Sophia Minnaert (born July 23, 1987) is an American journalist and the broadcast and digital features content director for theMilwaukee Brewers.[1]
In 2012, Minnaert was hired byFox Sports Wisconsin (FSW) to work in their social media department.[2] Starting in 2013, she began as an on-air sideline reporter for FSW. During her time at the network, she worked both Brewers andMilwaukee Bucks telecasts.[3] However, following her hire by the Brewers in June 2018, Minnaert's role with the Bucks ended.[4]
She won anEmmy in 2013 for the documentaryBaseball in the Dominican Republic.[1]
Minnaert is from Madison.[2] In 2009, she graduated fromMarquette University, where she studiedSpanish and journalism, with the latter regularly seen in interviews with the Spanish-speaking players of the Brewers where she translates responses to her questions without the assistance of a player'stranslator. Her mother is fromCosta Rica and her father, Al Minnaert, is a well-known former MadisonEdgewood High School football coach.[5]