MILWAUKEE – A much-needed sign of spring, the Milwaukee Brewers spring training equipment truck was loaded up on Tuesday.
Bernie Brewer and the Famous Racing Sausages helped load the truck at American Family Field. From there, it will head to American Family Fields of Phoenix.
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By the numbers:
Here’s some of the stuff that’s headed to Arizona:
20,500 baseballs1,000 baseball bats200 batting helmets2,000 shirts250 batting gloves400 batting practice jerseys200 game jerseys300 baseball pants500 pairs of socks20 cases of bubble gum60 cases of sunflower seeds
What’s next:
The equipment truck is scheduled to arrive in Arizona on Saturday, Feb. 7. Pitchers and catchers report on Feb. 11, and the first full-squad workout is slated for Feb. 17.
What they’re saying:
The Brewers are coming off a record-setting season that ended in the National League Championship Series.
“You have to give credit to Matt Arnold and the entire baseball operations department because they continue to excel both at the major league level and with our farm system,” said Rick Schlesing, president of baseball operations. “The farm system was voted the best in baseball, we won the most games in the major leagues last year. The team is ready, it’s fortified, we need health, I think we’ll get that, and we’re ready to go.”
The Source: FOX6 News received information from the Milwaukee Brewers and attended Tuesday’s equipment truck loading event.
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