Longtime Brewers staffer with front row seat to baseball history for 47 years
By Hannah Hilyard
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MILWAUKEE (WISN) — As fans fill up American Family Field for postseason baseball, there’s one man inside the ballpark who’s had a front row seat to Brewers history for nearly half a century.
You may not recognize his name, but Marty Wellskopf has been a part of the Brewers for 47 years.
He started in Brewers’ media hospitality in 1978 alongside his father. Wellskopf was just 18 at the time.
“When you first start out, everybody is older than you. The players are older, and all of a sudden, it’s like you’re the same age. And now it’s like I could be their grandpa, you know,” Wellskopf said.
He’s seen all the highs up close, like the team making its first and only World Series appearance in 1982 at County Stadium.
“I could stand out there and hear all the cars out on Wisconsin Ave. It was just like the old wedding back in the day when everybody honked their horns.”
Wellskopf has also experienced the lows, such as the absence of legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker, who passed away earlier this year.
“He’ll be missed. He was a big part of the game. I knew him from way back. Yeah, it was a lot of good memories,” Wellskopf said.
It’s his devotion to the game and his dedication to the job that keep him coming back for more. Although he retired from his day job five years ago, he has no plan to leave his post with the Brewers any time soon.
“I love baseball. And I love the people that I work with. It’s just a regular thing that I look forward to come spring, you know. It’s like, OK, it’s that time of year, let’s get going,” he said.
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