Apr 27, 2010 3:26 PM EST

Hall of Fame Brewers broadcaster Bob Uecker will undergo heart surgery on Friday and will miss the next 10-12 weeks.

Milwaukee made the announcement on Tuesday afternoon.

Uecker, 75, has been calling play-by-play on Brewers radio broadcasts since 1971 and was inducted into the broadcasters' wing of the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003.

Via MLB.com