Tragedy Strikes Brother of Brewers' Prospect

[Mass Haas]

Earlier on Saturday, Zach Davies tweeted a link to this worthwhile article, not specifically Brewer-related.

 

For people in baseball, real life marches on away from the field

By David Hall, The Virginian-Pilot

 

The article would prove to ring true again later in the day, this time, unfortunately, regarding a Brewer prospect.

 

From the transaction thread on Saturday --

 

Brandon Woodruff, RHP, placed on Biloxi's temporary inactive list

 

Rarely do we learn what the Temp Inactive List entails -- sometimes there's a new baby to celebrate, sometimes a player has asked to attend a family wedding, sometimes the Brewers seemingly make use of the list to earn "rest" for a member of one of the pitching staffs.

 

But often there's a more sobering reason.

 

Brief video report via WTVA in Wheeler, Mississippi

 

No doubt the Shuckers and the entire Brewer organization will offer comfort to Brandon in the coming weeks and months.

 

Here at Brewerfan, and surely Brewer fans from every minor league outpost and everywhere else, offer our condolences to the Woodruff family.

[brewmann04]

thoughts and prayers

[Austin Tatious]

So sorry to hear that. Extremely sad for someone so young. You can't even find the right words. Prayers with the family.

[Mass Haas]

The funeral for Blake Woodruff was today (Monday).

 

In lieu of flowers, the Woodruff family set up a Gofundme.com account to raise funds for a Blake Woodruff Memorial Scholarship Fund. The scholarship is being established for a Wheeler (MS) High School graduate or Northeast Mississippi Community College baseball player.