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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, the legendary voice of the Brewers who died Thursday at the age of 90, was battling a previously undisclosed illness.

Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play broadcaster Jeff Levering first shared a booth with Bob Uecker in 2015. The first 10 years of his major league career overlapped

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies were flying to another city in the late 1960s when Bob Uecker, then the team's seldom-used backup catcher, told the flight attendant he was sick. Uecker, who died ...

The baseball community shares their condolences following the news of broadcast legend Bob Uecker's passing at the age of 90.

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

As a tribute to Uecker's 54 years as the voice of the Brewers, admission to this special screening will be $5.40.

Bob Uecker, who died Thursday at the age of 90, was just a few years removed from that underwhelming playing career when he was the main speaker at the 26th annual Lancaster Sportswriters and Sportscasters banquet at the Host Farm Motel in Lancaster on Jan.

PHILADELPHIA — The Phillies were flying to another city in the late 1960s when Bob Uecker, then the team’s seldom-used backup catcher, told the flight attendant he was sick. Uecker ...

Ueck was the light of the Brewers, the soundtrack of our summers, the laughter in our hearts, and his passing is a profound loss.”

Bob Uecker’s professional baseball career began when he signed with his hometown team, the Milwaukee Braves, in 1956. Uecker often joked that when the Braves signed him for $3,000, his family had to dig through the couch cushions and jars to scrape together the money.