Tyrese Haliburton Explains Why He Turned Against His Childhood Team, the Brewers

Injured Indiana Pacers star Tyrese Haliburton has publicly shifted his baseball allegiance, actively rooting against his former favorite team, the Milwaukee Brewers. Haliburton, who grew up near Milwaukee, was recently seen wearing jerseys of the Brewers' MLB playoff opponents, including a Chicago Cubs jersey on Saturday and a Dodgers jersey on Monday during Pacers preseason games. He explained on "The Pat McAfee Show" in April that his change of heart resulted from an alleged snub in summer 2024. Haliburton was scheduled to throw out a ceremonial first pitch for the Brewers, but the event was canceled after he and the Pacers eliminated the Milwaukee Bucks in the 2024 NBA playoffs. He quoted, "I was a Brewers fan... and then I was supposed to throw the first pitch last summer, and they X'ed that after the playoff series. So I said, 'You know what? I'm no longer a Brewers fan.'" Now a "free agent" baseball fan, Haliburton was reportedly thrilled with the Dodgers' 2-1 NLCS Game 1 win.