On May 26th, 2007, in his second career game, Ryan Braun loudly introduced himself to Major League baseball by slugging his first career home run off Justin Germano of the San Diego Padres. Eight years, six All-Star appearances, and an MVP award later, the Hebrew Hammer firmly entrenched himself in franchise history by slugging his 252nd career long ball on August 19th, passing Robin Yount for Milwaukee’s most all-time.
The Brewers aren’t one of the more storied franchises in baseball, having experienced relatively little success (four playoff appearances in 45 seasons) since moving to Milwaukee in 1970.