choices
Jackie Bradley Jr
Jackie Bradley Jr is in his 11th year in the majors. He spent his first 9 seasons with the Red Sox, but has bounced around more recently – playing with the Royals, Blue Jays and Brewers.
He will be a popular pick here because he had a long, productive career with the Red Sox that includes an All-Star appearance in 2016 combined with playing very recently (2021) with the Brewers.
Bradley was the most popular choice in a previous grid (Grid 92) for the Red Sox / Brewers square.
Rare Choices
Players in this tier are generally well-remembered in one team’s uniforms but necessarily both.
Rob Deer
Rob Deer, who played from 1984 to 1996, is best known for his time as an outfielder with the Detroit Tigers and Milwaukee Brewers.
In his 11-year career, Deer hit 230 home runs, collected over 800 hits, and maintained a batting average of .220. He was one of the prominent “three true outcomes” players, known for hitting home runs, drawing walks, or striking out (Deer led the league in strikeouts four different times).
His best season came in 1986 with the Brewers when he hit 33 home runs with 86 RBIs.
Ultra Rare Choices
These are either very good but under-the-radar (usually 90s) players and/or guys that didn’t spend much time with either the Red Sox or the Brewers. High chance for a really low rarity score, but be prepared to defend ‘how you knew that’.
Hideo Nomo
Hideo Nomo was a trailblazing pitcher who played from 1995 to 2008. Best known for his time with the Dodgers, he also played for one year each with the Royals, Rays, Mets, Red Sox, Tigers and Brewers.
Nomo was the first Japanese player in the MLB in the modern era and he immediately made a splash, earning the Rookie of the Year award in 1995.
Known for his distinctive “tornado” delivery, Nomo racked up over 120 wins and more than 1,900 strikeouts during his career including a National League leading 236 in his rookie season.
He also threw two no-hitters, one of them in the notoriously hitter-friendly Coors Field.
Dante Bichette
Possibly best known for his mullet, Dante Bichette was a major force at the plate during his 14-year career. I will always remember Bichette in a Rockies uniform, but he also played for the (California) Angels, Red Sox, Brewers and Reds.
Bichette was part of the Rockies’ “Blake Street Bombers,” and his 1995 season was particularly epic, hitting over .340 with 40 home runs and 128 RBIs – finishing second in MVP voting.
For his career, he hit over 270 homers and drove in over 1100 RBIs. Bichette made the All-Star team four times.
Jeff Suppan
Jeff Suppan played for 7 different teams (Royals, Cardinals, Red Sox, Brewers, Diamondbacks, Pirates, Padres) over his 17-year career. Suppan was known for his consistent performance on the mound, amassing over 140 wins in his career.
His most successful stint came with the Cardinals, where he played a crucial role in their 2006 World Series run, earning the NLCS MVP for his stellar performance.
Despite not being a big strikeout pitcher, Suppan was a dependable arm in the rotation, providing valuable innings for his teams over a lengthy career.
Matt Stairs
Matt Stairs had a lengthy Major League career that spanned from 1992 to 2011, during which he played for 12 different teams, essentially making him an Immaculate Grid Hall-of-Famer.
Known for his power-hitting abilities, primarily as a pinch-hitter, he hit 265 home runs over his career and holds the record for the most pinch-hit home runs in MLB history with 23. Stairs had a career batting average of .262 with an OPS of .832, and recorded 899 RBIs.
Notably, in the 2008 postseason with the Philadelphia Phillies, he hit one of the most famous home runs in Phillies history, helping the team move onto the World Series that year.
