Pat Murphy’s affinity for Bob Uecker is well-known.
But the Milwaukee Brewers manager took his love for the legendary broadcaster a step further recently by getting a tattoo of the same memorial patch that has adorned the sleeves of the team’s jerseys this season after the passing of Uecker in January.
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“Yeah, I got a tattoo on my sleeve like the players wear on their uniform,” Murphy confirmed at the end of his news conference Friday, Oct. 3 at American Family Field, after some initial give and take with a reporter. “I told you guys in spring training I was getting a Uecker tattoo.
“Remember that?”
Brewers manager Pat Murphy shows off his Bob Uecker patch tattoo.
Already adorned with several tattoos, Murphy said afterward that he had his latest creation done during a session at his home by Scottsdale, Arizona-based artist Justin Gorelik.
The 2025 season has been – rightfully so – all about honoring Uecker’s memory with specially manicured grass in his trademark plaid, his signature painted onto the field, uniform patches, a celebration of life complete with players all donning “Ueck” jerseys, a letter penned by Murphy in Uecker’s voice read by the skipper following the Brewers’ Central Division clinch and now the tattoo.
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In a melancholy turn of events, Oct. 3 also happens to be the date of Uecker’s final radio call, the night the Brewers suffered a gut-wrenching 4-2 loss to the New York Mets in Game 3 in the teams’ National League Wild Card Series.
This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: Brewers manager Pat Murphy gets a Bob Uecker tattoo in advance of NLDS