Brewers Release On Deck Information

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5 min readJan 17, 2017

Over 60 Milwaukee Brewers players, alumni, coaches, front office executives and broadcasters are scheduled to participate in Brewers On Deck, which is set to take place on Sunday, January 29 from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. at the Wisconsin Center.

Advance tickets are $15 for adults and $9 for children 14 and under. Tickets on the day of the event are $20 for adults and $15 for children 14 and under. On the day event, cash is the only accepted form of payment for admittance. A portion of the proceeds from Brewers On Deck will benefit Brewers Community Foundation. Tickets may be purchased at the Miller Park Box Office, by calling the Brewers ticket office at 414-902-4000, or online at Brewers.com/ondeck through January 27 at Noon.

Once again food donations will be accepted for The Hunger Task Force. Donations can be dropped off at two main entrances to the Wisconsin Center, located at 4th Street and Wisconsin Avenue, and 4th Street and Wells Street.

Players, coaches and alumni scheduled to attend include (all subject to change):

PLAYERS
Chase Anderson, Orlando Arcia, Jett Bandy, Jacob Barnes, Michael Blazek, Ryan Braun, Lewis Brinson, Keon Broxton, Ryan Cordell, Zach Davies, Matt Garza, Scooter Gennett, Junior Guerra, Josh Hader, Adrian Houser, Taylor Jungmann, Corey Knebel, Jorge Lopez, Damien Magnifico, Jhan Mariñez, Tommy Milone, Jimmy Nelson, Kirk Nieuwenhuis, Hernan Pérez, Brett Phillips, Manny Piña, Michael Reed, Domingo Santana, Rob Scahill, Travis Shaw, Andrew Susac, Brent Suter, Eric Thames, Carlos Torres, Jonathan Villar

PLAYER/PERSONALITY
Tim Dillard

MANAGER
Craig Counsell

COACHES
Darnell Coles, Matt Erickson, Marcus Hanel, Derek Johnson, Jason Lane, Pat Murphy, Ed Sedar, Carlos Subero, Lee Tunnell

ALUMNI
Don August, Jerry Augustine, Cecil Cooper, Rollie Fingers, Jim Gantner, Larry Hisle, Ken Sanders, Gorman Thomas, Paul Wagner, Robin Yount

BROADCASTERS

Brian Anderson, Craig Coshun, Lane Grindle, Jeff Levering, Sophia Minnaert, Bob Uecker

EXECUTIVES

Matt Arnold, Mark Attanasio, Rick Schlesinger

Brewers On Deck will feature a number of activities for the entire family. Autographs and photos from Brewers players, coaches and alumni; interactive games in the Kids Area; Q&A sessions and Klement’s Main Stage game shows with Brewers players, coaches and broadcasters; vendor booths with baseball memorabilia; Brewers Community Foundation’s Treasure Hunt Sale, a 50/50 raffle, live auction and many other activities will all be a part of Brewers On Deck.

Details regarding autographs include the following: Players and select staff/alumni will each sign up to 250 autographs, ranging from free of charge to $25 (proceeds go to Brewers Community Foundation). ALL autographs this year will be first come, first served and limited to the first 250 in line per player/staff. A schedule of players signing and their session times will be released in the next week. The autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team; the Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia. For additional information, visit Brewers.com/ondeck.

Please note that cash is the only acceptable form of payment for autographs. The Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia, and personalization of items is solely up to the discretion of each player.

A detailed schedule of all Brewers On Deck events will be released later.

***UPDATE: The detailed schedule has been released.***

The Klement’s Main Stage will include various Q&A sessions with top Brewers baseball executives, team prospects and game shows.

The Brewers Interactive Stage will feature Kids Only Question and Answer sessions, where youngsters interview players, and a roundtable discussion with members of the Milwaukee media who cover the team on a regular basis. Brewers Community Foundation (BCF) will host a Treasure Hunt sale, featuring some hard-to-find Brewers items on sale as well as a live auction (at noon) on the Interactive Stage. Additionally, BCF will hold a 50/50 Raffle. The winner will be announced at the Interactive Stage following the BCF auction.

Photo sessions with players are also scheduled throughout the day in designated photo areas. The Brewers Team Store by Majestic will have a full set up with the latest Brewers merchandise for sale, and a Brewers Museum will feature memorable artifacts from throughout the history of the team.

Details on the autograph and programming schedules are listed below. The schedules are subject to change, with the latest version and more information available at Brewers.com/ondeck. Autographs this year will be either free, $10, or $25 with proceeds benefiting Brewers Community Foundation.

The autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team; the Brewers cannot guarantee that any player will sign other memorabilia, and personalization of items is solely up to the discretion of each player. Please note that cash is the only acceptable form of payment for autographs. In addition, players who are not listed above will sign free autographs on the Bonus Stage at various times.

Fans can post their photos from the event to Twitter and/or Instagram using the hashtag #BrewersOnDeck for a chance to win prizes such as a trip down Bernie Brewer’s slide, game tickets and more. For contest rules, visit brewers.com/ondeck.

Children are invited to visit the Farm Teams Infield for free batting and hitting clinics scheduled throughout the day. Brewers alumni and players will be on hand for the instructional sessions. In addition, kids can run around the field or play games with Brewers players in the Fan Cave.

Klement’s Main Stage Schedule

10:15 a.m. — Welcome, 2017 Reveals & Rising Stars — Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger will welcome fans to Brewers On Deck. The five Free-Shirt Friday designs will be unveiled, including the winner of the Free-Shirt Friday Design Contest. Fans will also enjoy a question and answer session with several of the Brewers top prospects.

11:30 a.m. — Brewers Face Off — Brewers “Rising Stars” and alumni will participate in a game show similar to Family Feud.

1:00 p.m. — Meet the Management — Brewers Chairman and Principal Owner Mark Attanasio, Vice President — Assistant General Manager Matt Arnold, and Manager Craig Counsell will participate in a question and answer session with Brewers fans.

2:00 p.m. — Brewers Jeopardy — Three Brewers players will test their knowledge in a version of the popular trivia gameshow.

3:30 p.m. — Milwaukee Match — Three fans will give it their best as they attempt to match a phrase with a ring of Brewers players and broadcasters in this take on the classic gameshow, Match Game.

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