MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Brewers return to American Family Field for the 2025 home opener against the Kansas City Royals on Monday, March 31. You can watch the game only on FOX6. 

Brewers vs. Kansas City Royals

What we know:

The Brewers aim to break a three-game losing streak when they play the Kansas City Royals. The first pitch is set for 1:10 p.m.

Milwaukee went 93-69 overall and 47-34 in home games last season. The Brewers scored 4.8 runs per game while allowing 4.0 last season.

Kansas City had an 86-76 record overall and a 41-40 record on the road last season. The Royals pitching staff had a collective 3.76 ERA while averaging 8.5 strikeouts per nine innings in the 2024 season.

The Crew hosts Kansas City for three games (March 31-April 2) and then a four-game series against the Cincinnati Reds (April 3-6).   

A news release says the 2025 home opener will include several remembrances, including Ueck’s signature across the outfield grass, a moment of silence and the Milwaukee debut of the Uecker jersey patch on all on-field personnel jerseys.

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Parking lots and gates

What we know:

Parking lots will open at 10:10 a.m. (three hours prior to game time) and ballpark gates will open at 11:10 a.m. (two hours prior to game time). Parking ambassadors will be onsite to assist guests with activating their parking sessions. 

Ceremonial First Pitch 

What we know:

The ceremonial first pitch (takes place approx. 1:02 p.m.): The 2025 Home Opener Ceremonial First Pitches will be thrown by Karl Simandl, representing the Wounded Warrior Project, and Dr. Kent Botsford, of the ALS Association. 

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Both causes were supported by the late Brewers Broadcaster, Bob Uecker, and are now supported by the Uecker Family and Brewers in his memory. 

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Pregame Party

What we know:

Fans can stop by the pedestrian bridge to participate in trivia sessions with In-Game Hosts Nicole Sedivy and Carrie Mahone, hop in the Brew Crew photo booth and meet Brewers mascots who will make appearances throughout the morning. 

Pregame entertainment will include drumline performances from Ronald Reagan High School, Rufus King High School and South Division High School and dance performances from the Milwaukee Dancing Grannies and Lake Country Dockettes. 

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It’s going to be chilly for the Brewers’ home opener today, with temperatures feeling like the mid-30s by first pitch. It should stay dry for Election Day tomorrow, though western parts of the state could see rain and snow. Meteorologists are tracking the potential for more strong storms Wednesday.

Why tomorrow’s election is a referendum on Trump

Wisconsin voters will elect a new Supreme Court justice tomorrow. But the April election is much more than a state-level race — it represents a referendum on President Donald Trump and his first 20 weeks in office, Molly Beck and Daniel Bice report.

Brad Schimel, the conservative candidate, has leaned heavily into Trump’s endorsement and joined him for a “tele-rally.” A spokesman for Susan Crawford, the liberal in the race, said Schimel “resorted to being fully at the mercy of Elon Musk and Donald Trump.”

Charles Franklin, director of the Marquette Law School poll, said Schimel’s strategy has never been tried before in Wisconsin, making it “risky.”

“It probably will mobilize some Trump voters who don’t normally vote in spring elections, but also is likely to mobilize Democrats who are extraordinarily opposed to Trump, but perhaps not otherwise intense about the court race,” Franklin said. “So is mobilization or counter-mobilization the greater effect?”

Can We Energies demand backpay on a faulty meter?

Sharon Saxelby, who is retired and on a fixed income, got a We Energies bill for $926 in January. After calling We Energies three times, she was told she owed nearly $700 in backpay due to a “bill irregularity.” She contacted our Public Investigator team, who looked into the matter.

We Energies discovered in December that the “wrong meter” was installed for Saxelby’s Brookfield condo. That meter had recorded just 75% of the electricity used for “the last few years,” a spokeswoman said. Now, We Energies is demanding Saxelby pay for the additional electricity she used over the past two years because of a state law.

Although Saxelby owns her condo, she doesn’t own or control the electricity meter and says it’s unfair for her to pay for We Energies’ mistake. We Energies says customers should know this is a “a very rare case, and the overwhelming majority of our 2.2 million meters work exactly as they should.”

Gina Lee Castro also breaks down whether back billing is legal, and how a similar situation was resolved in the 1970s.

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