Brewers to mark 20th Anniversary of Robin Yount's retirement as a player
MILWAUKEE, WI - The 1993 season marked the final campaign in the Hall-of-Fame career of Robin Yount, and the Milwaukee Brewers will commemorate the 20th Anniversary of his retirement as a player tonight at Miller Park.
Yount will participate in a pre-game ceremony on the field before the Brewers face the Washington Nationals. He will be joined by former teammate and fellow Hall-of-Famer, Rollie Fingers.
Yount's 20-year Major League career was spent entirely in Milwaukee and he retired following the conclusion of the 1993 season. His number 19 was retired in a ceremony on May 29, 1994 at Milwaukee County Stadium.
The celebration will include a presentation of an original painting commissioned to remember the occasion. The first 30,000 fans through the gates for the Brewers vs. Nationals game tonight will receive a poster of the painting that will be presented to Yount during the ceremony. Yount will also toss the ceremonial first pitch.
In addition, Brewers Community Foundation will make a $10,000 donation on behalf of Yount to the MACC Fund (Midwest Athletes Against Childhood Cancer).
"Robin's contributions to the Brewers are far too numerous to list, and we're looking forward to welcoming him back for this special occasion," said Brewers Chief Operating Officer Rick Schlesinger. "His time in Milwaukee was marked by great personal and team success, and it's an era that will forever be remembered as a magical time for baseball in Wisconsin."
Yount finished his career with 3,142 career hits and was the first player to enter the National Baseball Hall of Fame as a Brewer after being inducted on July 25, 1999. Yount broke into the big leagues at age 18. He won the American League Most Valuable Player awards in 1982 (shortstop) and 1989 (outfield), becoming the third player in Major League history to win that award at two different positions.