Chicago Cubs Announce Alex Bregman Decision During Brewers Series

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CHICAGO, ILLINOIS - JUNE 05: Alex Bregman #3 of the Chicago Cubs at bat against the San Francisco Giants at Wrigley Field on June 05, 2026 in Chicago, Illinois. (Photo by Michael Reaves/Getty Images)

On Friday night, the Chicago Cubs will begin a three-game series with the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field.

Most recently, the Cubs finished off a four-game sweep of the New York Mets with a 4-3 win on Thursday.

Alex Bregman went 1-for-4 with a double and an RBI in the win on Thursday.

UPDATE: Cubs lost 6-2.

Chicago Cubs Announce Alex Bregman Change

Ahead of the series opener against the Brewers, the Chicago Cubs announced the team’s starting lineup.

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Cubs 6/26

P. Crow-Armstrong CF A. Bregman 3B M. Busch 1B S. Suzuki DH I. Happ LF N. Hoerner 2B C. Kelly C M. Shaw RF D. Swanson SS

C. Rea SP

4:55 pm · 26 Jun 2026

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Underdog MLB posted on X: “Cubs 6/26 P. Crow-Armstrong CF A. Bregman 3B M. Busch 1B S. Suzuki DH I. Happ LF N. Hoerner 2B C. Kelly C M. Shaw RF D. Swanson SS C. Rea SP”

After back-to-back games appearing as the team’s cleanup hitter, Bregman has been moved up in the lineup and will serve as the team’s No. 2 hitter. It will mark the 29th game Bregman has batted in the No. 2 position in the lineup.

During the team’s sweep over the New York Mets, Bregman went 1-for-12. He did not appear in the first game of Wednesday’s doubleheader.

The three-time All-Star is batting .244 with 76 hits, 11 doubles, one triple, six home runs, 37 runs, 26 RBIs and two stolen bases in 79 games.

Alex Bregman signed a five-year, $175 million contract with the Chicago Cubs this offseason.

Cubs Right Now

After their sweep over the New York Mets, the Chicago Cubs improved to 44-37 on the season. They are now 6.5 games behind the Milwaukee Brewers in the National League Central. The Cubs have gone 7-3 over the last 10 games.

Left-hander Colin Rea will make his 13th start of the season. He enters Friday’s game with a 5-5 record and a 4.99 ERA in 79.1 innings.

Brewers Right Now

Meanwhile, the Milwaukee Brewers have also announced their starting lineup.

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Brewers 6/26

C. Yelich DH J. Chourio LF B. Turang 2B W. Contreras C J. Bauers RF A. Vaughn 1B G. Mitchell CF C. Pratt SS D. Hamilton 3B

J. Misiorowski SP

4:12 pm · 26 Jun 2026

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Underdog MLB posted on X: “Brewers 6/26 C. Yelich DH J. Chourio LF B. Turang 2B W. Contreras C J. Bauers RF A. Vaughn 1B G. Mitchell CF C. Pratt SS D. Hamilton 3B J. Misiorowski SP”

Right-hander Jacob Misiorowski will make his 16th start of the season. Misiorowski currently leads the league with a 1.45 ERA in 93 innings this season.