Former Milwaukee Brewers slugger, Geoff Jenkins, will be inducted into the teams Walk of Fame later this year.
The Brewers also announced on Thursday that Prince Fielder and former general managers Harry Dalton and Doug Melvin will be on the team’s Wall of Honor. The Brewers and the Milwaukee Braves Historical Association will induct pitcher Bob Buhl into the Braves Wall of honor.
Jenkins was the Brewers first-round draft pick in the 1995 draft. He played 10 seasons with the Brewers, then finished his career with the Philadelphia Phillies in 2008. He hit .277 with 212 home runs and 704 runs batted in.
Jenkins becomes the 20th member of the Brewers Walk of Fame, receiving 73% of the votes cast by media members and club executives. Sixty-Five percent of the vote is required for election. [Read more…]