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I did my first Tonight Show in 1969 in New York, and it was Johnny who gave me the name “Mr. Baseball” on that very first appearance. At that time, I thought the show was way out of my league.
I did my first Tonight Show in 1969 in New York, and it was Johnny who gave me the name “Mr. Baseball” on that very first appearance. At that time, I thought the show was way out of my league.
The baseball legend signed with his hometown Milwaukee Braves in 1956, but played his last game after serving as journeyman in 1967. He earned his nickname not from his playing career – which he ...
MILWAUKEE — Bob Uecker, who parlayed a forgettable playing career into a punch line for movie and TV appearances as “Mr. Baseball” and a Hall of Fame broadcasting tenure, has died. He was 90.
Baseball is fun. Mr. Baseball reminded us of this for decades, and he’ll continue reminding us of it for as long as the sport is around. (Top photo of Bob Uecker before a Brewers game: Jeffrey ...