Longtime Brewers Broadcaster Bob Uecker Dies at 90

Longtime Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster and Baseball Hall of Fame member Bob Uecker has died.

Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer Bob Uecker throws a ceremonial first pitch before Game One of the Wild Card Series between the Arizona Diamondbacks and the Milwaukee Brewers at American Family Field in Milwaukee on Oct. 3, 2023. Stacy Revere/Getty Images

Famed Milwaukee Brewers radio broadcaster Bob Uecker, known as “Mr. Baseball,” died at age 90 on Jan. 16.

The Brewers announced his passing and paid tribute to him via social media on Thursday morning. A Milwaukee native, Uecker played in Milwaukee in the 1960s with the Braves at the time, and he did broadcasts for the Brewers between 1971 and 2024.