Sal Frelick has found out quickly that a joke in Milwaukee can turn into a very real public service announcement.
After the Brewers won the World Series last Wednesday, Frelick said he was planning to drink “100,000 beers” for everyone who showed up to the parade. That line may have landed as a throwaway in the moment, but Brewers fans are treating it like a mission statement. Frelick said people have even started handing him beers while he’s out in the morning.
“After the parade, I was just out at breakfast the next morning getting a coffee, and I probably had 20 people come up to me and just give me a beer,” Frelick said on Pardon My Take, via Barstool Sports. “They’re like, ‘We want to help.’
I’m like, ‘Oh’… People just have it on them. Like where do you guys… It’s 9 AM, they just, like, take it out of their back pocket.”
The timing alone tells you everything about how far this has gone. Frelick said these offers were coming in at 9 AM, with fans apparently ready to do their part before the day had even started.
On the field, the 26-year-old did his share during Milwaukee’s championship run. He was steady defensively in the outfield and chipped in at the plate, finishing with a .235/.341/.353 line, one home run and three stolen bases.
Frelick may not be the biggest name on the roster, but he brought plenty of energy, and that has clearly stuck with the fan base. The Brewers’ first World Series championship in 2026 gave Milwaukee a new hero, and Frelick looks like he’s already earned a permanent place in the city’s good graces.
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