Uecker, who was nicknamed "Mr. Baseball," came to El Paso in 1982 for an exhibition game between the minor league El Paso Diablos and the Brewers. He played an inning as catcher and did the play-by-play for the game.

Bob Uecker, Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer and TV star, has passed away at the age of 90, his family has announced. Uecker, who was nicknamed “Mr. Baseball” during his Hall of Fame media career, died following a “private battle with small cell lung cancer.

T hursday morning the baseball world was saddened with the announcement that “Mr. Baseball” Bob Uecker had passed away at age 90. The long-time voice of the Milwaukee Brewers