MILWAUKEE -- Bob Uecker joked that his doctors let him come back to the broadcast booth on Friday night because he promised they could throw out the ceremonial first pitch before a Brewers game.

The 75-year-old, who had heart surgery April 30, returned to the broadcast booth for the game against Washington.

"I feel really good, real good, otherwise I wouldn't have come back and worked," said Uecker. "The doctors kind of said ok, but they knew I was coming back anyway so there was nothing they could do."

Uecker held a 30-minute news conference on Friday to discuss the return to the job he loves and missed.