As the Brewers travel to St. Louis to face the Cardinals from Sept. 19-21, Durbin and Milwaukee are en route to finishing the 2025 season with one of the best records in baseball.

On August 1, Caleb Durbin ’22 of the Milwaukee Brewers stepped up to the plate against his former WashU teammate, Ryan Loutos ’21 of the Washington Nationals. Student Life sat down with Caleb and Ryan before the Brewers faced the Nationals on August 3 to discuss what the historic moment was like, what they miss most about WashU, and what their DUC order was. 

Three and a half years after playing his final game for the Bears, Durbin is on the cusp of turning his dream into a reality. On Monday, Nov. 18, the infielder was added to the Yankees’ 40-man roster. Now one call away from the big leagues, Durbin has a strong chance of making the active roster when the season begins in April and could play a big role for the Yankees next year.

For most WashU students, there are just eight miles and a short metro ride that separate campus from Busch Stadium. For 2021 graduate Ryan Loutos, the journey was a little more complicated. 

In 2021, WashU’s pitching ace turned down a software engineering job to play minor league baseball. Three years later, he’s beginning to reap the rewards of the decision to chase his dream.  

Durbin is currently playing in high A for the Rome Braves, and his batting average has slowly climbed over the past month.

Rising senior Caleb Durbin was drafted for the Atlanta Braves in the 14th round and May graduate Ryan Loutos signed with the St. Louis Cardinals as an undrafted free agent.

The Bears twice squandered late leads against St. Thomas, but players and observers say the weekend is a sign of good things to come for the program.

The Bears beat Johns Hopkins but fell to St. Thomas in walk-off fashion. The team will take on Adrian College Sunday.

After a regional tournament complete with upsets and surprises, Wash. U. has made it further than ever before.