In the sport he adored, he was Mr. Baseball. In pop culture ... Uecker became the first Milwaukee native to sign with the Braves. “You know, I signed with the Milwaukee Braves for $3,000 ...

and Jim Marshall, and outfielder John DeMerit. Mantilla, who was born in Puerto Rico on July 29, 1934, originally started his major league career with the then-Milwaukee Braves; he spent six ...

1959 - John Quinn resigns as general manager of the Milwaukee Braves and immediately accepts a similar position ... 1922 - Buck Weaver applies for reinstatement to baseball. Weaver, who was one of the ...

A version of this story originally ran in January 2021. Bob Uecker passed away on Thursday at 90. MILWAUKEE -- Here are some of our favorite stories about legendary Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker. Bob ...

Felix Mantilla, a champion with the Milwaukee Braves who continued to make his mark on the community in retirement, has died at age 90. Mantilla was one of only a handful of players remaining from ...

His career may have taken Felix Mantilla elsewhere, and the Major League Baseball team for which he played left town after the 1965 season. But Milwaukee never stopped being home for Mantilla, the ...

Yuka grew up loving baseball and made his Major League debut with his hometown team, the Milwaukee Braves, in 1962. *** less than stellar professional career as *** catcher. Youker bounced around ...

MILWAUKEE -- Bob Uecker, the voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker "Mr. Baseball" and ... with the Milwaukee Braves in 1956 and reached ...

Legendary MLB broadcaster and former Milwaukee/Atlanta Braves catcher Bob Uecker has ... begin to discuss the impact he had on the game of baseball and pop culture. He was a man famous for many ...