Photos: Tailgating before Game 1 of the World Series at American Family Field
Near perfect weather greeted tailgaters prior to Game 1 of the World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tamp Bay Rays at American Family Field on Friday.
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Owen Holcomb, left, Jack Ryan, and Hayden Sheetz, of Milton, took Friday off from their construction jobs to be the first car in line at the Molitor lot at American Family Field. They paid $90 for parking and $1,600 each for their tickets to Game 1 of the World Series.
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Parking at American Family Field for the World Series was $90 in the Molitor lot but in closer lots to the stadium some paid $125 to park their vehicle.
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Cally Kobza, 31, of Waukesha, sizes up a Brewers shirt at a stand at the corner of Hawley and Bluemound roads Friday. Most T-shirts were going for $30.
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Stands selling Milwaukee Brewers swag is seen just west of American Family Field.
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The flags were flying amid the tailgaters at American Family Field Friday just prior to Game 1 of the World Series between the Brewers and Rays.
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Kyle Ristow, 25, tends to a massive tomahawk steak Friday on a grill at his family’s tailgate party at American Family Field. They also had ribeye steaks, stuffed lobster tails and 12-year-old bourbon.
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The gothic tower of Old Main at the Zablocki VA Medical Center near American Family Field is seen through a haze of smoke from grills prior to Game 1 of the World Series.
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Ina and George Vidalakis enjoy a game of cribbage Friday in the parking lot of American Family Field as they prepare for Game 1 of the World Series. The Shawano couple, retired medical professionals, paid about $2,000 each for their seats in Section 214.
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Joel Krampitz and Natalie Tompkins of Menomonee Falls play a game of corn hole Friday during the tailgating scene at American Family Field.
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Tom Steinberg, 45, of Menasha, opens his plaid jacket to show off his Bob Uecker T-shirt. Steinberg was among the thousands who tailgated Friday under a near cloudless sky at American Family Field.
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Jake and Brandy Johnson of Lake Geneva tailgate Friday before Game 1 of the World Series at American Family Field. Prior to the trip to Milwaukee, Jake and his brother stopped at their father’s grave in the village of Sharon to lay down a yellow rally towel.
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Tailgaters were greeted by near-perfect weather Friday prior to Game 1 of the World Series. But despite the unseasonable temperatures, the roof to American Family Field was closed.
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Emmy Steinberg, of Menasha, wore her mother's 1982 World Series shirt and made jackets for her husband, Tom Steinberg, left, and her brother-in-law, Sam Peterson, of Waupaca, who wore a plaid jacket dedicated to the late Brewers announcer, Bob Uecker.
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The village of Arena in Iowa County was well represented at the tailgate scene at American Family Field on Friday. From left, Alyssa McElwee, Quinn Peterson, Nate Larson and Deb Zweifel played hands of euchre as a nearby grill cooked brats. They also brought fresh cheese curds from Arena Cheese.
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Eric Klinka, left, plays catch with his father, Timothy, in the parking lot prior to game one of the World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.
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Bernie Brewer and the Barrelman take pictures with fans during tailgating prior to game one of the World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.
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Tammy Benish helps an inflatable of Bernie Brewer fill up with air while tailgating prior to game one of the World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.
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Brewers fan Mike Trofimoff takes a hit of his pipe while waiting for the parking lots to open for tailgating prior to game one of the World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Tampa Bay Rays on Friday, Oct. 23, 2026 at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wis.
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Owen Holcomb, left, Jack Ryan, and Hayden Sheetz, of Milton, took Friday off from their construction jobs to be the first car in line at the Molitor lot at American Family Field. They paid $90 for parking and $1,600 each for their tickets to Game 1 of the World Series.
Near perfect weather greets fans as they party in the parking lots prior to the first pitch between the Brewers and the Rays.
Near perfect weather greets fans as they party in the parking lots prior to the first pitch between the Brewers and the Rays.
