During Spring Training 2018 and early on in the 2018 season, the Brewers tried an experiment of putting franchise star Ryan Braun at first base to give him a physical break from the outfield and clear some room for the other outfielders on the roster to get some playing time after the offseason additions of Christian Yelich and Lorenzo Cain.
Braun played a total of 109 innings at first base in 18 games before spending the rest of his time in his usual left field spot. That experiment was abandoned with the breakout of Jesus Aguilar at the position.