ST. PETERSBURG, FL — The Milwaukee Brewers World Series parade has been scheduled for Friday in downtown Milwaukee, Brewers officials told USA TODAY Sports after the team finished off the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 5.
It will begin on Wisconsin Ave. and will wind up at the end at the lakefront – with an anticipated crowd of at least 400,000, nearly two-thirds of the city’s population.
Who knows, that estimate may be light considering these are the same fans who paid a World Series record $2,338 just to get into American Family Park in Milwaukee for Game 1 – and then bought every plane ticket possible from Milwaukee to Tampa to cheer on their beloved team at Tropicana Field.
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“It's been awesome to see," Brewers captain Christian Yelich said. “It's been pretty evident this month about how much the fans have gotten behind this team, the fan support that we've had at the road venues, at our home ballpark.
"People just coming up to you and telling you what the team means to them, and how awesome and how much fun and memories they've made over the years watching the Brewers.
“We don't take that lightly as a team. We understand that when we play well, it creates memories for people and makes people happy."
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: When is Brewers parade? Milwaukee ready to celebrate first World Series
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