Milwaukee Brewers fans celebrate their team's first-ever World Series win

NPR | By Rachel Baye ,

Chuck Quirmbach, Matt Ozug

Published October 29, 2026 at 6:48 PM EDT

Wisconsin is enjoying its first Major League Baseball championship since the Milwaukee Braves took the title in 1957.

Rachel Baye

Chuck Quirmbach

Chuck Quirmbach was a reporter with WUWM from 2018 to 2025.

Matt Ozug

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