Bae Ji-hwan has marked his return to the majors with a single for the Milwaukee Brewers, just days after being released by a minor league team. Bae put down a bunt single and had a sacrifice bunt in two trips to the plate for the Brewers in their 4-3 win over the Minnesota Twins at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on Sunday (local time). The Brewers signed Bae earlier in the day and immediately put him on their active roster. The move came five days after Bae was released by the Syracuse Mets, the Triple-A affiliate of the New York Mets. Against the Twins, Bae entered the game in the top of the seventh inning as a defensive replacement at second base, with starter Brice Turang moving from second to shortstop. This was Bae’s first game in the majors since September last year. Then in his first plate appearance in the bottom seventh, Bae had a bunt single for his first major league hit since May 2025. Bae added a sacrifice bunt in the bottom ninth to move a runner to second, though the Brewers failed to score then. They got the winning run across in the bottom 10th. The Brewers
