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   play-by-play announcer. That’s what he did. He’s everything to this   
   franchise and loves every minute of it.”   
      
   Uecker’s own career provided him most of his material. His former   
   teammates said Uecker would do impressions of other broadcasters on the   
   bus, but Uecker turned the spotlight on himself after his playing career   
   was over.   
      
   “I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000. That bothered my dad at   
   the time because he didn’t have that kind of dough,” he said “But he   
   eventually scraped it up.”   
      
   Another classic: “When I came up to bat with three men on and two outs   
   in the ninth, I looked in the other team’s dugout and they were already   
   in street clothes.”   
      
   Uecker also presided over the stirring ceremony that closed Milwaukee   
   County Stadium in 2000. When the Brewers’ new stadium opened as Miller   
   Park in 2001, the team began selling “Uecker Seats” high in the upper   
   deck and obstructed for a $1.   
      
   The stadium, now known as American Family Field, has two statues in   
   Uecker’s honor. There’s a statue outside the stadium and another one in   
   the back of Section 422, a nod to the Miller Lite commercial in which he   
   famously said “I must be in the front row!” while getting taken to one   
   of the worst seats in the ballpark.   
      
   After the Brewers were eliminated from the playoffs in 2024, Uecker's   
   last season, “Mr. Baseball” made sure to visit the locker room and offer   
   support to players in a way only he could.   
      
   “That was kind of tough. All the other stuff, it is what it is. ...   
   Talking to Ukie, one on one, was tough,” outfielder Christian Yelich   
   said at the time. “He means a lot. He means a lot. I’ve gotten to know   
   him pretty good over the last seven years. ... He’s right over there.   
   Just a great guy, a great guy.”   
      
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