Jesse Rogers Oct 31, 2026, 09:45 AM ET

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Jesse joined ESPN Chicago in September 2009 and covers MLB for ESPN.com.

MILWAUKEE -- As the first World Series parade in Brewers history made its way through downtown Milwaukee on Friday, the packed buses made a stop at the corner of Jackson and Mason Streets. It was time to pay homage to the most famous Brewer of them all. The players and team employees who had delivered the franchise its first title jumped down from their double-decker shuttles to show Bob Uecker the trophy they had just won.

The legendary voice of the team was part and parcel of the World Series celebration -- just not in the way the organization envisioned or hoped: It wanted him around for it.…