By Tim Binnall
A Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder says that he opted out of staying at a notoriously haunted Milwaukee hotel at the behest of his wife, who was unsettled by the site's spooky reputation. In town to play the Brewers in the National League Championship Series, Teoscar Hernández reportedly shared the peculiar turn of events during a press conference following the team's game one victory on Monday night. Asked by a reporter about the Pfister Hotel, where multiple MLB players have reported experiencing paranormal activity during their stay there, the outfielder declared, "it's whatever. I don't believe in ghosts," before offering an amusing explanation for why he was sleeping somewhere else during the team's visit to Milwaukee.
Recounting that he had previously stayed at the haunted hotel and did not experience anything unusual, Hernández told reporters that this visit was different as "my wife is on this trip and she says she doesn't want to stay in there." The outfielder also indicated that the couple was not the only pair grappling with the spooky situation. "I've been hearing from other players and other wives that it's something happening these couple of nights," Hernández revealed. When later pressed about the scuttlebutt surrounding the spooky site, the outfielder said, "My wife told me. The lights — some of the rooms — the lights go off and on. The doors, there are noises, footsteps."
Hernández's near-miss with the spirits of the Pfister is the latest in a long history of MLB players either avoiding the haunted hotel or, for those brave enough to sleep there, experiencing unusual activity at the site. His teammate, Mookie Betts, made headlines back in 2023 when it was revealed that he stayed at an Airbnb rather than spend the night in the 132-year-old building. "I couldn’t sleep,” he said at the time, "every noise, I'd be like, 'Is that something?'" If the Brewers had hoped that the haunted hotel would give them an edge in the series, it sadly did not come to pass, as the Dodgers won both games in Milwaukee and, should they take the next two in Los Angeles, they won't have to worry about coming back to the city again until next season.