The Milwaukee Brewers Wall of Honor is an exhibit located at American Family Field in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, that commemorates baseball players, coaches, executives, and broadcasters who have made significant contributions to the Milwaukee Brewers Major League Baseball team and meet set criteria regarding career milestones or service time. The team was established in Seattle, Washington, as the Seattle Pilots in 1969, [2] and they became the Milwaukee Brewers after relocating to Wisconsin in 1970. [3] The franchise played in the American League (AL) until 1998 when it moved to the National League (NL) in conjunction with a major league realignment. [4]
Established by the Brewers in 2014, the initial Wall of Fame class consisted of 58 inductees. As of 2022, seventy-one individuals have been inducted. Each member is honored with a bronze plaque bearing their image and a summary of their Brewers career, which is affixed to an exterior wall by the Hot Corner entrance in left field. [5] [6]
Unlike the American Family Field Walk of Fame exhibit, which selects individuals from both the Milwaukee Brewers and Milwaukee Braves through a vote by Wisconsin media members and Brewers executives, [7] only retired Brewers who met at least one of nine criteria while with Milwaukee are inducted to the Wall of Honor. [8] The original class of 58 inductees were added based on seven conditions. [9] Two additional criteria were added in 2015 and 2018. [8] [10] These nine conditions are: [8]
Position(s) | Indicates the inductee's primary position or role |
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† | Member of the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
‡ | Recipient of the Hall of Fame's Ford C. Frick Award |
PA | 2,000 or more plate appearances |
IP | 1,000 or more innings pitched |
GP | 250 or more games pitched |
MVP | Most Valuable Player Award winner |
CY | Cy Young Award winner |
ROY | Rookie of the Year Award winner |
REL | Reliever of the Year Award winner |
PEN | Manager of a pennant-winning team |
STAT | Statue on American Family Field Plaza |
HOF | Elected to the National Baseball Hall of Fame |
BCAST | Primary broadcaster for 20 or more seasons after playing career |
GM | General manager for 10 years or more and reached the postseason |
In addition to those inducted in the Wall of Honor, seven active players meet the requirements for induction upon retirement. [8]
Name | Position(s) | Career | Criteria met | Refs. |
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Willy Adames | Shortstop | 2021–present | PA | [84] |
John Axford | Pitcher | 2009–2013, 2021 | GP, REL | [85] |
Corbin Burnes | Pitcher | 2018–2023 | CY | [83] |
Josh Hader | Pitcher | 2017–2022 | REL, GP | [86] |
Jeremy Jeffress | Pitcher | 2010, 2014–2019 | GP | [87] |
Devin Williams | Pitcher | 2019–present | ROY, REL | [88] |
Christian Yelich | Left fielder | 2018–present | MVP, PA | [89] |
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