Washington —Will Middlebrooks had two reasons to be very pleased Monday.
First, he was back in the big leagues after being called up from Class AAA Colorado Springs by the Brewers.
Second, the third baseman/first baseman was feeling good about a retooled swing that produced big results in recent weeks.
"It's a satisfaction because so much work has gone into this over the past year," said Middlebrooks, 27, who last played in the majors in the first half of 2015 with San Diego.
"Making changes to my swing. Coming into the spring and it still being abnormal, and not feeling great.