Major League Baseball is in mourning on Thursday following the death of Bob Uecker, the Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster, former catcher and beacon of comedy known as Mr. Baseball. He was 90 years old. A native of Wisconsin,

The former backup catcher, whose ability to laugh at himself made him a beloved radio announcer and launched a successful acting career, died Thursday.

Bob Uecker, who transformed his futility as a baseball player into a successful second career as a baseball broadcaster, humorist and comic actor in television, film and commercials, died Jan. 16 at 90.

Beloved baseball broadcaster and actor Bob Uecker, who parlayed an unremarkable playing career into an decades-long stint behind the mic and in front of the camera, died on Thursday, officials said.

Bob Uecker, voice of his hometown Milwaukee Brewers who after a short playing career earned the moniker “Mr. Baseball” and honors from the Hall of Fame, has died.

To refer to Bob Uecker simply as the voice of the Milwaukee Brewers would tell only a fraction of his impact. He was also its heart and soul. Uecker, who died Thursday at 90, spent 53 years doing what he loved most,