Brewers finally get great injury news on Quinn Priester originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.The Milwaukee Brewers got some great news on Wednesday.Quinn Priester is getting closer to his return from injury.The Brewers have sent Priester to Triple-A Nashville to continue his rehab there:RHP Quinn Priester has been sent to Triple-A Nashville on rehab assignment pic.twitter.com/lDauwScFP2— Milwaukee Brewers (@Brewers) April 22, 2026MORE: This might be the weirdest way to get an inside-the-park HRPriester has yet to pitch in the 2026 MLB season.The right-handed pitcher is coming off a stellar 2025 campaign, his first in Milwaukee.
He went 13-3 with a 3.32 ERA in 157.1 innings that included 132 strikeouts.Still just 25 years old, Priester was expected to be a key contributor for the Brewers this season but wasn't ready for Opening Day.MORE: Even the New York Times is mocking the New York MetsHe hasn't made an official rehab start at any level yet, so it could still be at least a few outings until Priester is called up to MLB.But if the Brewers can have him back in the pitching rotation by early May, that's a win. There'll still be a lot of season for Priester to make a difference.And any time you can get a star player back after they weren't ready to play from the start of the season, it's a nice little moment. It's like a nice boost to an already strong roster.More MLB news:Explaining the absurdity of 2 MLB players named Max MuncyThis hitter has a worse OBP than his batting averageRed Sox green uniforms have absurd walk-off magicThis slider is really good and moves the entirely wrong directionAustin Hedges ended a great Guardians day with a proposal