MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker’s Hall of Fame broadcasting career began only after the Milwaukee Brewers initially hired him as a scout. Former Brewers owner and MLB Commissioner Bud Selig said it didn’t take ...

This story was excerpted from Adam McCalvy's Brewers Beat newsletter and originally published on Jan 17, 2025. To read the full newsletter, click here. And subscribe to get it regularly in your inbox.

Selig once put Uecker’s impact this way: “The baseball announcer becomes a link to their fans. You go to Harry Caray, or Bob Prince in Pittsburgh, Mel Allen in New York, Vin Scully is legendary, a ...