The former Braves catcher had a legendary career as the voice of the Milwuakee Brewers as well as leaving his mark on television and film
Former major leaguer and legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker passed away Thursday at age 90 ... he made it back to the Braves again in 1967, only that time in Atlanta. During his partial season in Atlanta, he caught 59 games and owned a
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 ...
Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig pays respect to Bob Uecker following the baseball legend's passing
The Milwaukee Brewers announced that Hall of Fame broadcaster and legend Bob Uecker passed away at the age of 90. Uecker, a native of Milwaukee, was not just a former catcher who played six seasons in the majors with the Atlanta Braves, St. Louis Cardinals ...
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.
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.
Bob Uecker as a Milwaukee Brave in 1963 ... knuckleballer Phil Niekro had trouble finding a reliable backstop for his dancing pitch with the Atlanta Braves, the organization re-acquired Uecker from the Phillies in 1967, and Niekro's ERA dropped from ...
The former Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster died at the age of 90 almost two years after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Bob Uecker, who transformed his futility as a baseball player into a successful second career as a baseball broadcaster, humorist and comic actor in television, film and commercials, died Jan. 16 at 90.
This morning, we learned that former Atlanta Braves and Cardinals catcher and one of baseball’s most beloved personalities, Bob Uecker, left us.
Since winning the World Series in 2021, the Braves have struggled to get back to the top of the sport. They've reached the playoffs in the past three seasons but haven't made it past the division ...