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Third Episode of Brewers “The Freshmen” Docuseries Airs, Finalizing Experience at Spring Training

Episode Offers Personal Insight on Prospects’ Baseball Journey; Concludes with an Emotional and Memorable Moment

By - Mar 28th, 2023 06:25 pm

MILWAUKEE – This month, the Milwaukee Brewers successfully launched “The Freshmen,” a multi-episode docuseries that was met with great excitement from fans. The series gives fans a behind-the-scenes look at life as a prospect and the journey toward earning a Major League spot, told through each player’s individual story. The series follows top talent Jackson Chourio, Sal Frelick, Garrett Mitchell, Brice Turang and Joey Wiemer

Today, the third episode was released – the last of the trio of episodes filmed during 2023 Spring Training. The episode finds the players working hard at Spring Training and sharing their intimate thoughts and feelings about their journey in baseball and how much it would mean to them to secure a Big League spot. The episode concludes with an emotional and memorable conversation for Turang.

Watch Here
https://youtu.be/Pvp2T_vIa_8

The first installment of the series introduced each of the featured Minor Leaguers making an impact in the Milwaukee Brewers farm system. Chourio was the Brewers top international signee in the class of 2020-21. The others are Draft picks; Turang in the (first round) in 2018 out of high school, Mitchell (first round) and Wiemer (fourth round) in 2020 out of college and Frelick (first round) in 2021, also out of college. The second episode provided took a deeper dive into the personal lives of the players, their friendships with each other and how they manage the daily commitment of playing professional baseball.Episode 1 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSiR2FGbUjA
Episode 2 – https://youtu.be/_Z0srW9xz6c

The intention of “The Freshmen” is to follow these prospects through their journey with additional episodes filmed during the regular season with release dates announced at a future date.

The series also features interviews from Brewers personalities and team personnel including – Matt Arnold, Senior Vice President and General Manager; Eduardo Brizuela, Vice President – Assistant to the General Manager; Tom Flanagan, Vice President – Player Operations; and Sophia Minnaert, Brewers Broadcaster.

Filmed by the Brewers in-house production team.

NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.

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