For the first time in 44 years, Milwaukee is hosting the World Series, and it's home to one hotel that some MLB players refuse to stay in.On Friday, the Milwaukee Brewers will face the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 of the World Series at American Family Field.The Pfister Hotel, a four-star hotel, is a popular destination for celebrities, politicians and athletes staying overnight in the Cream City.But it also has a reputation for being haunted.INSIDE AMERICA’S MOST HAUNTED HOTELS — AND WHY GUESTS CAN’T GET ENOUGH OF THEMThe historic hotel, located in downtown Milwaukee, has been the subject of ghost stories for years, with some MLB players reporting frightening and unexplained experiences.In 2009, then-Minnesota Twins outfielder Carlos Gomez told The Associated Press (AP) that he heard voices and experienced strange electronic disturbances while staying at the hotel.The historic Pfister Hotel in downtown Milwaukee has long been associated with ghost stories and unexplained experiences reported by visiting MLB players.
(Rob Elder/Chicago Tribune/Tribune News Service via Getty Images; Jonathan Aguilar/ Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service/CatchLight via Getty Images)Gomez said his iPod began malfunctioning after he stepped out of the shower and played an "eerie static tone," causing him to run to the lobby without shoes or pants.When he stayed at the hotel again, he said he brought a Bible with him for protection.MAN DISCOVERS 'GHOST TOWN' FULL OF EMPTY, EERIE HOTELS: 'LIKE A TIME CAPSULE'"Everything's scary," Gomez said.He added, "Everything in the hotel, the paintings and pictures, it's a lot of old, crazy stuff.No good, man.
No good."The Pfister Hotel opened in 1893.It has earned a reputation for being haunted, with some professional baseball players reportedly refusing to stay there.
(iStock)Gomez isn't the only one who was spooked.Speaking to the AP, then-Brewers visiting clubhouse manager Phil Rozewicz also recalled an incident involving an unnamed rookie who...