On this day, January 26, 1935, “Mr. Baseball” himself Bob Uecker was born in Milwaukee.

Bob Uecker had an estimated net worth in the millions thanks to a 50-year career as an announcer and stints in movies and TV.

Bob Uecker was a famously mediocre Major League hitter who discovered that he was much more comfortable at a microphone than home plate. And that was just the start of a second career in entertainment ...

Legendary announcer Bob Uecker, the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers for over 50 years, passed away a year ago on Friday.

MILWAUKEE (AP) — Bob Uecker’s Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee Brewers initially hired him as a scout. Former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said it didn’t ...

COOLDOWN COMING UP ON WEATHER WATCH 12. BEING ABLE TO JOIN THE BRAVES. AFTER WATCHING THEM AS A KID, AND THEN TO BE ABLE TO PLAY WELL ENOUGH TO AT LEAST GET TO THE BIG LEAGUES. THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS ...

Selig once put Uecker’s impact this way: “The baseball announcer becomes a link to their fans. You go to Harry Caray, or Bob ...