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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

The former Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster died at the age of 90 almost two years after he was diagnosed with cancer.

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.

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.

Uecker turned his meager baseball career into humorous fodder covering games on TV and as a commercial pitchman.

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

T hursday morning the baseball world was saddened with the announcement that “Mr. Baseball” Bob Uecker had passed away at age 90. The long-time voice of the Milwaukee Brewers

Bob Uecker, Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer and TV star, has passed away at the age of 90, his family has announced. Uecker, who was nicknamed “Mr. Baseball” during his Hall of Fame media career, died following a “private battle with small cell lung cancer.