A true baseball lifer, Uecker was described as "one of a kind" by everyone who spoke about him. A former player, Uecker was a Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Brewers games for

To the world, Bob Uecker was the voice of the Brewers, a Baseball Hall of Famer, an entertainer, an icon. To Christian Yelich, he was a best friend.

When the Milwaukee Brewers lost Game 3 of their wild-card series with the Mets by way of a four-run ninth inning, it was an understandably emotional scene in that clubhouse. The Brewers were on the brink of advancing to the NLDS only to collapse in front of their home fans. That’s already tough.

Legendary Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker died on Thursday at the age of 90 after a long battle with cancer. Uecker, who spent 54 years as a broadcaster for Milwaukee, was on the call for the Brewers' season-ending loss to the Mets. An

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, has died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of the Brewers fandom.

MILWAUKEE -- Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died. He was 90.