The Milwaukee Brewers and Oakland Athletics will be playing two spring training games in Las Vegas this weekend. This is a part of MLB’s Big League Weekend and both games will be played in Vegas Ballpark (home of the Athletics Triple-A affiliate the Aviators).
When are the game times for the Brewers and Athletics?
Friday night’s game between Milwaukee and Oakland will take place at 8:05 PM CT and Saturday at 3:05 PM CT. Per MLB.com both games will be available via radio broadcast by the Athletics. Both of these are split squad games in which on Friday Milwaukee will have another set of players playing against the Athletics in Arizona at American Family Fields of Phoenix. On Saturday there is another split squad game in Arizona but this time against the Seattle Mariners.
Which Milwaukee Brewers players are on the travel roster to Las Vegas?
Per Curt Hogg of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel the following players traveled to Las Vegas for the two game showdown against the Oakland Athletics.
Brewers travel roster (subject to change) for Vegas. None of the big-leaguers listed were in the clubhouse this morning, so would assume they all traveled. https://t.co/bT7AojsLy1 pic.twitter.com/mBR6YtjYDp
— Curt Hogg (@CyrtHogg) March 8, 2024
When did the Milwaukee Brewers last play in Las Vegas?
The Brew Crew have played a grand total of three times in Las Vegas. Their last appearance came in 1999. Prior to that they played in Las Vegas in 1998 and 1993. 2024 will end the 25 year drought and mark the teams fourth appearance.
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