Rockies welcome Moeller HS grad Brent Suter to Colorado after seven seasons in Milwaukee
The Colorado Rockies claimed former Moeller High School standout Brent Suter on Friday off waivers from the Milwaukee Brewers ahead of the deadline for MLB teams to tender contracts to unsigned players.
Suter, Milwaukee's longest-tenured player after spending all seven of his MLB seasons with the Brewers, was among 18 players on the team eligible for salary arbitration.
Suter posted a 3.51 ERA in 196 regular-season appearances for Milwaukee. A Harvard graduate with a degree in environmental science and public policy, Suter has worn National Baseball Hall of Famer Roberto Clemente's No. 21 with the Clemente family's blessing, and was the Brewers' nominee for the Roberto Clemente Award three times.
Social media reactions, including from Suter, the Rockies and the Brewers:
"The Raptor" is coming to Colorado🗻
Welcome to the Rockies, Brent Suter! pic.twitter.com/45AzuWHfg5— Colorado Rockies (@Rockies) November 18, 2022
Milwaukee, I can’t thank you enough for what you have done for me and my family, and the friendships and connections we have made here will last for the rest of our lives! I have nothing but love and gratitude for you all🙏🙏Thank you!! pic.twitter.com/MlQXAwvQzS
— Brent Suter (@bruter24) November 18, 2022
196 games.
36 wins.
Countless laughs.
Thank you, Brent Suter, for seven unforgettable seasons in MKE. pic.twitter.com/OKA92HLffx— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) November 18, 2022
brent suter is probably the nicest, most genuine guy i’ve ever met in my tenure with the brewers. always willing to go the extra mile for us in the video department; whether it was bringing the energy in a hype video shoot, or being goofy as hell during our many movie spoofs
— cody oasen (@grodysauceman) November 18, 2022
It's an emotional day for Brent Suter, who had a hard time getting through how much he will miss the connections he made in Milwaukee, from the Brewers to nonprofits like the Urban Ecology Center and so many others others. "It’s been a special ride I’m never going to forget."
— Adam McCalvy (@AdamMcCalvy) November 18, 2022
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