Yelich Pays Tribute to Uecker After Finally Leading Brewers to Their First World Series Title
- On Wednesday, the Milwaukee Brewers defeated the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5, securing their first World Series championship. The historic victory in Florida ended a franchise wait stretching back to their arrival in Wisconsin.
- Longtime radio broadcaster Bob Uecker died on January 16, 2025, before witnessing the team reach the championship, yet the Brewers kept him close. The club honored the beloved announcer with tribute patches and signs throughout their postseason run.
- During postgame interviews, Christian Yelich said, "I really wish he could have been here to see this." Manager Pat Murphy echoed the sentiment from the victory podium, stating, "I know the man Ueck upstairs is looking down."
- This year's team won 103 regular-season games and finished the postseason 11-2. Jacob Misiorowski pitched 5 2/3 scoreless innings, while rookie Cooper Pratt drove in two runs to help clinch the title.
- Milwaukee previously reached the World Series only once, in 1982, losing to the St. Louis Cardinals in seven games. This championship run marks a historic milestone for the franchise, surpassing decades of near-misses.
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Christian Yelich honored Bob Uecker after Brewers' World Series win
The Milwaukee Brewers won their first World Series in franchise history on Wednesday night, but the entire team wished Bob Uecker could have been around to see it. Uecker, the Brewers’ famous longtime radio voice, died at 90 in January of 2025, but his name was invoked frequently both during and after the team’s run …
Christian Yelich took advantage of the celebration for the first World Series title of the Milwaukee Brewers to recall the late narrator Bob Uecker, who died in January 2025 at the age of 90.
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MILWAUKEE, Wis. — Moments before the Milwaukee Brewers popped the champagne bottles after clinching their first World Series title in franchise history, manager Pat Murphy had a text message to read to the team. “So Ueck sent me a text today,” said Murphy. The “text” from the late Brewers broadcaster of 54 years included a […]
Yelich pays tribute to Uecker after finally leading Brewers to their f
Like so many Milwaukee fans, Christian Yelich took a moment while celebrating the Brewers’ first World Series title to remember a man he wished had been around to see it. “Uecky, I love you, man,” Yelich said
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