Brewers Pitcher Brandon Woodruff Diagnosed With New Right Shoulder Injury After Early Exit

Milwaukee Brewers starting pitcher Brandon Woodruff was diagnosed on July 8 with a new injury to his right shoulder after exiting his most recent start early. The team said an MRI exam revealed a new injury to Woodruff's anterior capsule, which was surgically repaired after the 2023 season. The Brewers initially diagnosed him with inflammation and plan to send him to surgeon Dr.

Keith Meister for a second opinion. Woodruff, 33, experienced a drop in velocity during his start Saturday at Arizona and was removed in the fourth inning. It was his third start since returning from the injured list, where he had spent nearly two months after minor surgery to remove a cyst.

He has a 2.98 ERA in nine starts this season. Woodruff did not pitch in 2024. He returned midway through the 2025 season and performed well before a lat muscle strain kept him from pitching in the playoffs.

"It's hard, but he's trying to be strong, and he's trying to look for the positive in all of it," Brewers manager Pat Murphy told reporters. "He was so good when he was pitching.