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Apr 8, 2021 10:37 AM
Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium is considered an alternate training site for the Milwaukee Brewers Triple-A team.
Starting Monday Wisconsin Timber Rattlers co-owner Rob Zerjav says the players will hold their first scrimmage. He says tickets go on sale today.
Zerjav says fans can see all the players that are on the cusp of becoming Brewers.
Monday’s game starts at 5:30 p.m. The lot opens at 4 p.m.
By Casey Nelson
Feb 18, 2021 2:20 PM
GRAND CHUTE, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers will take the field in May for the first time since 2019 and plans call for fans to be in attendance.
Opening night at Fox Cities Stadium is set for 6:35 p.m. May 4, with the Rattlers hosting the Beloit Snappers. All fans in attendance will receive a bobblehead doll of former Timber Rattler and current Milwaukee Brewer Keston Hiura.
This season will have a different feel, and not just because the Rattlers will be playing in a new league, the High-A Central League. Schedules and ballpark seating are impacted by the coronavirus pandemic.
By Jim Scott
Feb 12, 2021 6:09 PM
GRAND CHUTE, WI â The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have signed Major League Baseballâs Player Development License to officially accept the invitation to become the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. The Timber Rattlers had been Milwaukeeâs Low-A affiliate in their minor league system since the 2009 season.
The acceptance of the invitation and moving up a level in classification were the latest changes for the Timber Rattlers since Third Base Ventures, LLC purchased the team and Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium last December.
âThis has been quite the offseason for our organization and everything we have done has been in order to secure and preserve professional baseball in Northeastern Wisconsin,â said Rob Zerjav, Timber Rattlers President, CEO, and Co-Owner. âThis new relationship with Major League Baseball and a ten-year extended partnership with the Milwaukee Brewers does just tha
By Jim Scott
Jan 29, 2021 1:51 PM
GRAND CHUTE, WI â The Milwaukee Brewers have announced that Matt Erickson will return as the manager of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers for the 2021 season.  Strength and Conditioning Specialist Connor McCarthy is the only member of the staff that was announced for the 2020 season to return with Erickson. Former Timber Rattler and Milwaukee Brewers pitcher Hiram Burgos is the new Pitching Coach. Hitting coach Nick Stanley and Athletic Trainer Benny Arroyo are each scheduled to join Ericksonâs staff this season.
Erickson, a native of Appleton, has been Wisconsinâs manager since 2011. The Rattlers have been to the playoffs three times under Ericksonâs direction â 2012, 2014, and 2016. Wisconsin won the 2012 Midwest League Championship. Ericksonâs regular season record with the Rattlers is 604-644 (.484). He was to manage the Timber Rattlers for his tenth consecutive season in 2020 bu