Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that his 2023-25 state budget proposal would include $290 million for long-term improvements to the Brewers’ American Family Field.
The state has a current surplus of $7 billion, creating what Evers called a historic opportunity “to keep Major League Baseball here in Milwaukee for another 20 years.”
The lease on the stadium, which is guaranteed through 2030 with an additional set of five two-year options through 2040, would be extended through 2043, keeping the Brewers in Milwaukee until at least that time.
“The Governor’s Brewers proposal, like all of the other things he has leaked before his budget address, is just an idea,” Senate Majority Leader Devin LeMahieu said in a statement reported by the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.