Ryan Braun’s career came to a bit of an unceremonious end in a bizarre 2020 baseball season and a retirement announcement that didn’t officially come until nearly a year later, but he left Milwaukee Brewers fans with a litany of memorable moments.

Sunday, he’s becoming a member of the franchise’s Walk of Fame.

Before we go any further — it’s true, you can’t talk about Braun’s legacy without mentioning his suspension for performance enhancing drugs and his defiant press conference when an arbitrator first absolved him from the initial suspension handed down by Major League Baseball.

Surely, plenty of social-media denizens will notice the headline on this very story and point out that particular career line-item before reading the story itself. Can’t escape it.

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But with that elephant in the room acknowledged, consider the rest of these unforgettable moments:

1. The 2008 finale vs. the Chicago Cubs and a playoff clincher

Bob Howry’s first-pitch fastball never had a chance.

Deployed by Braun well over the wall in left field, Braun gave the Brewers a 3-1 lead over the Chicago Cubs in the eighth inning of the final game of the 2008 season, leaving Milwaukee three outs from no worse than a tie for a playoff spot.

Herculean midseason acquisition CC Sabathia did the rest, retiring the side in the ninth, meaning Milwaukee was guaranteed to finish at least knotted with the New York Mets for the National League wild card, pending the outcome of the concurrent Mets-Florida Marlins game. When New York lost, the Brewers (90-72) were off to the playoffs for the first time in 26 years.

Television play-by-play announcer Brian Anderson’s voice cracked during his iconic call of the home run.

It was the first of five postseason appearances for Braun and the dawn of a new era for Brewers baseball after a generation of falling short.

No. 2 on this list is a tougher call, but let’s stay in the same week of his career.

Braun’s home run three days later is the one you knew would be No. 1 on this list, but who can forget the walk-off grand slam he belted against Pittsburgh on Sept. 25, 2008?

The 5-1 win in 10 innings put the Brewers in prime playoff position with three games remaining against the Cubs and secured a sweep of Pittsburgh that the Brewers simply had to have.

It was Braun’s first career walk-off home run — he hit three more after that — a no-doubter to left against Jesse Chavez.

The Brewers were in great shape on their way to a National League Central title, but Braun found a way to introduce some heroics, anyway.

His three-run blast in the eighth inning on Sept. 23, 2011, gave Milwaukee a 4-1 lead over the Marlins and set the table for the Brewers to clinch their first division title since 1982.

That crown was officially cemented when St. Louis lost on the same night to the Chicago Cubs, with the final outs broadcast on the stadium video board.

Braun had been 1-for-16 going into the at-bat, though he had made a diving catch earlier in the game and gotten to his feet to double off a runner at first. After a strikeout and two groundouts, he took a mighty swing against Clay Hensley and hoisted his bat into the air as the Miller Park crowd lost its mind. He’d be named National League MVP in the offseason.

In the throes of a playoff chase in 2019, the aging veteran delivered another grand slam in perfect backyard-baseball circumstances: Full count, two outs, bases loaded, ninth inning, down a run.

Braun took Junior Fernandez’s pitch over the wall in center, and a 4-3 deficit became a 7-4 lead. The Brewers eventually won, 7-6, and wound up making the wild-card game.

“I’m not as good as I was,” the 35-year-old Braun said. “But in big moments, I’m the guy still.”