Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Logan Henderson wants to get back to a healthy state of body and mind for the upcoming 2026 MLB season. 

His 2025 season ended abruptly due to a flexor strain in August. So, he sat out while watching the Brewers not only win the National League Central Division, but reach the National League Championship Series.

He was putting together a nice rookie season. Still, getting to sit on the bench during the Brewers' march to the postseason wasn't all for naught.

According to an MLB.com article, one thing that Henderson and Brewers pitching coach Chris Hook discussed was adding another pitch to his arsenal. A long time ago, Henderson recalled that he used to throw a curveball.

The topic came up when Hook asked Henderson if he had another offspeed pitch to counter his electric fastball and changeup. When Henderson mentioned that he'd thrown a curveball in his past, Hook reportedly asked Henderson to work on it.

Hook even offered some insights into where the topic of that curveball came up in his chats with Henderson.

“Game 4 of the NLCS, Dodger Stadium," Hook said. "We were going through his throwing program. We were down, 3-0, and it was tough times. He wasn’t on the roster, but it was like, ‘Here’s a moment we can work with a guy who we know is going to be a big part of this.’”

Henderson took part in one of the Brewers' split-squad games on Sunday. Henderson was drafted in the 2021 MLB Draft by Milwaukee in the fourth round. In his Sunday outing, he worked through 14 pitches in a 1-2-3 inning.

“I want to prove that I belong here,” Henderson told Brewers beat reporter Adam McCalvy. “But it’s Spring Training, and I’m going to be working on things that maybe I didn’t do last year, like throwing the curveball. But I want to win, you know? I don’t think that changes.”

While he's still working on that curveball, Henderson made it clear that he's still seeing himself as a fastball-changeup pitcher.

“I’m not shying away from who I am. That’s primarily fastball and changeup,” Henderson said. “But the book’s out on me. Murph [manager Pat Murphy] said it a lot last year, that you can pretty much flip a coin and guess which pitch I’m throwing. I want to be able to eliminate that.”

Will Henderson be ready to go for the 2026 MLB season? That's his goal. If he can simply stay away from the injury bug, then he might just find himself on the Brewers' pitching staff once Spring Training camp comes to an end.

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