Uecker continues to broadcast games at 90
Bob Uecker received a hearty ovation from fans chanting “Ueck” when the legendary broadcaster appeared on the American Family Field video board early in the Milwaukee Brewers' home opener Tuesday.
Brewers fans don't know how many more times they'll get to continue cheering the presence of “Mr. Baseball.”
Uecker was back at the ballpark handling play-by-play on the radio broadcast of Milwaukee's game with the Minnesota Twins as team officials remained circumspect about the 90-year-old's workload for the rest of the year.
This will be Uecker's 54th season broadcasting Brewers baseball, though he has limited himself to home games for the last several years.
Uecker became the voice of the Brewers in 1971 and has been part of their broadcast team ever since. Uecker regularly makes appearances on the field and in the locker room conversing with players and coaches.
LUCCHINO, FORCE BEHIND RETRO BALLPARK REVOLUTION AND DROUGHT-BUSTING RED SOX, DIES AT 78 >> Larry Lucchino, the harddriving force behind baseball's retro ballpark revolution and the transformation of the Boston Red Sox from cursed losers to World Series champions, has died. The former Red Sox president was 78.
Lucchino, who was a threetime cancer survivor, died early Tuesday morning of congenital heart failure. His death was confirmed by his family and the Triple-A Worcester Red Sox, where he had most recently been the primary owner and chairman — the last project in a career that was also linked to three major league baseball franchises and one in the NFL.
A Pittsburgh native who played on the 1965 NCAA Final Four Princeton basketball team captained by future U.S. senator and basketball Hall of Famer Bill Bradley, Lucchino went on to Yale Law School and worked on the House Judiciary Committee investigating the Watergate scandal.
RANGERS 3B JUNG TO HAVE SURGERY FOR BROKEN RIGHT WRIST >>
Texas third baseman Josh Jung was scheduled for surgery on his broken right wrist and will miss about six weeks, according to
Rangers general manager Chris Young.
Jung was hurt when he was hit by a pitch from Tampa Bay reliever Phil Maton on a swinging strike in the ninth inning of the Rangers 9-3 win on Monday night. He was placed on the 10-day injured list and infielder Justin Foscus was recalled from Triple-A Round Rock on Tuesday.
Young said screws and a plate were to be used during the operation in Phoenix.
NFL
WENTZ, EDWARDS-HELAIRE AGREE TO 1-YEAR DEALS WITH THE CHIEFS >> The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to one-year deals with quarterback Carson Wentz and running back Clyde Edwards-Helaire, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press, giving them a backup for Patrick Mahomes and some depth in their backfield.
Wentz, the No. 2 overall pick in the 2016 draft, will join his fifth team in five years after starting his career in Philadelphia and spending last season with the Rams. He was 47-45-1 as a starter in eight seasons with the Eagles, where he finished third in NFL MVP voting in 2017 but tore two knee ligaments and watched backup Nick Foles lead them to a Super Bowl victory.
Olympics
COURT UPHOLDS IOC RULING TO REMOVE INTERNATIONAL BOXING ASSOCIATION FROM OLYMPIC FAMILY >> The Court of Arbitration for Sport has upheld the IOC decision to remove the International Boxing Association from the Olympic family.
The court announced Tuesday that it dismissed the IBA appeal because the organization “had not complied with the conditions set down by the IOC for recognition.”
The Russian president of the IBA, Umar Kremlev, said in November they would appeal at Switzerland's supreme court if they lost their appeal at CAS, sport's highest court.
Last year, the IBA was de-recognized after a years-long dispute fueled by defying advice and instructions from the International Olympic Committee, which had long cited concerns about boxing's governance, reliance on money from Russian state energy firm Gazprom, and the integrity of bouts.