Miami Marlins and Milwaukee Brewers players: who played for both

Who played for both the Marlins and Brewers?

89 players played for both the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers between 1993 and 2025, including Christian Yelich, Alex Gonzalez, Craig Counsell and Wes Helms. 42 of them played for the Marlins first and 46 for the Brewers first; 1 played for both in the same season.

Did you know?

  • Bob McClure is the earliest on this list to complete the pair: Brewers first, then the Marlins from 1993.
  • Joey Wiemer is the most recent: Brewers first, then the Marlins from 2025.
  • Christian Yelich played the most games across the two: 643 for the Marlins and 973 for the Brewers.
  • 8 of them had two or more separate spells with one of the teams, such as Craig Counsell.
  • Most common positions on this list: P (46), OF (20), SS (6), 3B (6).

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All 89 players, most games for the two first

Seasons and regular-season games with each franchise (1876–2025). A gap of a season or more starts a new spell.
PlayerPosMarlinsBrewers
Christian YelichOF2013–2017 (643 g)2018–2025 (973 g)
Alex GonzalezSS1998–2005 (896 g)2012–2013 (65 g)
Craig Counsell2B1997–1999 (195 g)2004, 2007–2011 (711 g)
Wes Helms3B2006, 2008–2011 (581 g)2003–2005 (321 g)
Gary SheffieldOF1993–1998 (558 g)1988–1991 (294 g)
Jesus Aguilar1B2020–2022 (295 g)2017–2019 (376 g)
Casey McGehee3B2014–2015 (220 g)2009–2011 (428 g)
Brian Anderson3B2017–2022 (531 g)2023 (96 g)
Mark KotsayOF1997–2000 (468 g)2011 (104 g)
Jean SeguraSS2023 (85 g)2012–2015 (478 g)
Chuck CarrOF1993–1995 (353 g)1996–1997 (53 g)
Braden LooperP1999–2003 (368 g)2009 (34 g)
Jonathan VillarSS2020 (30 g)2016–2018 (365 g)
Logan Morrison1B2010–2013 (363 g)2020 (9 g)
Bob McClureP1993 (14 g)1977–1986 (352 g)
Devon WhiteOF1996–1997 (220 g)2001 (126 g)
Carlos LeeOF2012 (81 g)2005–2006 (264 g)
David WeathersP1993–1996, 2004 (108 g)1998–2001, 2009 (237 g)
Avisail GarciaOF2022–2024 (153 g)2020–2021 (188 g)
Lewis BrinsonOF2018–2021 (320 g)2017 (21 g)
Mike CameronOF2011 (45 g)2008–2009 (269 g)
Lenny Harris3B2003–2005 (175 g)2002 (122 g)
Eric OwensOF2001–2002 (250 g)1998 (34 g)
Brian Banks1B2002–2003 (112 g)1996–1999 (161 g)
Ricky BonesP2000–2001 (117 g)1992–1996 (153 g)
Burke BadenhopP2008–2011 (151 g)2013 (63 g)
Valerio De Los SantosP2005 (27 g)1998–2003 (183 g)
Gerald WilliamsOF2003 (27 g)1996–1997 (181 g)
Graeme LloydP2002 (25 g)1993–1996 (183 g)
Gregg ZaunC1996–1998 (174 g)2010 (28 g)
Brandon KintzlerP2020 (24 g)2010–2015 (172 g)
Dan JenningsP2012–2014 (116 g)2018 (72 g)
Yadiel Rivera3B2018–2019 (145 g)2015–2017 (43 g)
Joey WiemerOF2025 (27 g)2023–2024 (151 g)
Brett CarrollOF2007–2010 (173 g)2011 (2 g)
Brad BoxbergerP2020 (23 g)2021–2022 (141 g)
Curtis GrandersonOF2019 (138 g)2018 (19 g)
Chad FoxP2003–2004 (33 g)1998–1999, 2001–2002 (123 g)
Neil Walker2B2019 (115 g)2017 (38 g)
Jose UrenaP2015–2020 (147 g)2022 (4 g)
David PhelpsP2015–2017 (131 g)2020 (12 g)
Mike MyersP1995 (2 g)1998–1999 (141 g)
Paul BakoC2000 (56 g)2002 (87 g)
Guillermo MotaP2004–2005 (82 g)2008 (58 g)
Mark SmithOF2000 (104 g)2003 (33 g)
Trevor HoffmanP1993 (28 g)2009–2010 (105 g)
Mike RiveraC2010 (7 g)2006–2009, 2011 (120 g)
Joe Dillon2B2005 (27 g)2007–2008 (95 g)
Jose VerasP2010 (48 g)2012 (72 g)
Chris NarvesonP2015–2016 (21 g)2009–2013 (92 g)
Jorge FabregasC1999 (82 g)2002 (30 g)
Matias CarrilloOF1993–1994 (104 g)1991 (3 g)
Gus PolidorSS1993 (7 g)1989–1990 (97 g)
Randy WolfP2014 (6 g)2010–2012 (95 g)
Ron VilloneP2005 (27 g)1996–1997 (73 g)
Livan HernandezP1996–1999 (73 g)2012 (26 g)
Elieser HernandezP2018–2022 (90 g)2024 (4 g)
Juan AcevedoP2001 (20 g)2000 (62 g)
Rick HellingP1996–1997, 2003 (47 g)2005–2006 (35 g)
Wes ObermuellerP2007 (19 g)2003–2005 (62 g)
Ryan ThompsonOF2001 (18 g)2002 (62 g)
Taylor WilliamsP2021 (6 g)2017–2019 (73 g)
Lyle MoutonOF2001 (21 g)1999–2000 (56 g)
Randy VeresP1995 (47 g)1989–1990 (29 g)
Tommy PhelpsP2003–2004 (46 g)2005 (29 g)
Jonathan DavisOF2023 (34 g)2022 (37 g)
Josh WilsonSS2005 (11 g)2011 (54 g)
Sergio MitreP2006–2007 (43 g)2011 (22 g)
Trevor RichardsP2018–2019 (49 g)2021 (15 g)
Jhan MarinezP2010 (4 g)2016–2017 (58 g)
Colin ReaP2016 (1 g)2021, 2023–2024 (59 g)
Allen LevraultP2003 (19 g)2000–2001 (37 g)
Mike Lamb3B2010 (39 g)2008 (11 g)
Alex JacksonC2021 (42 g)2022 (5 g)
John CurtissP2021 (38 g)2021 (6 g)
Joel AdamsonP1996 (9 g)1997 (30 g)
Cris CarpenterP1993 (29 g)1996 (8 g)
Josias ManzanilloP2004 (26 g)1993 (10 g)
Julian TavarezP2002 (29 g)2008 (7 g)
Burch SmithP2024 (25 g)2019 (7 g)
Janson JunkP2025 (21 g)2023–2024 (7 g)
Vinny RottinoOF2011 (8 g)2006–2008 (18 g)
Jorge JulioP2007 (10 g)2009 (15 g)
Jorge LopezP2023 (12 g)2015, 2017–2018 (13 g)
Frankie De La CruzP2008 (6 g)2011 (11 g)
Eddie ZoskySS1995 (6 g)1999 (8 g)
Travis SmithP2005 (12 g)1998 (1 g)
Chi Chi GonzalezP2023 (3 g)2022 (4 g)
Preston GuilmetP2021 (2 g)2015 (2 g)

From the SABR Lahman Baseball Database (CC BY-SA 3.0), 1876–2025. A season counts when the player played at least one regular-season game for the franchise.Marlins seasons include the Florida Marlins (1993–2011).Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).

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Questions

How many players have played for both the Miami Marlins and the Milwaukee Brewers?

89 in the Lahman Baseball Database from 1993 to 2025, including Christian Yelich, Alex Gonzalez, Craig Counsell and Wes Helms. A player counts when he played at least one regular-season game for each franchise.

Who was the first player on this list to play for both?

Bob McClure: Milwaukee Brewers first, then the Miami Marlins from 1993.

Who has played for both recently?

Christian Yelich, Avisail Garcia, Joey Wiemer, Elieser Hernandez, Colin Rea and Burch Smith and 1 more, with a season for one of the two in 2024 or 2025.

Does a player count if the team has moved or changed its name?

Yes. Seasons count for today's franchise, the way the Lahman database links every team-season to a franchise. Marlins seasons include the Florida Marlins (1993–2011). Brewers seasons include the Seattle Pilots (1969).

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