Twenty-three years after Paul Molitor represented the True Blue Brew Crew, the first-year Twins manager returns Friday to Milwaukee, still beloved by the city that launched his Hall of Fame playing career.
Molitor's portrait hangs among the Brewers all-time greats in the concourse of Miller Park, which also has a conference room and parking lot named after him.
A bobblehead of Molitor wearing the club's old baby blue, yellow-trimmed road uniform diving head-first into a base will be distributed to fans before Sunday's series finale.
Undoubtedly there will be highlights of Molitor's 15 years with the Brewers shown on the scoreboard JumboTron, flashbacks to glory days that included a 1982 World Series appearance, 39-game hitting streak in 1987 and five all-star game selections.