Former Major League Baseball commissioner Bud Selig pays respect to Bob Uecker following the baseball legend's passing

The baseball world was saddened to learn that Milwaukee Brewers legend and Major League Baseball Hall of Famer Bob Uecker passed away on Thursday at the age of 90.

Bob Uecker passed away Thursday, January 16. Here are his best quotes from his time as the Milwaukee Brewers play-by-play man.

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.

Bob Uecker, known throughout the United States as “Mr. Baseball” died January 16 at the age of 90. Ten years ago, the then-Archbishop of Milwaukee Jerome E. Listecki – who retired last year – said Uecker used “self-effacing humor to bring appreciation and joy to those who share a love for the game he so well represents.”

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MILWAUKEE -- Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who ... and always an outstanding ambassador for our National Pastime," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. "We are grateful for this baseball life like no other, and ...

Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as “Mr. Baseball” and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure, has died. He was 90.

MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred “No words will really do you justice but I ... there was no one better to have around than Bob Uecker. In every low moment, there was no one whose arm around the shoulder and uplifting words meant more than Bob Uecker ...

BREAK. CALL NOW FOR YOUR FREE ESTIMATE. TONIGHT WE ARE HONORING THE LIFE AND LEGACY OF THE LATE BREWERS BROADCAST LEGEND BOB UECKER. MR. BASEBALL WOULD HAVE TURNED 91 TODAY FROM THE GROWING ...

Legendary Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker was laid to rest in a private family memorial ceremony and burial Friday, eight days following his death, the Uecker family announced in a ...