MILWAUKEE — One of the many storylines during this National League Division Series between the Chicago Cubs and the Milwaukee Brewers is Craig Counsell, the former Brewers skipper — and that franchise's all-time winningest manager — who left Milwaukee in November 2023 to lead the Cubs.

Counsell's connections with the Brewers and the state of Wisconsin run deep, and his team is looking to bounce back Monday night when it takes the field at Counsell's former home ballpark, American Family Field, for Game 2 following a lopsided loss in Game 1 on Saturday afternoon.

Counsell grew up in Whitefish Bay, just north of Milwaukee on Lake Michigan, and his father, John, was a longtime Brewers employee. The younger Counsell played for the Brewers two separate times during his 16-year playing career,

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