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| Class | High-A (2021–present) | ||||
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| League | Midwest League (1962–present) | ||||
| Division | West Division | ||||
Previous leagues | Three–I League (1958–1961) | ||||
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| Team | Milwaukee Brewers (2009–present) | ||||
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| League titles (10) |
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| Division titles (12) |
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| First-half titles (11) |
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| Second-half titles (10) |
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| Wild card berths (4) |
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| Name | Wisconsin Timber Rattlers (1995–present) | ||||
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| Colors | Burgundy, tan, black, silver, white | ||||
| Mascots | Fang and Whiffer | ||||
| Ballpark | Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium (1995–present) | ||||
Previous parks | Goodland Field (1958–1994) | ||||
Owner(s)/ Operator(s) | Third Base Ventures[1] | ||||
| President | Rob Zerjav[2] | ||||
| General manager | Rob Zerjav[2] | ||||
| Manager | Victor Estevez | ||||
| Website | milb.com/wisconsin | ||||
The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers are a Minor League Baseball team of the Midwest League and the High-A affiliate of the Milwaukee Brewers. They are located in Grand Chute, Wisconsin, a town on the outskirts of Appleton in the Fox Cities, and are named for the timber rattlesnake, which is more commonly found in southwest Wisconsin. The team plays their home games at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium, which opened in 1995. They previously played at Goodland Field from their founding in 1958 until the end of the 1994 season.
Originally known as the Fox Cities Foxes, the team began play in 1958 as members of the Three–I League. The circuit suspended operations after the 1961 season, so the club joined the Midwest League in 1962. They became known as the Appleton Foxes in 1967 and adopted their Wisconsin Timber Rattlers moniker in 1995. In conjunction with Major League Baseball's reorganization of Minor League Baseball in 2021, Wisconsin was shifted to the High-A Central, which was renamed the Midwest League in 2022.
Wisconsin has served as a farm club for six Major League Baseball franchises. They have won ten league titles, including one Three–I League championship and nine Midwest League championships, most recently in 2012.
- ^ Mehring, Chris. "Third Base Ventures Purchases Appleton Baseball Club, Inc". Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 20, 2020.
- ^ a b "Front Office Staff". Wisconsin Timber Rattlers. Minor League Baseball. Retrieved December 5, 2020.