Brewers spring training: Autograph seekers are baseball diehards

MARYVALE, Ariz. - The Milwaukee Brewers are gearing up for the team's first spring training game in just a couple of days. The fans are gearing up just as much – especially those autograph seekers. 

Each day, the Brewers spread out among seven different fields at the spring training complex. It is free to come to the ballpark on the days before games start – including parking. As the teams work through their drills, fans get the chance to watch and wait. 

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Players often dart over in between workouts – giving fans, young and old alike, an experience to talk with a big leaguer. 

What's next:

The Brewers' first spring training game is set for Saturday, Feb. 22 against the Cincinnati Reds.

Spring training arrival

Local perspective:

Three Wisconsin kids, each of whom has faced life-changing health challenges, arrived in Arizona with their families on Thursday for a one-in-a-lifetime experience.

The Brewers and Aurora Health Care partnered to send the kids and families to Brewers spring training. FOX6 News first shared news of the big-league surprise earlier this month.

Brewers players Rhys Hoskins and Sal Frelick meat Aurora pediatric patients

The three kids – Blake, Natasha and Tyler – got to meet Brewers players Rhys Hoskins and Sal Frelick during a private dinner on Thursday. The excitement doesn't stop there. The kids will throw out the first pitch before Saturday's spring training opener, and take part in team warmups.