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Brewers to have new ballpark name in 2021

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The home of the Milwaukee Brewers, Miller Park, gets a new name starting in 2021.

Miller Park becomes American Family Field starting January 1, 2021.

The name change is part of a long-term sponsorship agreement between American Family and the Brewers, announced one year ago.  The agreement includes American Family having naming rights for the ballpark beginning in 2021 and continuing for 15 years.

The ballpark logo and other branding elements will be announced later this year.

As part of the sponsorship agreement, American Family also acquired naming rights to the Brewers spring training complex in Maryvale, Arizona.  That complex, which completed an extensive renovation last year, is named American Family Fields of Phoenix.

Brewers to extend protective netting at Miller Park

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The Milwaukee Brewers announced plans on Friday to extend the protective netting on the Field Level at Miller Park for the 2020 season.

The netting will be extended an additional 105 feet on the first-base side to the aisle where Sections 108 and 109 meet.  Along the third-base side, the netting will be extended an additional 145 feet to the aisle of Sections 128 and 129 (extending past the area where the tarp is located).

The height of the extension will be the same as the net that is currently in place.

The project will be completed in time for the exhibition games against the Kansas City Royals on Monday, March 23 and Tuesday, March 24, 2020.

Brewers Avoid Sweep with 5-1 Win

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Freddy Peralta

The Brewers got six strong innings from Freddy Peralta and three home runs in support of a 5-1 victory over the Miami Marlins Thursday afternoon at Miller Park.

Mike Moustakas hit two home runs, and Christian Yelich one.  Yelich went 3-for-4 and is now batting .328 this season.  Josh Hader struck out three batters in an inning and a third, and got out of a bases loaded jam in the eighth inning.

Miami had won the first two games in the series by a combined score of 24-3, and the Brewers win puts them into a virtual tie with the Cubs for the N.L. Central lead.

The Brewers are now 35-28 and host the Pirates Friday through Sunday.

Peralta wins his Miller Park debut

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Freddy Peralta

22-year-old Milwaukee Brewers rookie Freddy Peralta tossed seven innings of one-hit ball while striking out 10 in a 5-1 victory over the Kansas City Royals on Tuesday night.

Peralta, who had previously used his fastball about 85% of the time, threw more curve balls on Tuesday night and he was throwing them for strikes, improving to 3-0 on the season.

With Zach Davies set to make at least one more rehab start on Friday night in Appleton, which means Peralta will get another start for the Brewers when he faces the Reds in Cincinnati on Sunday.  After that, who knows.

“That hasn’t been a conversation,” manager Craig Counsell said.  “If he keeps pitching like that, it’s going to lead to more starts, for sure.”

Christian Yelich got things rolling with a home run in the first inning, swinging on a 3-0 count.  Ryan Braun and Jesus Aguilar also went deep.  Aguilar clubbed his 17th home run of the season.

Brent Suter (8-4) pitches the series finale for the Brewers this afternoon at Miller Park.

Soccer returns to Miller Park this summer

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The Milwaukee Brewers announced Thursday that Miller Park will play host to an international soccer match between C.F. Pachuca and Cub Leon on Wednesday, July 11 (7:30 p.m.).  Both teams represent Liga MX, the top-level of soccer in Mexico, with Landon Donovan bringing plenty of star power to Milwaukee as a member of Club Leon.

Tickets to the match go on sale to the public on Friday, May 11 (10 a.m. CT).  Fans can visit Brewers.com/soccer to purchase tickets.

This even will mark the third professional soccer match ever played at Miller Park.

Brewers trying to keep Cub fans out of Miller Park

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The Milwaukee Brewers have continually watched as Chicago Cubs fans have taken over Miller Park in past seasons.  This year, the Brewers are trying to change that trend.

The Brewers announced Thursday that their own fans, can get first crack at tickets to all 10 home games against the Cubs during the 2018 season.

Starting at 9 a.m. Friday morning and continuing through Feb. 15, Wisconsin residents only, can go to “Brewers.com/Wisconsinpresale” up to eight tickets to any of the 10 home games against the Cubs this coming season.

How well this works is anybody’s guess, but it is clear that the Brewers are tired of Cubs fans imposing their will on Miller Park.  Both teams are expected to battle for the Central Division title this season and the Brewers are trying to help fans maintain a home field advantage when it comes to this series.

 

Brewers vs. Marlins switched to Milwaukee

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Due to the aftermath of Hurricane Irma, the Miami Marlins scheduled home series against the Milwaukee Brewers this weekend has been moved from Marlins Park to Milwaukee’s Miller Park.

Due to the brief lead time, staffing levels for concessions, guest services and other logistics will restrict seating capacities at Miller Park for the three game series.  For Friday, only Field Level tickets will be available for purchase, a capacity of approximately 10,000 tickets.  For the Saturday and Sunday games, the capacity will increase to approximately 23,000 with staffing for those two games extended into the Loge Level.

Tickets will be placed on sale at 10 am Thursday morning (Sept. 14).

Suter helps shut down the rival Cubs

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Milwaukee left-hander Brent Suter held the first place Chicago to just four hits over seven shutout innings and the Brewers went on to beat the Cubs 2-1 in their series opener at Miller Park on Friday night.  Suter (2-1) walked one and struck out five before 42,575 fans at Miller Park.

The Brewers scored on a pair of RBI groundouts in the second and fourth innings and finished 0 for 9 with runners in scoring position, but it was enough to pull out the win and climb to within a half-game of the Cubs for the Central Division lead.

The Cubs only run came on a long solo home run off the bat of Javier Baez in the 8th inning.  It came off of Brewers newcomer Anthony Swarzak.  It was Swarzak’s first appearance as a Brewer.

The Cubs saw their nine-game road win streak snapped and while the Brewers were coming off a 2-8 road trip, they’ve now won 10 of their last 12 games at Miller Park.

Game two of the series is tonight (6:10 p.m.) at Miller Park.  Junior Guerra (1-4, 5.22) goes for the Brewers and Kyle Hendricks (4-3, 3.95) gets the nod for the Cubs.

 

Anderson’s strong outing leads Brewers past White Sox

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Chase Anderson (file photo) – Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Chase Anderson capped off a solid spring with five-innings of one-hit, shutout ball to lead the Milwaukee Brewers to a 5-2 exhibition win over the Chicago White Sox on Friday night at Miller Park.

Anderson allowed one hit and one walk with six strikeouts, seeing his spring ERA drop to 2.79 in six starts.  He finished 9-11 with a 4.39 ERA in 31 games (30 starts) last season, but he went 6-1 with a 2.56 ERA over his final 12 starts.

Tyler Cravy, Rob Scahill and Jacob Barnes combined to allow just one hit over three shutout innings in relief.

Travis Shaw, hitting in the cleanup spot, had a RBI single and a home run for the Brewers.  The long ball was the fifth of the spring for Shaw.

The White Sox scored both of their runs in the 9th inning off of Carlos Torres, who allowed a walk and two hits.

Jimmy Nelson will pitch for the Brewers this afternoon (1:10 p.m.) in their final exhibition against the White Sox.

The Brewers will open the regular season on Monday against the Colorado Rockies at Miller Park.

 

Brewers drop home finale, still post winning record at Miller Park

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Ryan Braun - Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

Ryan Braun – Photo by Bill Greenblatt/UPI

The Milwaukee Brewers dropped their final home game of the season, 4-2 to the Cincinnati Reds at Miller Park on Sunday.  But even in a rebuilding season, the Brewers managed to win more than they lost at their home ballpark.

The Brewers finished 41-40 at home this season, with more than 2.3-million fans paying to see them play.

The home fans recognized outfielder Ryan Braun several times, including with a standing ovation before his at bat in the eighth inning.  They were showing their appreciation for Braun, wondering if this would be their last chance to see him in a Brewers uniform at Miller Park. [Read more…]