The 1989 baseball comedy filmed in Milwaukee featured Uecker's memorable performance as cynical, and very funny, play-by-play announcer Harry Doyle.

Former All-Star Catcher Jonathan Lucroy, who played more than 1,200 games with the Milwaukee Brewers, reflects on the legendary Bob Uecker

The voice of the Brewers, Bob Uecker, has passed away at the age of 90. Uecker, also known as Mr. Baseball, was more than a ballplayer, sports announcer, or actor.

Mr. Baseball has been going to The Jackson Grill for decades; a tribute now sits at his go-to table in the wake of his death.

We’re going to constantly be seeing reminders of Bob,” said longtime broadcast partner Jeff Levering, who shared broadcasts with Uecker in 2015.

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.

Uecker, the longtime Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died on Thursday at 90 years old, leaving behind two other children. Here's more on Uecker’s family. Uecker had four children, Leann, Steve, Sue Ann and Bob Jr. Steve died from San Joaquin Valley Fever in 2012 and Leann died from complications of ALS in 2022.

The passing of Bob Uecker, the legendary voice of the Milwaukee Brewers, has left Wisconsinites in mourning.  Uecker’s voice was a constant presence in the lives of baseball fans