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When the Brewers need the door slammed shut in October, they're handing the ball to a Lion.

Trevor Megill, an LMU product standing 6-foot-8 and built like a linebacker, has emerged as one of the most important arms in the National League Championship Series. The Milwaukee closer is making life miserable for a Dodgers lineup that doesn't typically struggle to find runs — and he's doing it on the biggest stage of his career.

The NLCS Performances

Game 1 set the tone. With the Brewers clinging to a 2-1 lead on Sunday, October 12, Megill came on and worked a clean inning to close out Los Angeles. It wasn't without drama — a two-out walk to Kyle Tucker left the tying run on base — but Megill stranded the runner and Milwaukee escaped with the win. Holding a one-run lead against the Dodgers in a playoff opener is exactly the kind of moment that defines a closer's reputation.

He was back at it Thursday, October 15, this time in a more comfortable 6-2 ballgame. Megill worked 1.1 innings and struck out two, keeping the Dodgers' bats quiet and the Brewers' celebration intact. In a short series, every high-leverage appearance matters, and Megill is delivering in both the tight spots and the cleaner ones.

From Cubs Castoff to Postseason Anchor

Megill's October spotlight is the payoff from a winding road through professional baseball. He made his MLB debut with the Cubs in 2021 but was eventually let go — a move that now looks like a costly miscalculation from Chicago's front office. After a stint with the Twins, he was traded to Milwaukee in 2023, and the Brewers turned him into their closer.

That ascent has come with contract implications. Sports Illustrated noted earlier this year that the Brewers faced a genuine decision about whether to trade Megill before he reached a potential payday — a testament to how much his value has grown in Milwaukee. He's still under team control for now, and at the moment, he looks like exactly the kind of arm a contending club holds onto.

The LMU Connection

For Loyola Marymount fans watching the NLCS, Megill's moment carries a particular charge. The West Los Angeles campus sits less than 20 miles from Dodger Stadium, meaning the LMU alum is, quite literally, closing the door on the Brewers' opponent in his own backyard.

No other LMU alumni in MLB are currently generating postseason noise — the rest of the school's active big leaguers, including David Fletcher (Braves), Nick Sogard (Red Sox), and Nick Frasso (Rockies), are watching October from home. Megill is flying the Lion flag alone this October, and so far, he's doing it well.

The NLCS continues, and Milwaukee will keep turning to its closer when the margin is thin and the moment is large. For LMU alumni, that means appointment television — and a reason to root for the team in cream and navy blue.

LMU in the Majors | Sept. 27 – Oct. 3, 2026

Nick Sogard isn't making highlight reels every night, but the Loyola Marymount product has become exactly the kind of player contenders can't afford to lose — and the Boston Red Sox know it.

The infielder capped off the week with a home run against the Yankees on Thursday, October 1, going 1-for-4 with a solo shot, an RBI, and a run scored. It was the kind of timely contribution that has defined his season: understated, efficient, and consequential. He also got on base in Boston's September 27 win over the Cubs — going 1-for-3 with a walk and a run scored while carrying a .255 average at that point in the week.

According to FanGraphs, Sogard has quietly carved out a meaningful role in a resurgent Red Sox season, swinging a solid bat while moving seamlessly across multiple infield positions. That versatility — the ability to slide in at third, second, or wherever the lineup card demands — is the kind of connective tissue that doesn't show up on a back-of-the-baseball-card stat line but absolutely shows up in wins. Boston's coaching staff has leaned on it, and Sogard has delivered without complaint or fanfare.

For LMU fans, it's a reminder that the Lions' MLB footprint is broader than it might appear. Sogard is the most prominent Lion in action this week, but he's hardly alone on rosters around the league.

Around the Rest of the Pride

Fellow Lion Nick Frasso took the mound for the Colorado Rockies on September 27 in a tough outing against the White Sox, throwing one inning, striking out one, and carrying a 5.82 ERA on the season. The young righty is still carving his path at the big-league level — a rocky ERA, but continued opportunity.

Other LMU alumni remain on active rosters: David Fletcher (Braves), Cory Abbott and Merrick Baldo (Nationals), Diego Barrera (Athletics), and Trevor Megill (Brewers) are all still in the fold, though none logged stats in this week's reporting window.

The Bottom Line

The Sogard story is the one worth following into October. If Boston makes a postseason push, his multi-positional flexibility and clutch bat will be a reason why — even if his name never trends on social media. For LMU, it's a testament to what Lions can become when given the chance: not always the loudest players in the room, but often the most reliable ones in the lineup.

LMU Alumni Report | MLB | Sept. 20–26, 2026

Nick Sogard is doing his part. The bad news for Boston is that not everyone else is.

The Loyola Marymount product — manning third base for the Red Sox — quietly put together one of his better weeks of the season, collecting hits in three of four games against Cleveland and Chicago between Sept. 22–25. He went 2-for-something in back-to-back games against the Guardians (Sept. 22–23), added another hit Thursday, and reached base via walk on Friday against the Cubs. His average settled at .254 heading into the final stretch of the regular season — a respectable mark for a player who's carved out genuine everyday value in Boston's lineup.

The timing matters because the Wild Card Series is on the horizon — and the Red Sox, frankly, are limping toward it. Boston has scored just 2.82 runs per game over its last 11 outings, with the lineup collectively batting .210 and posting a .621 OPS in that span. According to Heavy Sports, Sogard is specifically named among the players who have gone cold at the wrong time, alongside Wilyer Abreu, Adley Rutschman, and Isiah Kiner-Falefa. The week's stat line suggests he's at least trending back in the right direction — but "trending" isn't the same as "locked in" with a best-of-three looming against the Guardians starting Sept. 29.

The situation is tense enough that the club is monitoring the health of outfielder Ceddanne Rafaela ahead of the series, a sign that Boston's front office knows the margin for error is thin.

Other LMU Arms in Action

While Sogard's postseason chase is the marquee storyline, two other Lions were active on the mound this week.

Trevor Megill continued to be a reliable late-inning weapon for Milwaukee, logging three appearances across the week (Sept. 20, 23, 25), striking out a batter in each outing and pitching a clean inning every time. His ERA settled at 2.63 — an impressive figure for a reliever who's been a legitimate weapon for the Brewers all season.

Nick Frasso had a tougher go of it in Colorado, pitching in three games against Arizona and Seattle. The right-hander worked a combined four innings but saw his ERA tick up to 6.10 by week's end. The Rockies, as has been the case all season, provided little support for any conclusion-drawing about individual performance.

The LMU Angle to Watch

The postseason storyline belongs to Sogard. He'll be one of the few Lions — and one of the few players from any mid-major program — with a legitimate Wild Card stage to perform on in the coming days. Whether he can get right at the plate in time to help a Boston team that desperately needs offensive production will be the question LMU fans are asking come Sept. 29.