{"id":902827,"date":"2026-11-02T03:46:15","date_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/902827\/"},"modified":"2026-11-02T03:46:15","modified_gmt":"2026-11-02T03:46:15","slug":"milwaukee-brewers-mvp-william-contreras-meets-fans-in-brookfield","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/902827\/","title":{"rendered":"Milwaukee Brewers MVP William Contreras meets fans in Brookfield"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/o5zg3k8kb4lm29a9.jpg\" alt=\"Contreras signs autographs for hundreds of Brewers fans\" class=\"sr-only\" data-v-892ef6a8=\"\"\/>    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/11\/o5zg3k8kb4lm29a9.jpg\" alt=\"Contreras signs autographs for hundreds of Brewers fans\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"vod-poster-image vod-poster-image--embedded\" data-v-fab1b86c=\"\"\/>     <\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">BROOKFIELD &#8211; World Series MVP William Contreras stopped at Dick&#8217;s Sporting Goods in Brookfield for an autograph signing, giving hundreds of Brewers fans an experience they will never forget.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;He&#8217;s my favorite guy on the team,&#8221; Alex Billmann said. &#8220;I&#8217;ve loved him ever since he arrived here, and yeah, he&#8217;s just so awesome. MVP.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;Watching him all season, doing great, and getting to see him in person is just an awesome experience,&#8221; Agustin Salas said. &#8220;He deserves everything.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Many were chanting &#8220;MVP&#8221; while they waited.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;I don&#8217;t have the words to say what I feel,&#8221; William Contreras said. &#8220;I feel like I&#8217;m floating in air.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Contreras is fresh off the Brewers World Series win last Wednesday and his new MVP status.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;Being the MVP, but especially the trophy,&#8221; Contreras said. &#8220;The trophy for the city.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">People who were at the front of the line said they got to the store before the sun rose.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;We drove an hour just to get here, and it worked out perfect,&#8221; Gregg Parrett said. &#8220;We got here, about what, 6 a.m.?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;We worked last night, third shift, 13 hours, and right after work we came straight here,&#8221; Juan Salas said. &#8220;I got in line about 7 this morning, and we were already wrapped around the building.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Fans formed a line that stretched not only around the building, but around the entire complex and across the street.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">The store gave out 250 wristbands on a first come, first serve basis\u00a0for the autograph signing and photo. Those who were fortunate enough to get inside said the wait was worth it.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;There&#8217;s just such love and admiration for him,&#8221; Donna Billmann said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Contreras said he feels that love.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;I think it&#8217;s beautiful to hear everybody, to see the fans, the kids especially, the young guys,&#8221; Contreras said. &#8220;I really feel glad to be here.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Young fans like Lorenzo Contreras, who proudly has the same last name, said the day was life-changing.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;I gave him a fist bump; he gave me a fist bump first, and I&#8217;m never washing my hands,&#8221; Lorenzo Contreras said.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">FOX6 News asked Contreras about the kids who want to follow in his footsteps.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;May God bless them. They should keep working hard and always trust themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Contreras said that, in addition to representing Milwaukee, he is also proud to be a symbol for his Venezuelan people.<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">&#8220;It feels good to have my people from Venezuela, even though we&#8217;re far away, but there are many Venezuelans here, many kids, and that&#8217;s also why we&#8217;re doing it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-v-a97c31c4=\"\">Portions of this article were formatted using A.I. FOX6\u2019s Darronte Matthews and an editor reviewed it for accuracy and tone prior to publishing.<\/p>\n<p class=\"group-source-paragraph\" data-v-4fbf7207=\"\">The Source: Information in this story was gathered from Alex Billmann, Agustin Salas, William Contreras, Gregg Parrett, Juan Salas, Isaac Contreras, Donna Billmann, Lorenzo Contreras and Darronte Matthews.<\/p>\n<p>    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/news\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">News<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/us\/wi\/waukesha-county\/brookfield\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Brookfield<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.fox6now.com\/tag\/mlb\/brewers\" class=\"tags-tag\" data-v-a97c31c4=\"\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Milwaukee Brewers<\/a> <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"BROOKFIELD &#8211; World Series MVP William Contreras stopped at Dick&#8217;s Sporting Goods in Brookfield for an autograph signing,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":902828,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[65],"tags":[9893,74681,363,3,99,25,53325,12440],"class_list":["post-902827","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-mlb","tag-brewers","tag-brookfield","tag-mlb","tag-news","tag-sports","tag-us","tag-waukesha-county","tag-wi"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902827","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=902827"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/902827\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/902828"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=902827"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=902827"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=902827"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}