(WISCONSIN TIMBER RATTLERS) GRAND CHUTE – It is never too early to start thinking about the baseball and bobbleheads! The Wisconsin Timber Rattlers have set their bobblehead roster for the next season. You can guarantee the addition of our ten bobbleheads to your collection with the purchase of a 2027 Bobblehead Ticket Package at this link!
Sunday, April 25 (1:10pm): Brady Ebel – The Milwaukee Brewers made Brady Ebel their #1 pick in the 2025 draft. Ebel, one of the top prospects in the system, joined the Rattlers at the end of the season and he is our first player bobblehead of 2027.
Sunday, May 23 (1:10pm): Braylon Payne – Braylon Payne became our first player in team history with twenty steals and twenty homers in a season. He also broke our sixteen-year-old single-season home run record when he hit 23 homers before a promotion to Biloxi. We celebrate his accomplishments, including a selection to the 2026 Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team, with this bobblehead.
Sunday, June 6 (1:10pm): Andrew Fischer presented by Steinhafels – Andrew Fischer led Minor League Baseball in home runs last season with 48 during the regular season. He hit his first twenty homers of 2026 as a Timber Rattler on the way to being the Minor League Player of the Year for the Milwaukee Brewers and Baseball America. Here is a power-packed bobblehead of Fischer for your collection courtesy of Steinhafels.
Sunday, June 27 (1:10pm): Eric Bitonti Udder Tuggers presented by Engage Orthodontics – Eric Bitonti joined Braylon Payne as a member of the 20/20 club. Then, Bitonti broke Payne’s single-season home run record by hitting 25 on the year. Bitonti, who was also a member of the 2026 Midwest League Post-Season All-Star Team, joins Payne on our bobblehead roster – with an Udder Tuggers twist from Engage Orthodontics.
Wednesday, August 4 (6:40pm): Jesús Made presented by Prevea – Jesús Made is the #1 prospect in baseball. He can be #1 in your bobblehead collection with this addition presented by Prevea.
Saturday, September 4 (6:40pm): Tailgating Fang presented by Salmon’s Meat Products – Bratoberfest is about Gemütlichkeit, a feeling of warmth, friendliness, and good cheer. There isn’t a better representation of Gemütlichkeit than a tailgate with Fang grilling brats in this final bobblehead of 2027 courtesy of Salmon’s Meat Products.
Timber Rattlers duo wins behind-the-scenes awards: Major League Baseball has announced a pair of important behind-the-scenes members of the Wisconsin Timber Rattlers as winner of year-end awards. Jordan Gretzlock is the Groundskeeper of the Year and Mason Kubly is the Home Clubhouse Attendant of the Year for the Midwest League in the just-concluded 2026 season.
Nominations for the Groundskeeper of the Year Award were made by Midwest League managers, who provided feedback on the quality and condition of fields around the league throughout the season. Gretzlock’s dedication and attention to providing the best possible field at the highest of standards was strongly highlighted by the managers to earn the distinction.
“We are so proud and fortunate to have Jordan as our Director of Grounds,” said Timber Rattlers President Rob Zerjav. “The work he and his team, including our Assistant Director of Grounds, Lucas Scheier, do on a day-in-and-day-out basis is truly impressive.”
Gretzlock, a native of Madison and a 2020 graduate of the University of Wisconsin-River Falls with a degree in Horticulture, has been with the Timber Rattlers since 2021. He interned on the Grounds Crew of both the Milwaukee Brewers and Minnesota Twins prior to joining the Rattlers.
“Whether it is from Major League rehabs, roving instructors or the visiting teams, we have heard for years that our field is one of the best playing surfaces in not only the Midwest League, but the country,” added Zerjav. “Congratulations to Jordan for officially being recognized as one of the best in the industry.”
Kubly, the Timber Rattlers Home Clubhouse Manager since 2019, was recognized by MLB for his effort and performance this season after being nominated.
“Mason does an outstanding job taking care of the players, coaches, staff, rovers and rehabs coming through Appleton on a constant basis,” said Aaron Hahn, Wisconsin’s Vice President – Baseball & Stadium Operations. “We are excited for Mason to be recognized by MLB with this award and are extremely grateful to have him on our team.”
Both Gretzlock and Kubly will receive trophy bats from MLB for their awards.
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