Start at American Family Field and drive south roughly a mile and you have reached the doors of the Milwaukee Baseball Club Community Center.

The facility located at 1623 S. 38th St. opened in 2025 is home to the Milwaukee Baseball Club and the Milwaukee Brewers’ Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, or RBI program. It is run by founder and CEO Julian Haliga.

“Hard work is going to pay off in anything you do in life,” said Haliga.

A student-athlete arrives for training at the Milwaukee Baseball Club Community Center on the city’s South Side.

Julian Haliga coaches high school players through a series of stretches.

Julian Haliga founded the Milwaukee Baseball Club in 2009 to help bridge the gap between suburban and central city teams.

A player wears a Milwaukee Baseball Club hat.

Players warm up at the Milwaukee Baseball Club.

Players discuss strategy as part of a training session.

Haliga coached his team to a District 6 championship in 2012, the first for a South Side team in nearly 40 years.

Julian Haliga points out the banners of former Milwaukee Baseball Club players who have gone on to play in college. Some have returned as coaches.

Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between CatchLight Local and Report for America.

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Photos: Meet Julian Haliga, the man dedicated to reviving baseball in Milwaukee

by Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
July 29, 2025

<h1>Photos: Meet Julian Haliga, the man dedicated to reviving baseball in Milwaukee</h1>
<p class="byline">by Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local, Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service <br />July 29, 2025</p>

<p>Start at American Family Field and drive south roughly a mile and you have reached the doors of the Milwaukee Baseball Club Community Center.</p>
<p>The facility located at 1623 S. 38th St. opened in 2025 is home to the Milwaukee Baseball Club and the Milwaukee Brewers’ Reviving Baseball in Inner Cities, or RBI program. It is run by founder and CEO Julian Haliga.</p>
<p>“Hard work is going to pay off in anything you do in life,” said Haliga.&nbsp;</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54661265260_a6743d0ade_k-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124535" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A student-athlete arrives for training at the Milwaukee Baseball Club Community Center on the city's South Side.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54661170274_07931627e2_k-1024x681.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124536" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Julian Haliga coaches high school players through a series of stretches.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignwide size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54660101557_d8c3702d5c_k-1024x819.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124537" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Julian Haliga founded the Milwaukee Baseball Club in 2009 to help bridge the gap between suburban and central city teams.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54661171399_9393182cf0_k-1024x684.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124545" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">A player wears a Milwaukee Baseball Club hat. </figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54661170174_fc30589327_k-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124541" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Players warm up at the Milwaukee Baseball Club.</figcaption></figure>
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<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54661265045_381ba232b1_k-2-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124546" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Players discuss strategy as part of a training session.</figcaption></figure>
<figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54660940386_c5ef165407_k-1024x682.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124548" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Julian Haliga watches practice.</figcaption></figure>
<p>Haliga <a href="https://milwaukeenns.org/2012/07/27/banner-flies-for-south-side-baseball-teams-first-ever-championship/">coached his team</a> to a District 6 championship in 2012, the first for a South Side team in nearly 40 years.</p>
<figure class="wp-block-image alignfull size-large"><img src="https://milwaukeenns.org/wp-content/uploads/2025/07/54661168659_17a7342e03_k-1024x681.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-124549" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Julian Haliga points out the banners of former Milwaukee Baseball Club players who have gone on to play in college. Some have returned as coaches.</figcaption></figure>
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<p><em>Jonathan Aguilar is a visual journalist at Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service who is supported through a partnership between </em><a href="https://www.catchlight.io/local"><em>CatchLight Local </em></a><em>and </em><a href="https://www.reportforamerica.org/"><em>Report for America</em></a><em>.</em></p>
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