MLB’s Players’ Weekend is back, and so are the nicknames
Back for a second consecutive year, MLB players across the league will be able to show their personalities and passion during Players’ Weekend. This year’s event is Aug. 24-26.
Players again will be able to wear their nicknames instead of their last names on their jerseys. And they’ll have the choice of wearing T-shirts highlighting a cause or charity during pregame workouts and postgame interviews.
Here are the nicknames the Angels and Dodgers will be using:
Angels
Jose Alvarez: “Kíke”
Justin Anderson: “Ando”
Francisco Arcia: “Frankie”
Jaime Barria: “El Pana”
Cam Bedrosian: “Bedrock”
Jose Briceno: “Ore”
Kole Calhoun: “Koleman”
Kaleb Cowart: “Pal”
Zack Cozart: “L.A. Coz”
Jose Fernandez: “Jotave”
David Fletcher: “Fletch”
Andrew Heaney: “Heandog”
Jake Jewell: “Bob”
Jim Johnson: “J.J.”
Jefry Marte: “El Bley”
Alex Meyer: “Bubba”
Keynan Middleton: “Major Key”
Shohei Ohtani: “Showtime”
Blake Parker: “B-Easy”
Felix Pena: “La Befla”
Albert Pujols: “The Machine”
JC Ramirez: “J.C. Time”
Noe Ramirez: “Otto”
Garrett Richards: “G-Rich”
Rene Rivera: “Moncho”
Hansel Robles: “El Peñaco”
Matt Shoemaker: “Shoe”
Andrelton Simmons: “Simón”
Tyler Skaggs: “Swaggy”
Nick Tropeano: “Nitro”
Mike Trout: “Kiiiiid”
Justin Upton: “J - UP”
Blake Wood: “BLOCK-A”
Chris Young: “C Y”
Eric Young Jr.: “EYJ”
Dodgers
Scott Alexander: “Scottie Boy”
John Axford: “Ax Man”
Pedro Baez: “La Mula”
Austin Barnes: “Sam”
Cody Bellinger: “Belli”
Walker Buehler: “Ferris”
JT Chargois: “Shag”
Tony Cingrani: “Grani”
Brian Dozier: “Bull”
Josh Fields: “Fields”
Dylan Floro: “F Lordo”
Erik Goeddel: “Goody”
Yasmani Grandal: “Yazmanian Devil”
Enrique Hernandez: “Kiké”
Rich Hill: “D. Mountain”
Daniel Hudson: “Huddy”
Kenley Jansen: “Kenleyfornia”
Matt Kemp: “Matt”
Clayton Kershaw: “Kersh”
Tom Koehler: “TK”
Manny Machado: “El Ministro”
Kenta Maeda: “Maeken”
Max Muncy: “Munce”
Joc Pederson: “King”
Yasiel Puig: “Wild Horse”
Hyun-Jin Ryu: “Monster”
Zac Rosscup: “Cup”
Dennis Santana: “Anfernee”
Corey Seager: “Seags”
Ross Stripling: “Chicken Strip”
Chris Taylor: “CT3”
Justin Turner: “Redturn2”
Julio Urias: “El Culichi”
Chase Utley: “Silver Fox”
Pat Venditte: “P-VITTY”
Alex Wood: “AWOOD”
Some creative ones from other teams include Arizona Diamondbacks pitcher Brad Boxberger who’ll be using an emoji of a box and hamburger for his nickname, which is a first for the league; Atlanta Braves outfielder Ender Inciarte’s “Game Ender”; Cleveland Indians pitcher Shane Bieber’s “Not Justin”; and Baltimore Orioles pitcher Paul Fry’s “Papa Frita.”
You can see the full list here.
Besides the nicknames, on the right sleeve of each uniform will be a patch on which players can write the name of a person who either helped in their development or inspired them. The uniforms overall will feature brighter colors.
Fans can purchase game-worn jerseys off the league’s website.
Twitter: @edmgonzalez
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