Brewers top prospect Mitchell to open minor league career in Appleton

The Milwaukee Brewers informed the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers that Garrett Mitchell, the No. 1 pick of the Brewers in the 2020 MLB Draft and the No. 1 prospect in the organization, will start his minor league career at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium.

The Brewers drafted Mitchell, an outfielder from UCLA, with the 20th pick of last year’s draft.

Mitchell was the starting centerfielder in all 15 games played by the Bruins in his junior season and hit .355 with an OPS of .909 before the COVID-19 shutdown. Mitchell made his professional debut playing in the Cactus League with the Brewers during spring training by appearing in 22 games, going 11-for-30 with a homer, six RBI, and an OPS of .973.

Ten of the 12 first-round picks signed by Milwaukee since 2008 have worn a Timber Rattlers jersey. Mitchell will become the 11th.

This will not be Mitchell’s first trip to the Midwest. In 2018, he was a member of the Mankato MoonDogs, a team in the Northwoods League.

The remainder of the Timber Rattlers roster will be announced May 1 in conjunction with the team’s departure from the Brewers spring training complex in Maryvale, Arizona.

Manager Matt Erickson will lead Mitchell and the rest of the Timber Rattlers into the first game of the season on May 4 against the Beloit Snappers. Game time is 6:35 p.m. The only tickets remaining for opening night are grass seating and home run porch seating. There are a limited number of tickets remaining for the other five games (May 5-9) of the first homestand.

Individual game tickets (https://www.milb.com/wisconsin/schedule/2021-05) for the second homestand of the season went on sale April 20 and are available now. Ticket packages (https://www.milb.com/wisconsin/tickets/tickets-groups) are also available.

Fans can purchase tickets Wisconsin Timber Rattlers ticket office by calling 920-733-4152, stopping at Neuroscience Group Field at Fox Cities Stadium or online through the team’s website (https://www.milb.com/wisconsin). The ticket office is open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday.