Glew: Brewers recall Black, bat him cleanup

Toronto Mets alum Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) was recalled by the Milwaukee Brewers on Friday.

April 25, 2026

By Kevin Glew

Canadian Baseball Network

The Milwaukee Brewers recalled infielder Tyler Black (Stouffville, Ont.) on Friday and batted him cleanup in his first contest with the big league club this season.

DHing for the Brewers, he went 0-for-3 in the Brewers’ 6-0 loss to the Pittsburgh Pirates.

Pirates right-hander Paul Skenes allowed just one hit in seven innings to earn the win.

Prior to his call-up, Black was hitting .282 with a .378 on-base percentage in 10 games with the triple-A Nashville Sounds. He had two doubles, a home run and two stolen bases.

His triple-A assignment to begin the season couldn’t have been based on his performance this spring with the Brewers. In six Cactus League games, he went 11-for-20 (.550 batting average) and had two doubles, two triples, a home run, three stolen bases and 14 RBIs.

Also in March, the 25-year-old Black made his national team debut at the World Baseball Classic. He went 1-for-10 but scored two runs and had two RBIs in the tournament.

The left-handed hitting Canuck spent the bulk of 2025 with the triple-A Sounds, where he had a .369 on-base percentage with four home runs and 22 stolen bases in 61 games. He also hit .250 with an RBI in five games with the big-league Brewers.

He made his MLB debut with the Brewers in 2024. In 18 big league games that season, he went 10-for-49 with two doubles, three stolen bases and seven walks.

Chosen 33rd overall by the Brewers in the 2021 MLB draft, the Toronto Mets grad is in his sixth season in the Brewers’ organization.