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'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker passes away at 90

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 that reached far beyond the ballpark.

R.I.P. Bob Uecker, legendary baseball announcer and Major League actor

Bob Uecker has died. Although best known for his legendary stint as the play-by-play radio announcer for the Milwaukee Brewers—a job he held for 54 years, continuing into the 2024 season—Uecker was also a sort of sports-based renaissance man.

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Bob Uecker's best quotes: The 8 greatest lines from 'Mr. Baseball' in 'Major League' and more movies, shows

Uecker's impact on the game of baseball took on new life when he appeared in the "Major League" series alongside acting stalwarts Tom Berenger, Charlie Sheen and Rene Russo, among others. In a cast filled with supernovas, Uecker reigned supreme. The biggest reason why? His call of Vaughn and his fireballing ways.

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‘Juuuust a bit outside!’ Uecker’s acting and broadcasting ability came together in ‘Major League’

Milwaukee fans could listen to Bob Uecker broadcast Brewers games for over a half-century. But he showed off his play-by-play ...

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‘Mr. Baseball’: Bob Uecker, voice of Milwaukee Brewers, is mourned by the sport’s luminaries

Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at ...

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Bob Uecker's legacy and all the reasons he was so loved

He earned the nickname "Mr. Baseball" for what the self-mocking funny man did off the field rather than on it.

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