Brewers home park to undergo millions in offseason renovations with many more coming

American Family Field, formerly known as Miller Park, has been the Milwaukee Brewers' home ballpark since 2001 when it replaced Milwaukee County Stadium. At the time, it was one of the more modern stadium designs in baseball with it's unique fan-shaped retractable roof and a lot of modern amenities that Milwaukee County lacked at the time the new stadium was built.

However, that was well over 20 years ago and American Family has started to show signs of wear over time which is to be expected for any venue that has so much fan traffic each and every year. In late 2023, the state of Wisconsin approved approximately $500 million in funding to do extensive renovations to get the Brewers park back up to snuff in the coming years and insure that the Brewers won't be moving anytime soon.

While those larger scale repairs and upgrades will need to wait, Milwaukee fans will be treated to a smaller set of upgrades for the 2025 season as the Brewers are spending nearly $8.5 million this offseason to improve seating and parking at the stadium among other repairs.

Brewers to begin renovations to American Family Field this offseason with bigger changes to come

Unfortunately, the bigger upgrades to American Family Field such as a more modern video scoreboard, luxury suites, and elevator/escalator upgrades will have to wait until the money from the state starts flowing more freely. However, the Brewers will be replacing all the seats in the Loge level this offseason, replacing part of the run down Uecker parking lot, and do some maintenance on their retractable roof among other repairs this offseason.

While a small step towards modernizing American Family Field, it is still a start of a larger process that should insure that the Brewers remain in Milwaukee after there was a chance they could move before the changes and funding were approved.

Over the years, the Brewers have become an integral part of the Milwaukee community from the various community partnerships with the team to the outpouring of support after the untimely passing of Hank the Ballpark Pup. That the Brewers' home park is beginning the process of modernizing and becoming an even more attractive option for fans to come visit is a great sign for the future of baseball in Milwaukee even if the fixes aren't coming as fast as some may have hoped.

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