Adam Zimmer is a staff writer with Brew Crew Ball, where he’s covered the Brewers since the beginning of 2025. He is a recent graduate of Occidental College in Los Angeles, where he dedicated much of his time to showing his classmates Nori Aoki highlights.
The Brewers haven’t had a ton of success historically with international signings. MLB.com’s list of the best international free agent signings of all time for each team lists Mariano Rivera, Shohei Ohtani, and Miguel Cabrera among other superstars. Teddy Higuera, signed in 1983, is listed as the Brewers’ best despite having a single All-Star appearance to his name. In all fairness, Higuera was really good when he played, as his eventual…
