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A look at how David Stearns helped build foundation for Brewers’ World Series run

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Joyce, G. (2026, October 17). A look at how David Stearns helped build foundation for Brewers’ World Series run. New York Post. https://nypost.com/2026/10/16/sports/a-look-at-how-mets-david-stearns-helped-build-foundation-for-brewers-world-series-run/

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New York Post · collected 2026-10-17 · by Greg Joyce

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David Stearns, who served as general manager and then president of baseball operations for the Milwaukee Brewers from September 2015 to October 2022, played a crucial role in building the current roster that is now heading to the World Series after sweeping the Dodgers in the NLCS. During his tenure, Stearns made significant contributions through drafts, international signings, and trades. Although he left the organization last year, his former assistant GM, Matt Arnold, continued his work and made key moves this season to propel the Brewers over the top.
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David Stearns, now the president of baseball operations for the Mets, was previously the top decision-maker for the Milwaukee Brewers from September 2015 through October 2022. During his tenure, he played a crucial role in building the team's roster through amateur drafts, international signings, and trades. Despite leaving the Brewers after the 2022 season, Stearns' foundational work helped the team reach its first World Series appearance in 44 years, where they recently swept the Dodgers in the NLCS. His former assistant GM, Matt Arnold, took over after Stearns left and made key moves that propelled the Brewers to contention this October.

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“Both articles discuss the Brewers' success and path to the World Series but focus on different aspects: Article A emphasizes David Stearns' contributions while he was with the Brewers, whereas Article B focuses more broadly on how the team became contenders despite being in a small market.”
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Greg Joyce
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🔮 Except in practical terms for the Yankees, it will be crammed into the next month before the sport is expected to shut down because of a lockout.
🔮 Whether the two will finally match up again to allow him to be any kind of contributor for the Yankees in 2027, though, remains very much in question, setting up a $15 million decision. Access the Yankees beat like never before Join Post Sports+ for exciting subscriber-only features, including real-time texting with Greg Joyce about the inside buzz on the Yankees. Try it freeAfter three separate calf strains sidelined him for five-plus months and relegated him to a pair of pinch-hit at-bats in October, the soon-to-be 37-year-old DH entered the offseason healthy.
🔮 Pitching coach Matt Blake and the team are in the midst of negotiating a new contract and moving toward a deal, The Post’s Joel Sherman reported Friday, which would ensure that the Yankees hang on to one of the best at his job in the game.
🔮 Some Yankees bosses may have been irked by Aaron Judge questioning whether they have gone all in enough, but Hal Steinbrenner insists he was not one of them.
🔮 After another disappointing playoff exit, Boone is coming back for a 10th season as manager next year, with Cashman also expected to return for his 30th season as general manager on a new contract.
🔮 The current president of baseball operations for the Mets was the top decision-maker for the Brewers (as general manager and then president of baseball operations) from September 2015 through October 2022, then spent the following year in an advisory role to ownership before landing in Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up NowDuring that time, through amateur drafts, international signings and trades, Stearns helped build the foundation of the roster that just swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and will play in the organization’s first World Series in 44 years.
🔮 Boone also dropped Spencer Jones — the Yankees cleanup hitter in each of the prior three playoff games — down to batting eighth in the lineup, the lowest he has hit against a right-hander since May 19 (facing Dylan Cease).
🔮 He may have more talent and tools than almost any other player on the roster, most notably his speed, athleticism and power, but the Yankees have not been able to get that out of him regularly enough, especially this year.
🔮 McMahon has not brought much offensively and then committed a fielding error on the first ball put in play in the bottom of the first inning on Saturday night at Tropicana Field, the first of four the Yankees would make in Game 2.
🔮 “So there would’ve been a right-hander I would have used at some point had we gotten runners on base, but by the time he was in the game it was 5-1.
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Mets ORG · 3× Brewers ORG · 2× Queens GPE · 2× Stearns PERSON · 2× David Stearns PERSON · 1× Dodgers ORG · 1× Matt Arnold PERSON · 1× Mike Puma’s PERSON · 1× Sports+ ORG · 1×

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The current president of baseball operations for the Mets was the top decision-maker for the Brewers (as general manager and then president of baseball operations) from September 2015 through October 2022, then spent the following year in an advisory role to ownership before landing in Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up NowDuring that time, through amateur drafts, international signings and trades, Stearns helped build the foundation of the roster that just swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and will play in the organization’s first World Series in 44 years.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-10-17
🔮 The current president of baseball operations for the Mets was the top decision-maker for the Brewers (as general manager and then president of baseball operations) from September 2015 through October 2022, then spent the following year in an advisory role to ownership before landing in Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up NowDuring that time, through amateur drafts, international signings and trades, Stearns helped build the foundation of the roster that just swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and will play in the organization’s first World Series in 44 years.

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David Stearns is now three years removed from being part of the Brewers organization, but the team headed to the World Series without him has his fingerprints on almost half of it. asserted
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The current president of baseball operations for the Mets was the top decision-maker for the Brewers (as general manager and then president of baseball operations) from September 2015 through October 2022, then spent the following year in an advisory role to ownership before landing in Queens. Access the Mets beat like never before Don’t miss Mike Puma’s text messages from Queens and beyond — he’s giving Sports+ subscribers the inside buzz on the Mets. Sign up NowDuring that time, through amateur drafts, international signings and trades, Stearns helped build the foundation of the roster that just swept the Dodgers in the NLCS and will play in the organization’s first World Series in 44 years. asserted
that → spend → years
Stearns’ former assistant GM, Matt Arnold, took over for him after the 2022 season and made the moves that got a consistently contending team over the hump this October. asserted
that → take → hump
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