With a funding plan passed by the Wisconsin Legislature and signing expected from Gov. Tony Evers, the board overseeing American Family Field repairs will begin work for the 2024 MLB season. (more…)
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American Family Field legislation clears Senate; Assembly passage expected
Proposed American Family Field legislation authorizing updating and upgrading the home of the Milwaukee Brewers passed the Wisconsin Senate by a comfortable margin today, with the Assembly expected to adopt amendments to the measure as soon as today. (more…)
AmFamField renovations funding plan refined further
The AmFamField renovations funding plan has been refined further for the Wisconsin Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee, with a state contribution potentially declining a little, replaced by a $2/ticket surcharge for non-Milwaukee Brewers events. (more…)
AmFamField renovation plan passes WI Assembly; Senate future uncertain
A funding plan for American Family Field renovations passed the Wisconsin Assembly, but the proposal’s future in the Wisconsin Senate is far more uncertain. (more…)
New American Family Field vision emerging–but is it a practical one?
As Wisconsin lawmakers and the Milwaukee Brewers hammer out a funding deal, we’re seeing a new American Family Field vision emerge–but is it the right one for the ballpark? (more…)
Brewers would pay less for American Family Field renovations under new Republican plan
In an odd twist, Wisconsin Assembly leaders are proposing more public money for American Family Field renovations than requested by Gov. Tony Evers, dropping the Milwaukee Brewers’ share of the project’s price tag to $100 million. (more…)
Manfred: Find way to renovate American Family Field, or….
He didn’t bring out the heavy artillery–yet–but MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred made it clear the future of the Milwaukee Brewers depends on state funding of lease-mandated repairs to American Family Field, as political feuding continues. (more…)
Battle over AmFamField renovations pulls Manfred into fray
The parochial political battle over American Family Field renovations funding has attracted the attention of MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred, but don’t expect him to have much of an impact on the proceedings. (more…)
WI Assembly leader: American Family Field maintenance should see Milwaukee money
Dismissing the ballpark as a “local project,” Wisconsin Assembly Speaker Robin Vos says that any state aid for $290 million in American Family Field maintenance must be augmented by local spending from the city of Milwaukee and Milwaukee County. (more…)
Murky waters ahead for American Family Field renovations
Beware the hand-wringing politician claiming he doesn’t want to play politics with an issue and then proceeds to do just that. We’re seeing this situation emerge with what would appear to be a pretty straightforward proposition: state funding of American Family Field renovations. (more…)
State surplus would help fund American Family Field maintenance
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers is proposing using part of the state’s $7 billion budget surplus to pay $290 million toward the anticipated $400 million price tag for American Family Field maintenance and repairs. (more…)
2022: The year in review in the ballpark world
In the end, 2022 saw the ballpark world in a holding pattern, with 2023 potentially the time for long-running facility debates to be resolved, as you’ll see in our list of the Top 10 stories posted on Ballpark Digest as measured by page views. (more…)
J. Leinenkugel’s Barrel Yard named later in AmFam Field restaurant
The Restaurant to Be Named Later at American Family Field, home of the Milwaukee Brewers, has been named, with J. Leinenkugel’s Barrel Yard and a working brewing system set to occupy the left-field space for 2023. (more…)