Brewers get 2.3 million at Miller Park in 2016

MILWAUKEE — The Brewers finished their home slate Sunday by topping 2.3 million in attendance for the 11th consecutive season, a notable achievement, COO Rick Schlesinger noted, for the first full year of a full-scale rebuilding project.

Seven other teams can boast as many fans annually since 2006, and all play in major markets: The Yankees, Dodgers, Cubs, Cardinals, Angels, Giants and Red Sox.

“We knew going into the season that we wanted to be transparent and candid with our fans about what we were going to do on the field this year and what our plan was,” Schlesinger said. “There is always some sensitivity about how the fans are going to react, but I was confident that the fans would respond as well as they did this year, attendance-wise.

“This is a baseball town. They are very supportive, very loyal. I think they respect that fact that we were honest with them.”

The decision to be upfront about the realities of rebuilding began last September with principal owner Mark Attanasio, who promised as much transparency as possible as general manager David Stearns continued a process of prospect stockpiling that began under predecessor Doug Melvin. After the …

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