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 ...

Wade began writing books to fill the time when he was away from the game. He published his second novel in November.

New York Yankees owner Hal Steinbrenner admitted that "it's difficult" for MLB team owners to compete with the Los Angeles ...

Bob Uecker, who died on Jan. 15, 2025 at age 90, was a former catcher who played for the Braves in Milwaukee and Atlanta, St. Louis Cardinals and the Phillies (1966-67) during a six-year career in the ...

Bob Uecker pitches batting practice for the Milwaukee Brewers prior to their game versus the California Angels at Anaheim, California in 1990. (Stephen Dunn/Allsport/Getty Images/TNS) ...

Did you hear the one about the time Bob Uecker propelled the St. Louis Cardinals to the 1964 World Series? First, let’s set ...

Former Phillies outfielder Gary Matthews ... “I’ll talk about my life story. But today, since Bob Uecker died, he was a good friend of mine, I’m gonna start off with him and tell a few stories about ...

CNN begins its full coverage at 7 a.m., PBS at 8 a.m., ABC with Muir and CBS with Norah O’Donnell start at 9 a.m., and NBC ...

PHILADELPHIA -- The Phillies were flying to another city in the late 1960s when Bob Uecker, then the team's seldom-used backup catcher, told the flight attendant he was sick. Uecker, who died ...

“And both Bob Gibson and Hank Aaron died on that ... As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs.

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 ...

Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died.