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

The players inside the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse always said that Bob Uecker was one of the boys ... Brandon Woodruff and Christian Yelich – gathered to tell tales and honor the memory of the team’s beloved broadcaster who died Thursday, it was ...

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.

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

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. Yelich lost that dear friend Thursday.

But there was one place in particular where Uecker could truly be himself. “In the clubhouse, he was just Bob,” Yelich said. To see Uecker in the clubhouse was to see him at his most relaxed.

The players inside the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse always said that Bob Uecker was one of the boys ... Brandon Woodruff and Christian Yelich – gathered to tell tales and honor the memory ...

but the Miller beer which Uecker famously promoted in television advertisements while becoming a household name. “Some of the legends of the game were Bob’s friends,” said Brewers star Christian Yelich. “They would go out on the town pre-social ...

Bob Uecker parlayed a forgettable baseball career into comedic gold.

The Uecker family sent out a statement of gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received in the past week since the broadcaster's death.