Newest Brewers acquisition Ji-Man Choi among players who say they saw ghosts at Pfister Hotel

Tom Haudricourt
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
For many years, athletes have claimed the Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee is haunted.

Ji-Man Choi, the slugging first baseman from South Korea who signed a minor-league deal Monday with the Brewers, probably won't establish a residence at the Pfister Hotel if he makes Milwaukee's roster in spring training.

Choi, 26, is among a long list of baseball players who believe that the historic downtown hotel is haunted. While playing for the Los Angeles Angels in 2016, Choi insisted he was visited by a ghost when the team stayed at that hotel. 

Interviewed about that incident by mlb.com, Choi was asked how he slept and said, "Not good. Not good."

RELATED:Brewers sign Korean first baseman Ji-Man Choi to minor-league deal

Through interpreter Jae Park, Choi said he felt a spirit in his bed during his first night in the hotel. But he made it clear it wasn't the first time for him. 

"I've seen ghosts plenty of times," he insisted.

As for the Pfister Hotel experience, Choi joked, "I've dealt with it so many times, I don't really care anymore."

If Ji-Man Choi makes the Brewers' roster, he probably won't be staying at the Pfister Hotel.

The list of players who insisted they saw or felt the presence of ghosts at the Pfister is long, so Choi is in good company. Before getting traded from Minnesota to Milwaukee, Carlos Gomez said he couldn't sleep at night at the hotel because of ghostly happenings and claimed his iPod played on its own there.

 

In an interview with ESPN The Magazine in 2013, many players told of their experiences with ghosts at the Pfister, including Bryce Harper, Brandon Phillips, Giancarlo Stanton and Pablo Sandoval. 

And it just goes on and on. Adrian Beltre insisted his air conditioner kept shutting off and on in his hotel room at the Pfister. 

When Choi reports to the Brewers' spring training camp, we can ask him if he has experienced any ghostly apparitions lately. But we're guessing he won't be staying at the Pfister if he makes the Brewers' roster in spring training.