Archbishop Grob, Bishop Parkes Make Friendly World Series Wager

Archbishop Jeffrey S. Grob of Milwaukee and Bishop Gregory Parkes of St. Petersburg have placed a wager on the 2026 World Series involving food, cigars, and charitable donations.

If the Milwaukee Brewers win, Bishop Parkes will donate to Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Milwaukee and send Archbishop Grob a box of hand-rolled episcopal cigars. If the Tampa Bay Rays win, Archbishop Grob will send brats from Milwaukee’s Bunzel’s Meat Market to Florida and donate to Catholic Charities of St. Petersburg.

Bishop Parkes said the wager was intended to be both fun and meaningful by including donations to Catholic Charities. Archbishop Grob noted that the competition would benefit people in need regardless of which team wins.