Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig pays respect to Bob Uecker following the baseball legend's passing

Former Atlanta Braves player turned iconic broadcaster Bob Uecker, 90, has died. His hometown team announced that “Mr. Baseball” died Thursday morning in what has become “one of the most ...

At 90 years old, Bob Uecker, the legendary MLB broadcaster for the Milwaukee Brewers who earned the title 'Mr. Baseball' after his short baseball career, passed away on 16 January.

Uecker was inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame and given the Ford C. Frick Award in 2003. Uecker earned the nickname “Mr. Baseball” by Johnny Carson whose “Tonight Show” Uecker appeared on more than 100 times, not as an announcer but as a comedian.

Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, used to sit in the bullpen at Connie Mack Stadium and deliver play-by-play commentary into a beer cup.

Bob Uecker, who died on Jan. 15, 2025 at age 90, was a former catcher who played for the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta, St. Louis Cardinals and the Phillies (1966-67) during a six-year career in the Majors.

"his career as a personality in television and movies took off after he did an opening act for Don Rickles at jazzman Al Hirt’s Atlanta nightclub." 'In many ways I think he's the funniest man I've ever met:' Bob Uecker and Johnny Carson Hirt gave a ...

Bob Uecker was one of the game’s most beloved figures throughout his 70-year career in baseball. In his six years in his hometown of Milwaukee as well as St. Louis, Philadelphia and Atlanta, Bob ...

Bob Uecker, the Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster ... Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. A career .200 hitter, Uecker’s crowning achievement was winning the World Series with the ...

Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as "Mr. Baseball" and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure, has died. He was 90.

Celebrate Bob Uecker legacy with his iconic Major League quotes, memorable moments, and his journey as a baseball player, actor, and sportscaster.

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