When the Milwaukee Brewers lost Game 3 of their wild-card series with the Mets by way of a four-run ninth inning, it was an understandably emotional scene in that clubhouse. The Brewers were on the brink of advancing to the NLDS only to collapse in front of their home fans. That’s already tough.

To the world, Bob Uecker was the voice of the Brewers, a Baseball Hall of Famer, an entertainer, an icon. To Christian Yelich, he was a best friend.

A true baseball lifer, Uecker was described as "one of a kind" by everyone who spoke about him. A former player, Uecker was a Hall of Fame broadcaster who called Brewers games for

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, had died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of the Brewers fandom.

But there was one place in particular where Uecker could truly be himself. “In the clubhouse, he was just Bob,” Yelich said. To see Uecker in the clubhouse was to see him at his most relaxed.

Uecker, a baseball icon, television and movie funnyman and Hall of Fame Milwaukee Brewers radio announcer, died Thursday at the age of 90.

To the world, Bob Uecker was the voice of the Brewers, a Baseball Hall of Famer, an entertainer, an icon. To Christian Yelich, he was a best friend. Yelich lost that dear friend Thursday.

The players inside the Milwaukee Brewers clubhouse always said that Bob Uecker was one of the boys ... Brandon Woodruff and Christian Yelich – gathered to tell tales and honor the memory ...

On Thursday, the Milwaukee Brewers announced that Bob Uecker, the longtime voice of the team, has died at age 90. Uecker, a baseball player-turned-broadcaster-turned-pop culture icon, had a sense of humor that made him a household name outside of the Brewers fandom.

Milwaukee Brewers outfielder Christian Yelich joined the baseball community to mourn the loss of Bob Uecker aka "Mr. Baseball," who died at 90, the club said on Thursday morning.

The Uecker family sent out a statement of gratitude for the outpouring of support they have received in the past week since the broadcaster's death.

SHOTS BEFORE GETTING BEHIND THE WHEEL. LEGENDARY BREWERS BROADCASTER BOB UECKER WAS LAID TO REST TODAY. HIS FAMILY HELD A PRIVATE MEMORIAL AND BURIAL. THEY’RE WORKING WITH THE MILWAUKEE BREWERS ...