Uecker, born in Milwaukee, Wis., in 1934, was a fan of the Minor League Baseball team the Milwaukee Brewers as a child. In 1956, he signed a professional contract with the Milwauk

Bob Uecker, the Hall of Fame baseball broadcaster with a quick wit and an unending love of the game, died Thursday. He was 90. Uecker had been battling small cell lung cancer since 2023, his family told the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.