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On opening day April 6, 2001, President George W. Bush and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig had first pitch honors for the stadium. [46] [47] The park hosted the 2002 MLB All-Star Game, which ended infamously in a tie.
The team moved into American Family Field, then known as Miller Park, in 2001, [10] but they did not play their first Opening Day game at the new stadium until five years later. In that game, held on April 3, 2006, Milwaukee defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates , 5–2; starter Doug Davis did not figure in the decision.
1996 Opening Day Bill Clinton: Oriole Park at Camden Yards 1997 Opening Day Shea Stadium: 2000 Opening Day Pacific Bell Park: George W. Bush (as Governor of Texas) ‡ The Ballpark in Arlington: Future 43rd president 2001 Opening Day George W. Bush: Miller Park
The stadium was demolished on February 21, 2001. Although most of the stadium site is now covered with parking for Miller Park, the site of the old infield was converted into a Little League park, and is now called Helfaer Field. On a picnic concourse next to the playing field of Helfaer Field, there is an outline of where home plate was at ...
The debut of the new uniforms was supposed to coincide with the opening of Miller Park, but a crane collapse in July 1999 which killed three workers and damaged the incomplete stadium delayed its opening until 2001. In 2006, the Brewers introduced Retro Sundays, when the Brewers would wear uniforms featuring the "ball-in-glove" logo.
The longest Opening Day winning streak for Rockies starting pitchers is three years, when Colorado won in 2004, 2005, and 2006, under three different pitchers, Shawn Estes, Joe Kennedy, and Jason Jennings. Rockies starters have lost twice in two consecutive years, once in 1993 and 1994, and once from 2002 to 2003.
February 8, 2001: Tony Fernández was signed as a free agent with the Milwaukee Brewers. [4] February 24, 2001: Marquis Grissom was traded by the Milwaukee Brewers with a player to be named later to the Los Angeles Dodgers for Devon White. The Milwaukee Brewers sent Ruddy Lugo (June 1, 2001) to the Los Angeles Dodgers to complete the trade. [5]
The future American Family Field was opened as "Miller Park" in 2001, built to replace Milwaukee County Stadium. The stadium was built with US$310 million of public funds (equivalent to $530 million in 2023), which drew some controversy at the time.