THAT MAKES THIS BALLPARK OPERATE. THE TEAM BACK ON. IT IS CHEERIO. BALL GAME AND EVEN THE BALLPARK MAY BE DIFFERENT, BUT THERE’S A FAMILIAR FACE IN THIS PRESS BOX THAT’S REMAINED CONSTANT. HOW LONG HAVE YOU BEEN DOING THAT? WELL, SINCE 1978. IT’S THIS GUY, MARTY WELLS, WHO’S BEEN WORKING IN MEDIA HOSPITALITY FOR THE BREWERS THE LAST 47 YEARS. HE STARTED ALONGSIDE HIS FATHER ALL THOSE YEARS AGO. IT’S KIND OF FUNNY HOW WHEN YOU FIRST START OUT. YOU’RE EVERYBODY’S OLDER THAN YOU, THE PLAYERS ARE OLDER, AND ALL OF A SUDDEN IT’S LIKE YOU’RE THE SAME AGE. AND NOW IT’S LIKE, I COULD BE THEIR GRANDPA. HE’S SEEN ALL THE HIGHLIGHTS, LIKE THE 1982 WORLD SERIES AT COUNTY STADIUM. I COULD STAND OUT THERE AND I COULD HEAR ALL THE CARS OUT ON WISCONSIN AVENUE. IT WAS JUST LIKE THE OLD WEDDING, YOU KNOW, BACK IN THE DAY WHEN EVERYBODY HONKED THEIR HORNS. BUT ALSO THE LOWS LIKE THIS SEASON WITHOUT A DRIVE. LEGENDARY BROADCASTER BOB UECKER, THE NAMESAKE OF WELLS CUPS. OFFICE, WAS A BIG PART OF THE GAME. I KNEW HIM FROM WAY BACK. YEAH, WE SORT A LOT OF GOOD, GOOD MEMORIES THROUGH IT ALL, THOUGH. HE KEEPS COMING BACK FOR MORE. I LOVE BASEBALL AND I LOVE THE PEOPLE THAT I WORK WITH, AND IT’S JUST IT’S JUST A REGULAR THING THAT I LOOK FORWARD TO COME SPRING. YOU KNOW, IT’S LIKE, OKAY, IT’S THAT TIME OF YEAR, LET’S GET GOING. SO WE ACTUALLY RETIRED FROM HIS DAY JOB ABOUT FIVE YEARS AGO, WORKING AT WEST ALLIS PUBLIC WORKS. I ASKED WELLS IF HE EVER PLANS ON LEAVING THIS JOB, AND HE TOLD ME, NOT ANYTIME SOON. DEREK. ALL RIGHT. AND WE ARE CERTAINLY GRATEFUL TO HAVE A FAN LIKE MARTY IN THIS FAN BASE.
Longtime Brewers staffer with front row seat to baseball history for 47 years
You may not recognize his name, but Marty Wellskopf has been a part of the Brewers for nearly half a century
Updated: 6:38 PM CDT Oct 14, 2025
As fans fill up American Family Field for postseason baseball, there’s one man inside the ballpark who’s had a front row seat to Brewers history for nearly half a century.You may not recognize his name, but Marty Wellskopf has been a part of the Brewers for 47 years. He started in Brewers’ media hospitality in 1978 alongside his father. Wellskopf was just 18 at the time. “When you first start out, everybody is older than you. The players are older, and all of a sudden, it’s like you’re the same age. And now it’s like I could be their grandpa, you know,” Wellskopf said.He’s seen all the highs up close, like the team making its first and only World Series appearance in 1982 at County Stadium. “I could stand out there and hear all the cars out on Wisconsin Ave. It was just like the old wedding back in the day when everybody honked their horns.”Wellskopf has also experienced the lows, such as the absence of legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker, who passed away earlier this year. “He’ll be missed. He was a big part of the game. I knew him from way back. Yeah, it was a lot of good memories,” Wellskopf said.It’s his devotion to the game and his dedication to the job that keep him coming back for more. Although he retired from his day job five years ago, he has no plan to leave his post with the Brewers any time soon. “I love baseball. And I love the people that I work with. It’s just a regular thing that I look forward to come spring, you know. It’s like, OK, it’s that time of year, let’s get going,” he said.Top HeadlinesMilwaukee mother killed with rock, court documents reveal daughter’s violent pastPolice investigate deadly shooting outside Milwaukee restaurantGet the Facts: Who’s served in the House and the Senate the longestWATCH Milwaukee police release dashcam video of off-duty officer shooting
MILWAUKEE —
As fans fill up American Family Field for postseason baseball, there’s one man inside the ballpark who’s had a front row seat to Brewers history for nearly half a century.
You may not recognize his name, but Marty Wellskopf has been a part of the Brewers for 47 years.
He started in Brewers’ media hospitality in 1978 alongside his father. Wellskopf was just 18 at the time.
“When you first start out, everybody is older than you. The players are older, and all of a sudden, it’s like you’re the same age. And now it’s like I could be their grandpa, you know,” Wellskopf said.
He’s seen all the highs up close, like the team making its first and only World Series appearance in 1982 at County Stadium.
“I could stand out there and hear all the cars out on Wisconsin Ave. It was just like the old wedding back in the day when everybody honked their horns.”
Wellskopf has also experienced the lows, such as the absence of legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker, who passed away earlier this year.
“He’ll be missed. He was a big part of the game. I knew him from way back. Yeah, it was a lot of good memories,” Wellskopf said.
It’s his devotion to the game and his dedication to the job that keep him coming back for more. Although he retired from his day job five years ago, he has no plan to leave his post with the Brewers any time soon.
“I love baseball. And I love the people that I work with. It’s just a regular thing that I look forward to come spring, you know. It’s like, OK, it’s that time of year, let’s get going,” he said.
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