José García, 35, enters his first season with the Brewers Carolina League affiliate. For the last two seasons, Garcia was the hitting coach for the Brewers Dominican Summer League Blue squad where he helped guide the team to a 29-25 record while working with players like Luis Pena, Jesus Made, Jose Anderson, and others while also serving as a development coach for the Brewers in the Arizona Complex League.

A native of Azua, Dominican Republic, Garcia was signed by the Brewers as an undrafted free agent in 2007 and played five years in the organization between Arizona and the DSL. For his career, Garcia played in 201 games and posted a slash line of .231/.245/.343 with nine home runs and 70 RBI and was 30 for 39 in stolen bases

Matt Pawlik, 28, enters his third season with the Brewers organization after serving as the Associate Athletic Trainer with Nashville Sounds last season and the Associate Athletic Trainer with the Biloxi Shuckers in 2022.

Previously, he served as an athletic trainer with TMI Sports Medicine and at Stephen F. Austin State University where he worked with the baseball team. Pawlik is a graduate of Northern Illinois University and Central Michigan University.

Tyler Shumake, 31, enters his first season with the Brewers organization after spending the past two years as an Assistant Athletic Trainer at the University of Illinois where he worked with the with the softball team on a daily basis. No stranger to professional baseball, Shumake was previously an Associate Athletic Trainer in the Detroit Tigers and Baltimore Orioles organizations.

Shumake graduated from Central Michigan in 2017 and received his master’s degree from Kent State in 2021

Emily Young, 26, is entering her first year as a Minor League Strength and Conditioning Coach with the Wilson Warbirds and her second year with the Brewers organization. Last year, she served as an Associate Strength and Conditioning Coach for the Brewers’ Arizona Complex League.

Young earned her Bachelor of Science from Virginia Tech and her Master of Science from George Washington University. She is a Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist (CSCS) and holds a USA Weightlifting Level 1 (USAW L1) certification.

Matt Gallo, 22, enters his first season with the Brewers organization after graduating from Coastal Carolina University in 2025 with a degree in Kinesiology and Exercise Science, Gallo completed his master’s degree at Merrimack College in 2026.

Gallo has previously worked as a strength and conditioning intern with the baseball program at Coastal Carolina and the Myrtle Beach Pelicans of the Carolina League.