Dodgers' Hernandez stays elsewhere in Milwaukee over Pfister concerns

Los Angeles Dodgers outfielder Teoscar Hernández and his wife opted to stay at a different hotel while the team was in Milwaukee for Games 1 and 2 of the National League Championship Series, Hernández said Tuesday, citing his wife's concerns about the Pfister Hotel's long‑standing reputation for unusual activity. The Dodgers were in Milwaukee for the series against the Brewers, and Hernández discussed the decision during a pregame press conference ahead of Game 2.

Hernández said he personally does not believe in ghosts and has never experienced anything unusual at the Pfister, but his wife, Jennifer, had heard accounts from other players' partners and did not want to stay there. "I don't believe in ghosts. I have stayed in there before. I've never seen anything or heard anything," Hernández told reporters. "But my wife is on this trip, and she says she doesn't want to stay there. So we have to find another hotel." He described reports he had heard from teammates' family members that included lights switching off and on and unexplained noises and footsteps in some rooms.

The Pfister, a downtown Milwaukee hotel opened in 1893, has been the subject of similar claims for years and...