The Atlanta ... of baseball before his contract was over. His contract ran through 2017 and his last MLB was 2016. Kawakami was the first Japanese-born player to sign a contract with the Braves.

The Boston Braves trade Cotton Tierney to the Brooklyn Robins in exchange for Bernie Neis. 1976 - A federal judge upholds a ...

Fay Vincent, who became baseball commissioner in 1989 and then was forced out three years later by owners intent on a labor ...

Uecker turned his meager baseball career into humorous fodder ... he never started more than 62 games in a season for the Milwaukee and Atlanta Braves, the St. Louis Cardinals or the Philadelphia ...

Bob Uecker, who transformed his futility as a baseball player into ... He played for the Milwaukee Braves, St. Louis Cardinals, Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. He never appeared in ...

Fay Vincent, who became an unexpected baseball commissioner in 1989 after the death of A. Bartlett Giamatti and then was ...

“He brought joy to countless listeners through his wit, charisma, and love for baseball ... Philadelphia Phillies and Atlanta Braves. But it was broadcasting that made Uecker a household ...

Major League Baseball lost one of its trademark ... Uecker's broadcasting career began at WSB-TV in Atlanta in 1969 as part of the Braves' broadcast booth. He was named to the broadcast booth ...

For a backup catcher with limited physical talent, Bob Uecker enjoyed a larger-than-life career in baseball ... then back to the Braves, who by then in 1967 had moved to Atlanta.