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As the Milwaukee Brewers take on the Tampa Bay Rays in their first World Series in more than 40 years, tour Milwaukee to see how artists have celebrated the home team with public art.

“Wild Bill”

A colorful mural reading “Wild Ball” depicts an illustrated baseball player in a tan and blue uniform throwing a pitch, surrounded by swirling blue streaks.
“Wild Bill,” a mural by artists Brent Schoonover and Hannah Tews, in Black Cat Alley on Milwaukee’s lower East Side. (Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local)
A close-up of a mural featuring a blue-and-gold circular emblem with stylized shapes, bordered by bright blue paint and black brushstrokes.
A Milwaukee Brewers logo detail inside the mural “Wild Bill” by artists Brent Schoonover and Hannah Tews.
A colorful mural depicts an illustrated baseball player in a tan and blue uniform, with a large white baseball streaking across a pink background.
“Wild Bill,” a mural by artists Brent Schoonover and Hannah Tews.

“Bob Uecker”

A mural depicts a white-haired person in a tan jacket and blue shirt beside a microphone, with the words “Bob Uecker” and “Mr. Baseball” below.
A mural of Bob Uecker, 731 N. Jackson St., painted by muralist Mauricio Ramirez.

Baseball sculptures

A large white baseball sculpture covered in handwritten messages and red arrow designs stands in a downtown garden beside a sign reading “Messages From the Community.”
A baseball sculpture covered in signatures and messages from Milwaukee Brewers fans sits in front of the Pfister Hotel, 424 E. Wisconsin Ave.
A close-up of a white baseball sculpture covered in handwritten messages, including “Go Brewers,” “Let’s go team” and “Go Crew,” with hearts and drawings.
A baseball sculpture covered in signatures and messages from Milwaukee Brewers fans sits in front of the Pfister Hotel.
A large white baseball sculpture covered in handwritten Brewers messages, including “Bring it home Crew,” and red check marks sits in a downtown garden.
A baseball sculpture covered in drawings and messages from Milwaukee Brewers fans sits in front of the Pfister Hotel.

“Hank Aaron” 

A large mural labeled “Hank Aaron” depicts a baseball player wearing number 44 on a brick building above a plaque commemorating the baseball player.
A mural of Hank Aaron by Milwaukee artist Rosy Petri hangs on the outside of Clinton Rose Senior Center, 3045 N. Martin Luther King Drive.

“El Paletero” 

A blue mural with oversized yellow letters depicts a person pushing a white cooler labeled “Los Cerveceros” across a wall behind parked cars.
“El Paletero,” a mural painted by Michael Cerda, in 2024.
A mural on a blue wall depicts a person pushing a white cooler labeled “Los Cerveceros,” with oversized yellow lettering in the background.
“El Paletero,” a mural painted by Michael Cerda, on the side wall of Heavy Hitters Athletic Facility.
A blue mural with oversized yellow “Milwaukee” lettering depicts a person pushing a white cooler labeled “Los Cerveceros” behind a row of parked cars.
“El Paletero,” a mural painted by Michael Cerda, can be found at 415 S. 3rd St.

“Sam’s Rocks WI”

A person wearing a navy Milwaukee Brewers sweatshirt holds a painted stone decorated with the words “October” and a Brewers logo on a downtown sidewalk.
Michelle Gygax holds up a hand-painted rock, a part of her ongoing project titled Sam’s Rocks WI, on Oct. 21. Gygax leaves her hand-painted rocks at different locations in memory of her late father, Sam, who enjoyed sharing kind messages and words of encouragement. ( Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local)
A hand holds a painted white stone reading “Built for October” and “World Series,” decorated with the Milwaukee Brewers logo and blue and yellow dots.
Michelle Gygax holds up a hand-painted rock. Check out @samsrockswi on social media to find the latest rock drop locations.
A hand holds a painted stone decorated with the Milwaukee Brewers logo and the words “World Series,” “From a First” and “2026” in blue, yellow and black.
Michelle Gygax holds up a hand-painted rock. Gygax says her father was a lifelong Milwaukee Brewers fan, and she’ll be spreading special rocks in his honor the week leading up to the start of the World Series.
A hand holds a painted white stone reading “We have a bunch of gamers,” with a Brewers logo and the words “World Series 2026” in blue, yellow and black.
Michelle Gygax holds up a hand-painted rock. Check out @samsrockswi on social media to find the latest rock drop locations.
A hand places a painted stone among several others decorated with Milwaukee Brewers logos, baseball drawings and messages including “World Series 2026” on a mulched garden bed.
Michelle Gygax lays down a hand-painted rock, part of her ongoing project titled Sam’s Rocks WI, on Oct. 21.

“South Side en La Hora Mágica”

A colorful mural depicts illustrated people gathered around a cart labeled “Paleteria Yayo,” with Brewers-themed clothing and a pink, purple and yellow background.
“South Side en La Hora Mágica,” a mural painted by Aisha Valentín and Whitney Salgado, at 1727 W. Lincoln Ave., in partnership with Luna Creative Collaborations.
A colorful mural depicts illustrated people leaning over a cart, including a person in a pink shirt labeled “Paleteria Yayo” and another wearing a Brewers-logo cap.
“South Side en La Hora Mágica,” a mural painted by Aisha Valentín and Whitney Salgado.
A mural on a pink and yellow brick wall reads “In loving memory of Reynaldo Mexicano Jr.” beside purple floral artwork and artist signatures.
A dedication to the late Milwaukee artist Reynaldo Mexicano Jr., originally selected to paint the mural, “South Side en La Hora Mágica.”

The Valley Passage Mural

A colorful mural depicts a baseball player wearing number 44 swinging a bat, with a stadium, train, flaming torch and bird in the background.
The Valley Passage Mural, painted by Chad Brady, illustrates the walls leading to the Hank Aaron State Trail.
A mural depicts a baseball player wearing number 44 swinging a bat, with a stadium, torch, bird and baseball imagery against a blue background, partly obscured by plants.
A person bikes past the Valley Passage Mural, which leads to the Hank Aaron State Trail.
A person wearing a blue and green jacket rides a bicycle past a colorful mural depicting a baseball player wearing number 44 beside a pedestrian underpass.
The Valley Passage Mural, painted by Chad Brady, features icon and baseball legend Hank Aaron.

“The Launch”

A dark blue mural features the word “Wisconsin” in large white script, with illustrated baseball gloves and a baseball as sunlight shines across the wall.
“The Launch,” a mural painted by Michael Cerda, at 6325 W. National Ave. in West Allis on Oct. 21.

Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.

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Jonathan Aguilar is a photojournalist as well as a Report for America corps member and Catchlight Local fellow. Before coming to Milwaukee, he spent two years as a photographer at one of America’s oldest daily newspapers, The Blade, in Toledo, Ohio. Aguilar grew up in the Chicago suburbs. He earned his bachelor’s degree in journalism from DePaul University and his master’s degree from the Medill School of Journalism.