The Milwaukee Brewers will wear a jersey patch to honor the late Bob Uecker for the 2025 season, the team announced Monday morning.
Best known for his 54-year run as the play-by-play announcer for the Brewers, his role in the movie "Major League" and his many appearances on Johnny Carson’s “Tonight Show,” Uecker died last month at the age of 90 following a years-long battle with cancer.
According to MLB.com, the patch will feature Uecker’s signature over a baseball that is flanked by plaid, a callout to the jackets worn for “Tonight Show” appearances and Miller Lite ads.
The first game with the patch will be Feb. 22 against the Cincinnati Reds in Milwaukee’s Cactus League opener. MLB.com reports the team plans to honor Uecker multiple times this season, including at a public celebration of life at American Family Field in Milwaukee during the season.
Following a five-year career as a .200 hitter, Uecker joined the Brewers as a broadcaster in 1971 where he’d rise to national fame as a media personality. Called “Mr. Baseball” by Carson, Uecker also gained widespread fame for his role as George Owens in the ABC sitcom “Mr. Belvedere.”
Uecker gained further notoriety for his role as play-by-play announcer Harry Doyle in the “Major League” films.
Uecker was awarded the Ford C. Frick Award by the Baseball Hall of Fame in 2003 for his work in broadcasting.
Ben Burrows is a reporter and editor for cllct.