When the Milwaukee Brewers lost Game 3 of their wild-card series with the Mets by way of a four-run ninth inning, it was an understandably emotional scene in that clubhouse. The Brewers were on the brink of advancing to the NLDS only to collapse in front of their home fans. That’s already tough.

To the world, Bob Uecker was the voice of the Brewers, a Baseball Hall of Famer, an entertainer, an icon. To Christian Yelich, he was a best friend.

A true baseball lifer, Uecker was described as "one of a kind" by everyone who spoke about him. A former player, Uecker was a Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Brewers games for

More: Celebrate the life of Bob Uecker with this special collector's book. As Yelich described it, the clubhouse was his “sanctuary.” “He can be himself, and he knows that t

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On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, has died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of the Brewers fandom.

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As a catcher for the Milwaukee Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals and the Philadelphia Phillies, Uecker hit .200 with 14 home runs. As a Brewers catcher in the mid-2000s, Chad Moeller hit .204 with 14 home runs. In Uecker, Moeller said on Thursday, he found a friend who could needle him with sweetness.

Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich joined the baseball community to mourn the loss of Bob Uecker aka "Mr. Baseball," who died at 90, the club said on Thursday morning.

The Brewers manager reflected to the Journal Sentinel on the final season and then the passing of one of his closest friends.

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, had died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of the Brewers fandom.