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The autographed bat Babe Ruth used to hit the first home run of the 1924 season off Hall of Fame pitcher Walter Johnson is predicted to set a new record for the sale price of a game used bat, with bids anticipated from international collectors. The antique baseball relic’s sale is being brokered by South Milwaukee-based Mears Online Auctions. Anticipated to sell in excess of $3 million, industry experts have said the historic item is the finest Ruth bat to enter the market in over a decade. “With its provenance, autograph, physical dimensions, and photo of Ruth promoting the...

Historian John Gurda will present a program on “Milwaukee in the New Millennium” at the Milwaukee County Historical Society on December 8, coinciding with the public release of the fourth edition of his celebrated book The Making of Milwaukee. The Making of Milwaukee remains one of the most popular books about the city, written by local author and historian John Gurda. Initially published in 1999, it has earned a place as the standard history of the community it chronicles. The book, with more than 30,000 copies already in print, has been refreshed as a fourth edition for a new...

The Wisconsin chapter of the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) criticized the Trump administration’s policy of separating families crossing the Mexican border with the United States back in July of this year. It was part of a billboard campaign that featured the story of 9-year-old Cesar Acosta, a Honduran refugee who fled gang violence in Honduras. The boy and his family were seeking asylum. At the Milwaukee press conference, Acosta detailed his horrific experience, where he was kept in a cage after U.S. authorities took him from his mother on the southern border. “He was forced to...

The Milwaukee Milkmen recently released their schedule for the team’s inaugural 2019 American Association of Independent Baseball League season. The Milkmen will open the season with a pair of road trips including a four-game series against Saint Paul starting on May 16 and a four-game tilt at Fargo-Moorhead starting May 20. The team’s home opener will be May 24, the first of a three-game series against the Chicago Dogs at Routine Field. After the home opener, the Milkmen travel to Kаnsаs Cіty on May 28 for two days to face the 2018 AA Champions before heading back home for...