And it will have even more special meaning this year. Yelich's bat is all about honoring his good friend Bob Uecker, the voice of Brewers baseball for over 50 years who died last month at age 90.

Friday night’s game between the Minnesota Twins and Milwaukee Brewers was the first played between the teams since the passing of Bob Uecker. Before the game, Twins announcer Cory Provus ...

His tears, however, were not just about baseball but about the culmination of a unique relationship with Bob Uecker. As the Brewers move on, Yelich will carry with him Uecker's teachings.

The offseason loss of beloved announcer Bob Uecker resurrected interest in the movie "Major League," a 1989 sports-comedy phenomenon filmed largely in Milwaukee, even though it featured a team of ...