Brewers superfan Front Row Amy reaches her first World Series
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The gist
Brewers superfan Amy Williams, 58, is set to attend her first World Series after Milwaukee swept the Dodgers.
Her front-row seat behind home plate is set to change under a new club.
Background
Amy Williams, known as Front Row Amy, is a 58-year-old Milwaukee Brewers season ticket holder who sits in the front row behind home plate and keeps score; she is an accountant for a family business, a wife and a mother of three from Oshkosh, Wisconsin. She watched her first Brewers game on TV in 2007 while recovering from surgery, got two season tickets in 2008 and later moved to the front row. She drew a following during the Brewers' playoff run, with 34,000 followers on her X account, and the National Bobblehead Hall of Fame and Museum released a Front Row Amy bobblehead.
How it unfolded
- 2007Williams watched her first Brewers game on TV while recovering from surgery and was hooked.
- 2008She got two season tickets for the fourth row behind home plate, then moved to the front row a few years later.
- Oct 12, 2026Williams watched Game 2 of the NLCS (National League Championship Series) against the Los Angeles Dodgers from American Family Field.
- Oct 15, 2026The Brewers completed a sweep of the Dodgers to advance to the World Series.
- Oct 22, 2026The Sun reported Williams said she wants the Brewers to lose against the Tampa Bay Rays, explaining they have to lose to win it in Milwaukee.
- Oct 23, 2026With the World Series about to begin in Milwaukee, Williams was poised to make her World Series debut; the Journal Sentinel published its profile of her at 5:46 p.m. CT.
- Oct 24, 2026Yahoo and other outlets published profiles of Williams ahead of the World Series between the Tampa Bay Rays and Milwaukee Brewers.
Who’s saying what
- Public
- Williams said she is "just a normal person" and a normal fan like anyone else who really loves the Brewers, and that her fame likely began with "the looks thing" plus her scorekeeping and involvement in the game.
- Caution
- Williams said the Brewers' new Truss Club will change the seating behind home plate and move her out of the front row, and she hopes the team can win before that happens.