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Brewers 3B Urías to sit 6-8 weeks for hamstring

Brewers 3B Urías to sit 6-8 weeks for hamstring

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Urias was injured Thursday on Opening Day, when he went 0-for-4. In 119 games last season, he hit .239 with 16 homers and 47 RBIs.

Owen Miller, who has been mixing time between the outfield and infield, will spend the majority of his time in the infield in the absence of Urías.

Wiemer will make his major league debut Saturday, slated to start in center and bat ninth. In 2022, he hit .256 with 21 home runs and 77 RBIs in stints with Nashville and Double-A Biloxi.