Fox pairs Bob Uecker’s calls with Brewers title highlights in postgame tribute
The broadcaster’s recorded calls accompanied footage from Milwaukee’s first World Series title run, while players and staff remembered him after the Game 5 win.
Fox aired a tribute to late Milwaukee Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker after the team won its first World Series title on Wednesday, October 28. The segment paired his recorded calls with footage from Milwaukee’s 2026 championship run, bringing his voice into the celebration of a title he did not live to call.
The Brewers beat the Tampa Bay Rays 4-1 in Game 5 to clinch the championship, The Big Lead reported. It was the first title in the franchise’s 57-year history, according to Deadline.
What Fox showed in its Bob Uecker tribute
Introducing the segment, Fox announcer Kevin Burkhardt asked what the title run would have sounded like in Uecker’s words. Deadline described a one-minute video that set audio from Uecker’s earlier broadcasts against highlights from the 2026 World Series. The recordings included calls from previous playoff runs and the Brewers’ only earlier World Series appearance, in 1982.
Uecker was heard saying, ‘They have done it! They are the champions.’ The audio was drawn from an earlier broadcast and matched to the new footage. Uecker died in 2025 at age 90, after calling Brewers games on radio for 54 years.
Fox studio analyst Derek Jeter also spoke about Uecker after the video. ‘You wish that he was here, but you know he’s looking down,’ Jeter said, according to Deadline.
What Murphy and Yelich said after the title
In Milwaukee’s clubhouse, manager Pat Murphy told players he had ‘messages’ from Uecker, Deadline reported. Addressing the team, Murphy said: ‘You did it for the city, you did it for the state, and you boys oughta be awfully proud to know that you’re the first-ever Milwaukee Brewer team to be world champions.’
Captain Christian Yelich told Fox Sports’ Ken Rosenthal that the Brewers could not wait to return to Milwaukee and celebrate with supporters, according to The Big Lead. Yelich credited the fans’ support throughout the playoffs. Speaking about Uecker, he said: ‘I really wish he could’ve seen this. It would’ve meant everything to him.’ He said the team kept Uecker close to their hearts.
CBS News reported that Brewers fans were elated by the victory over Tampa Bay. Their celebrations followed a championship that had eluded the franchise throughout Uecker’s decades behind its radio microphone.
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Sources and context
- Fox Video Imagines The Late Bob Uecker Calling Milwaukee Brewers’ First World Series TitleDeadline
- Fox shows awesome Bob Uecker tribute after Brewers’ World Series victoryThe Big Lead (republished by Yahoo Sports)
- Brewers’ Christian Yelich sends message to Milwaukee, Bob UeckerThe Big Lead (J.P. Hoornstra; Reuters credit applies to accompanying photograph)
- Emotional Brewers fans celebrate team's first World SeriesCBS News
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