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Bob Uecker called Milwaukee Brewers games for 54 seasons. He never got to call a championship. He died in January 2025. Twenty-one months later, the Brewers won the World Series. Here's how they brought him along. Before Game 1, Robin Yount walked to the mound in one of Uecker's plaid sport coats. Not a replica. His. When the family was asked, they said yes right away. Then Yount took the coat off. The jersey underneath said UECK, with Yount's own No. 19. Up in the radio booth named after Uecker, all three broadcasters and their engineer were wearing his blazers too. One was the jacket from his Miller Lite commercial. Outside, fans left Miller Lite cans at the feet of his statue. The last time Milwaukee had been to a World Series was 1982. Uecker called that one too. Game 5. Tropicana Field. Brewers 4, Rays 1. The first title in franchise history. In the clubhouse, before a single bottle was popped, manager Pat Murphy told the team Uecker had texted him that afternoon. The whole room cracked up. Christian Yelich, jersey soaked, eyes wet, looked into the camera: "Uecky, I love you, man, and we did it."