McCovey, Magowan: Giants’ luminaries will be honored.

SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. — The Giants plan to have their players wear patches on their uniform sleeves this season to honor Hall of Famer Willie McCovey and owner Peter A. Magowan, who died during the offseason, Giants President Larry Baer said Sunday.

“These are two of the most important figures in San Francisco Giants history,” Baer said. “It’s more than appropriate that we remember them this year.”

The decision to honor McCovey and Magowan was easier than designing the patches and their placement because the Giants, like all major-league teams, must wear a “150” patch to mark the sesquicentennial of professional baseball, which began with the 1869 formation of the Cincinnati Red Stockings.

Baer said the “150” patch will be on one sleeve, with the McCovey and Magowan patches likely placed vertically on the other sleeve. The team is deciding on the design of the McCovey and Magowan patches.