3 Brewers players who are way younger than you thought

For as impressive as the Milwaukee Brewers' last eight seasons have been, one of the team's current strengths is the amount of young talent on their roster. It would be fair to assume that a team that has qualified for the postseason in seven of the last eight years would be staring at a window of uncompetitiveness, but the Brewers' prioritization of sustainable success is working.

Not only do the Brewers boast the top farm system in all of baseball, highlighted by six MLB Pipeline Top 100 prospects and a depth of talent that is equally as impressive, but their big-league roster is also among the youngest in the sport. According to ESPN's roster analysis tool, the Brewers have the fifth-youngest roster in MLB with an average age of 27.8, trailing only the Chicago White Sox, Miami Marlins, Washington Nationals, and St. Louis Cardinals, who, after their offseason fire sale, have the youngest roster in baseball (26.8 average age).

It may not come as a surprise to many Brewers fans, who have watched their team's front office consistently turn aging veterans into young players at the beginning of their respective big-league careers. However, what might surprise some fans is just how young some of the key pieces on the Brewers' roster really are. Here are three players who, despite each being in their fourth major-league seasons, might surprise you with their youth.

The Milwaukee Brewers have the fifth-youngest roster in all of Major League Baseball

1. RHP Abner Uribe, age: 25

The flame-throwing Abner Uribe made his MLB debut halfway through the 2023 season and immediately became a force at the back-end of the Brewers' bullpen. In his rookie campaign, he posted a 1.76 ERA with 39 strikeouts in 30.2 innings pitched. However, things didn't go quite as well for Uribe during his sophomore season. The then 24-year-old posted a 6.91 ERA through the first month of the season, earned a suspension for his part in a brawl with Tampa Bay Rays outfielder Jose Siri on April 30, was demoted to Triple-A before he could serve said suspension, and then suffered a season-ending knee injury before he could rejoin the big-league club.

Uribe, however, could not have bounced back much better than he did in 2025. In a whopping 75 games, he limited his ERA to an impressive 1.67 mark and was a key part of the Brewers' memorable NLDS victory over the Chicago Cubs. An appearance with Team Dominican Republic in this year's World Baseball Classic makes Uribe's resume at just 25 years old even more impressive. The rollercoaster nature of the right-hander's first three seasons in MLB makes it feel like Uribe has been in the big leagues for half a decade, but at just 25, he still has essentially his entire career still ahead of him.

2. LHP Kyle Harrison, age: 24

Not only does Kyle Harrison pitch with the poise of someone far older than 24 years old, but the way he goes about his business also gives the illusion that the southpaw who the Brewers acquired this offseason is older than his true age. After being selected by the San Francisco Giants out of high school in the 2020 MLB Draft, Harrison made his MLB debut at the impressively young age of 21 back in 2023. 35 starts in a Giants uniform over the next two years were followed by Harrison being traded to the Boston Red Sox in the Rafael Devers blockbuster last June. Just eight months later, he was traded once again, this time to the Brewers in the deal that sent Caleb Durbin to Boston.

Certainly, the fact that Harrison is now onto the third MLB organization of his young career adds to the illusion that he's older than 24, but the way he's anchored Milwaukee's rotation through the early goings of the 2026 season absolutely plays a role as well. Specifically, the way that Harrison responded to injuring his knee on the first play of his last start, knowing his team needed a long outing from him, was especially impressive. At just 24 years old and with four years of team control beyond the 2026 season, Harrison will be a fixture in the Brewers' rotation for the foreseeable future.

3. OF Luis Matos, age: 24

Outfielder Luis Matos hasn't made an especially large impression on the Brewers during his first two weeks with the organization -- he really hasn't had the opportunity to. Essentially serving as a stopgap on the roster until the Brewers' injured players return, Matos isn't necessarily expected to have a long-term role in Milwaukee. However, as a former Top 100 prospect, who has yet to find his footing in MLB, there is always the hope that the Brewers, who have had success with similar profiles in the past, will be able to unlock Matos' true potential and catch lightning in a bottle once again.

Though Matos' underlying metrics don't indicate a breakout is imminent, one reason to be encouraged is the fact that the Venezuelan outfielder is still just 24 years old, despite 2026 being his fourth season in the big leagues. Like Harrison, Matos debuted at 21 with the Giants back in 2023, but hasn't earned everyday opportunities since. With Christian Yelich now landing on the IL as well, perhaps more opportunities will open up for the surprisingly young Matos in the near future.

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