He grew up playing in local leagues before signing with his hometown Braves." He added ... were always entertaining – even when the Brewers were losing badly. “Bob Uecker loved baseball, the Brewers, ...

The Milwaukee Brewers will honor legendary broadcaster Bob Uecker during the 2025 season with a tribute patch. Major League ...

Bob Uecker, the voice of the team on the airwaves for 54 years ... Uecker signed his first professional contract with the ...

Uecker ended his major league playing career with a 200 batting average in 297 games. He had some big moments, including a hit off Sandy Koufax. And he could boast that he caught two of the best pitch ...

To be fair, his frequent batterymate on that Braves team was knuckleballer Phil ... guest appearances and voiceover cameos as himself, Uecker hosted a syndicated sports blooper show called “Bob Uecker ...

Bob Uecker, who turned what was ... including stints with his hometown Milwaukee Braves and the 1964 world-champion St. Louis Cardinals, was known more for spouting one-liners than hitting ...

Young Bob and his friends often sneaked in to watch games. One of Uecker’s standard jokes was about his father’s angry reaction to the Braves’ offer to sign him for $3,000. “We were a poor ...

When I got on the field, there was no messing around. I played hard.” Bob Uecker with the Milwaukee Braves in 1962. (Bettmann via Getty Images) Born Jan. 26, 1934, in Milwaukee, Uecker grew up ...

Bob Uecker: 'Mr. Baseball' with Johnny Carson Uecker ... Uecker's broadcasting career began at WSB-TV in Atlanta in 1969 as part of the Braves' broadcast booth. He was named to the broadcast ...

To refer to Bob Uecker simply as the voice of the ... “You know, I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000,” Uecker once said. “That bothered my dad at the time because he didn’t ...