Brewers bench Cooper Pratt after lack of hustle on pop-up

Cooper Pratt found himself at the center of an unusual moment early in the Milwaukee Brewers’ 3-2, 10-inning loss to the New York Mets. The 22-year-old shortstop reached safely on a high pop fly to right that appeared destined for a routine catch, but manager Pat Murphy quickly replaced him with pinch runner David Hamilton. [...]

The Milwaukee Brewers fell to the New York Mets in their series opener on Tuesday night. After grabbing an early 1-0 lead, Milwaukee’s pitchers, particularly Kyle Harrison and Chad Patrick, gave up two solo home runs. Despite tying the game in the top of the ninth inning, the Brewers could not execute either offensively or [...]

Cooper Pratt’s struggles became a major storyline Tuesday night as the Milwaukee Brewers rookie shortstop was pulled after making two costly mistakes against the New York Mets. Brewers manager Pat Murphy was looking for more focus and effort from the young infielder, leading to his early exit during the team’s 3-2, 10-inning loss. “He’s a [...]

A bit of controversy arose for the Milwaukee Brewers in the early goings of what would eventually be a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets in 11 innings. After reaching base on a high popup to right field that one would think would land on a Mets fielder’s glove, young shortstop Cooper Pratt received some tough love from manager Pat Murphy, as the […] The post Brewers news: Cooper Pratt makes promise after getting benched in Mets game appeared first on ClutchPoints.

Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt was subbed out for a pinch-runner Tuesday night after failing to run hard out of the box following a pop-up, with manager Pat Murphy saying, "You've got to be locked in if you're going to play at this level."

Milwaukee Brewers rookie Cooper Pratt certainly got the message sent by manager Pat Murphy on Tuesday night. Murphy, the two-time defending National League Manager of the Year, benched Pratt after he failed to get a bunt down and didn’t run hard out of the batter's box on a bloop single during a 3-2 loss to the New York Mets in 10 innings. “I’ve got to be better,” Pratt said.