Bob Uecker would be "incredibly proud" of these Milwaukee Brewers, the family of the Hall of Fame broadcaster said Wednesday in a statement released by the team. The Brewers are making their first World Series appearance since 1982, less than two years after Uecker died Jan. 16, 2025, at the age of 90. The Brewers host the Tampa Bay Rays in Game 1 on Friday.
Uecker broadcast Brewers games for 54 years and continued working through the 2023 and 2024 seasons while battling small cell lung cancer. "Some moments are worth waiting for," the family said. "Generations of Brewers fans have held hope in their hearts, season after season, that someday this city would have its chance at another championship. That day has come."
The family said Milwaukee, its people and the team are special, and that they feel both elation and longing for Uecker to be present. Uecker remains synonymous with the franchise, honored by a statue outside American Family Field and an 80-foot-wide, 100-foot-high mural downtown. "Bob would have been so incredibly proud of what you've accomplished," the family said of the players.
The family also thanked principal owner Mark Attanasio, manager Pat Murphy, Brewers fans for keeping Bob's spirit alive, and the broadcast team for honoring him. The Brewers clinched their World Series berth by winning the NL Championship Series against the Los Angeles Dodgers. Radio broadcaster Jeff Levering echoed Uecker's famous "Major League" call, saying, "The Brewers win the pennant! Oh my God, the Brewers win the pennant!"
Source: ESPN MLB · Summarized by HeadlinesBriefing