MILWAUKEE BREWERS

Brewers add Yasmani Grandal to 'On Deck' event, announce schedule for autographs

Tom Haudricourt
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Yasmani Grandal, the Brewers' new catcher, waits to be interviewed at a news conference introducing him.

The Milwaukee Brewers released the schedule Monday for their sold-out “Brewers On Deck” fan festival Sunday, which now will include new catcher Yasmani Grandal among the participants.

The event, scheduled for 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Wisconsin Center, sold out for the first time in advance. Here is a list of autograph opportunities, with cash the only form of payment on a first-come, first-served basis for a limit of 250 people per participant.

AUTOGRAPH SCHEDULE

STAGE 1                                                                              
10:30-11:15 a.m.      Matt Albers ($10)                                   
Noon-12:45 p.m.      Jacob Barnes ($10)                                       
    1:45-2:30 p.m.      Bob Uecker ($25)/Mark Attanasio (free)        
         3-3:45 p.m.      Eric Thames ($10)                              
 
STAGE 2                                                                       
     11-11:45 a.m.      Ryan Braun ($25)                         
  12:30-1:15 p.m.     Jhoulys Chacín ($10)                   
         2-2:45 p.m.     Junior Guerra ($10)                    
    3:30-4:15 p.m.     Christian Yelich ($25)                      
                                                                                                    
STAGE 3                                                                     
10:30-11:15 a.m.      Brandon Woodruff ($10)                      
11:30-12:15 p.m.      Orlando Arcia ($10)                        
         1-1:45 p.m.      Hernán Pérez ($10)                           
    2:30-3:15 p.m.      Jesús Aguilar ($25)                           
    3:45-4:30 p.m.      Tyler Saladino ($10)
 
STAGE 4
10:30-11:15 a.m.       Alex Claudio ($10)
Noon-12:45 p.m.       Lorenzo Cain ($25)
    1:30-2:15 p.m.       Yasmani Grandal ($25)
    3-3:45 p.m.            Brent Suter ($10)
 
STAGE 5
     11-11:45 a.m.       Taylor Williams ($10)
  12:30-1:15 p.m.       Josh Hader ($25)
    1:30-2:15 p.m.       Manny Piña ($10)
    3:30-4:15 p.m.       Jimmy Nelson ($10)
                                                                                                    
STAGE 6
11:30 a.m.-12:15 p.m.       Travis Shaw ($10)
                 1-1:45 p.m.       Robin Yount ($25)
            2:30-3:15 p.m.       Jeremy Jeffress ($10)
            3:45-4:30 p.m.       Freddy Peralta ($10) 

FREE AUTOGRAPH AREA                                                   
10-10:30 a.m.       Corbin Burnes/Marcos Diplan                   
10:30-11 a.m.       Mauricio Dubon/Ben Gamel                      
11-11:30 a.m.       Adrian Houser/Jacob Nottingham              
   11:30-Noon       Cory Spangenberg/Troy Stokes Jr.
Noon-12:30 p.m.  Trey Supak/Tyrone Taylor                         
  12:30-1 p.m.       Bobby Wahl/Aaron Wilkerson                
    1-1:30 p.m.       Zack Brown/Lucas Erceg                              
    1:30-2 p.m.      Jake Gatewood/Keston Hiura
    2-2:30 p.m.       Marcos Diplan/Corey Ray
    2:30-3 p.m.       Mauricio Dubon/Ben Gamel
    3-3:30 p.m.       Cory Spangenberg/Troy Stokes Jr.
    3:30-4 p.m.      Trey Supak/Tyrone Taylor
    4-4:30 p.m.      Bobby Wahl/Aaron Wilkerson

In addition to the players listed above, several Brewers alumni will be available for autographs at the interactive stage from 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. A single charge of $25 will allow fans to get autographs from the entire group. Manager Craig Counsell and his coaches will be available for free autographs from 2:15 to 3 p.m.

Autograph fees will go to the Brewers Community Foundation. Autograph opportunities are for signatures on photo cards provided by the team. The Brewers cannot guarantee that players will sign other memorabilia.

MAIN STAGE SCHEDULE

10:15 a.m.: Welcome from chief operating officer Rick Schlesinger and PA announcer Rob Edwards.

11 a.m.: Brewers Besties. Three teams of players/broadcasters compete to see who are best of friends.

12:30 p.m.: Meet the Management. Principal owner Mark Attanasio, general manager David Stearns and assistant GM Matt Arnold will answer questions along with broadcasters Brian Anderson, Bill Schroeder, Matt Lepay and Craig Coushun, as well as members of the coaching staff.

2 p.m.: Brewers Game Night. Players pair up in three teams to compete in popular game shows of Charades, Heads Up! and Pictionary.

3:30 p.m.: Brewers Game Night. Members of the 2019 team and 1982 alumni square off in a Family Feud style game show.