The rebuilding of the last-place Brewers will be overseen by a new general manager.
Doug Melvin is leaving his job after 13 years in Milwaukee. The team and Melvin said Tuesday that he would continue to lead the baseball operations department before “transitioning into an advisory role.”
The owner Mark Attanasio has hired an executive search firm to help find a new general manager. Attanasio plans to begin asking for permission to interview candidates this week during the owners’ meeting in Chicago, the team said.
The Brewers, in last place in the National League Central, were in Chicago to start a three-game series with the Cubs.