Major League Baseball and the Players Association are once again allowing players to have a little more fun with what they wear when they take the field for a weekend in August. Players Weekend was introduced last season dressing teams up in colourful uniforms with player names replaced with nicknames or whatever a player wanted. You can take a look at all the 2018 Players Weekend team caps, jerseys, and socks here.
Here we’re focusing on the “nicknames” players opted to put on the back of their uniforms, this list provided by Major League Baseball could be updated between now and when the games are actually played the weekend of August 24th through 26th.
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Where I could find it I included the reason for each nickname but from this list, most players just went with a variation of their last or first names; 45 players felt their last name was good enough, while 1 literally used “LAST NAME”. Two players use their Korean last names, and since it’s 2018, of course, there’s an Emoji jersey.
Arizona Diamondbacks | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Nick Ahmed | “SLICK NICK” | Variation of first name |
Matt Andriese | “DREEZY” | |
Alex Avila | “PARKMAN” | |
Brad Boxberger | “??” | Emojis for Box and Burger, idea via his wife |
Archie Bradley | “HOLLYWOOD” | |
Clay Buchholz | “BUCK” | Variation of last name |
Andrew Chafin | “THE SHERIFF” | Via team broadcaster Steve Berthiaume |
Patrick Corbin | “CORBY” | Variation of last name |
Daniel Descalso | “SCALS” | Variation of last name |
Jake Diekman | “GUT IT OUT” | |
Jarrod Dyson | “ZOOMBIYA” | |
Eduardo Escobar | “EL DE LA PICA” | |
Zack Godley | “BULL” | From college, his demeanor on the mound |
Paul Goldschmidt | “GOLDY” | Variation of last name |
Zack Greinke | “GREINKE” | Last Name |
Yoshihisa Hirano | “YOSHI SAN” | |
Jon Jay | “305 J” | |
Jake Lamb | “LAMBO” | Variation of last name |
Ketel Marte | “PIKE” | Dominican Republic term for someone with swagger |
Jeff Mathis | “MATTY” | Variation of last name |
T.J. McFarland | “RETURN OF THE MAC” | |
Shelby Miller | “MILLZY” | Variation of last name |
John Ryan Murphy | “CHOIR BOY” | |
David Peralta | “FREIGHT TRAIN” | |
A.J. Pollock | “POLLO” | |
Robbie Ray | “BOB” | Variation of first name |
Steven Souza Jr. | “SOUZ” | Variation of last name |
Taijuan Walker | “TAI WEEZY” | |
Brad Ziegler | “UNICORN” |
Atlanta Braves | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Ronald Acuna Jr. | “SABANERO SOY” | |
Ozzie Albies | “PUCHI” | |
Jesse Biddle | “JB” | Initials |
Brad Brach | “B-RAD” | Variation of First Name |
Johan Camargo | “JC” | Initials |
Shane Carle | “SHUGGA” | |
Rhiner Cruz | “CRUEZY” | Variation of last name |
Charlie Culberson | “CULBY” | Variation of last name |
Adam Duvall | “DUVY” | Variation of last name |
Ryan Flaherty | “FLASH” | |
Tyler Flowers | “MMBB” | |
Mike Foltynewicz | “FOLTY” | Variation of last name |
Freddie Freeman | “ANDREW” | |
Sam Freeman | “FREEZY” | Variation of last name |
Max Fried | “MAXIMUS” | Variation of First Name |
Kevin Gausman | “GAUSY” | Variation of last name |
Ender Inciarte | “GAME ENDER” | |
Luke Jackson | “SKYWALKER” | Reference to Luke Skywalker |
Nick Markakis | “TTT” | |
Brandon McCarthy | “MAC” | Variation of last name |
A.J. Minter | “MINT” | Variation of last name |
Sean Newcomb | “NEWK” | Variation of last name |
Wes Parsons | “PARSONS” | Last Name |
Jose Ramirez | “RAMIREZ” | Last Name |
Anibal Sanchez | “ALEJO” | |
Mike Soroka | “ROCK” | Variation of last name |
Kurt Suzuki | “ZUK” | Variation of last name |
Dansby Swanson | “DANS” | Variation of First Name |
Julio Teheran | “EL CABALLO DE OLAYA” | |
Jonny Venters | “JV” | Initials |
Arodys Vizcaino | “ARODYS” | First Name |
Dan Winkler | “WINK” | Variation of last name |
Baltimore Orioles | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Pedro Araujo | “EL MONTRO” | |
Tim Beckham | “SWAGGY” | |
Richard Bleier | “DICKIE B.” | Variation of initials |
Dylan Bundy | “DILLY” | Variation of first name |
Cody Carroll | “CC” | Initials |
Andrew Cashner | “CASH” | Variation of last name |
Miguel Castro | “VILLA HERMOSA” | |
Alex Cobb | “COBB” | Last Name |
Chris Davis | “CRUSH” | |
Paul Fry | “PAPA FRITA” | |
Craig Gentry | “GENT” | Variation of last name |
Mychal Givens | “TONY” | |
Donnie Hart | “D. HART” | Variation of initials |
David Hess | “HESSER” | Variation of last name |
Adam Jones | “LA GENTE” | |
Caleb Joseph | “CALE” | Variation of first name |
Trey Mancini | “BOOMER” | |
Jhan Marinez | “LA ELECTRICIDAD” | |
Renato Nunez | “TATO” | |
Jace Peterson | “PETEY” | Variation of last name |
Evan Phillips | “PHILLY” | Variation of last name |
Yefry Ramirez | “EL VARÓN” | |
Joey Rickard | “J-RICK” | Variation of initials |
Tanner Scott | “SCOTTIE” | Variation of last name |
Mark Trumbo | “TRUM” | Variation of last name |
Danny Valencia | “SLUGGER” | |
Jonathan Villar | “VILLI” | Variation of last name |
Steve Wilkerson | “BREEZE” | |
Mike Wright Jr. | “BIRD” | |
Austin Wynns | “WINNIE” | Variation of last name |
Gabriel Ynoa | “EL TIGUERE” |
Boston Red Sox | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Matt Barnes | “BARNACLES” | Variation of last name |
Andrew Benintendi | “BENNY” | Variation of last name |
Mookie Betts | “MOOKIE” | First name |
Xander Bogaerts | “BOGIE” | Variation of last name |
Jackie Bradley Jr. | “JBJ” | Initials |
Dan Butler | “BUTLER” | Last Name |
Rafael Devers | “CARITA” | Means Baby Face, nickname from youth |
Nathan Eovaldi | “EVO” | Variation of last name |
Heath Hembree | “HEATER HERE” | Variation of last name |
Marco Hernandez | “MARKITO” | Variation of first name |
Brock Holt | “BROCKSTAR” | Twitter handle |
Brian Johnson | “BJ” | Initials |
Joe Kelly | “JIMMY B” | |
Ian Kinsler | “BOOTSIE” | |
Craig Kimbrel | “DIRTY CRAIG” | |
Sandy Leon | “NOAH” | His first child |
Austin Maddox | “MADD DAWG” | |
J.D. Martinez | “FLACO” | |
Mitch Moreland | “2 – BAGS” | Hit many doubles when first with Red Sox |
Eduardo Nunez | “NUNIE” | Variation of last name |
Steve Pearce | “LATE LIGHTNING” | |
Dustin Pedroia | “PEDEY” | Variation of last name |
Drew Pomeranz | “BIG SMOOTH” | |
Rick Porcello | “VEINTIDÓS” | Wears number 22 |
David Price | “SLIM DUNKIN” | |
Eduardo Rodriguez | “EL GUALO” | |
Chris Sale | “THE CONDUCTOR” | From Dustin Pedroia who said a conductor punches tickets |
Carson Smith | “SMITTY” | Variation of last name |
Blake Swihart | “SWI” | Variation of last name |
Tyler Thornburg | “THORN” | Variation of last name |
Christian Vazquez | “COLO” | Instagram handle |
Hector Velazquez | “CABEZON” | Big Head |
Brandon Workman | “WORK” | Variation of last name |
Steven Wright | “KNUCKSIE” | Knuckleballer, a tribute to Phil Niekro |
Chicago Cubs | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Albert Almora Jr. | “TICO” | Nickname from mother |
Anthony Bass | “FISH” | Last name is a type of fish |
Javier Baez | “EL MAGO” | The Magician |
David Bote | “BOAT” | Variation of last name |
Kris Bryant | “KB” | Initials |
Victor Caratini | “VIC” | Variation of first name |
Tyler Chatwood | “CHATTY” | Variation of last name |
Jesse Chavez | “DADO” | |
Steve Cishek | “SPEEDPASS” | From his days as a gas station attendant |
Willson Contreras | “WILLY THE BEAST” | |
Yu Darvish | “YU-SAN” | A Japanese sign of respect |
Brian Duensing | “DEUCE” | |
Carl Edwards Jr. | “STRINGBEAN SLINGER” | Originated when playing for Spokane Indians |
Cole Hamels | “HOLLYWOOD” | Via Howard & Rollins while in Minor Leagues |
Justin Hancock | “HERBIE” | Reference to musician Herbie Hancock |
Ian Happ | “HAPPER” | Variation of last name |
Kyle Hendricks | “HENDO” | Variation of last name |
Jason Heyward | “J-HEY” | Variation of initials |
Brandon Kintzler | “SALT” | Because he’s salty |
Tommy La Stella | “LA STELLA” | Forgot to submit the form on time |
Jon Lester | “LEFTHANDER” | Throws left handed |
Brandon Morrow | “B MO” | Variation of initials |
Mike Montgomery | “MONTY” | Variation of last name |
Jose Quintana | “LELO” | His brother’s nickname |
Anthony Rizzo | “TONY” | Variation of first name |
Randy Rosario | “PELO FINO” | Fine Hair |
Addison Russell | “ADDY” | Variation of first name |
Kyle Schwarber | “SCHWARBS” | Variation of last name |
Drew Smyly | “SMILES” | Variation of last name |
Pedro Strop | “STROPY” | Variation of last name |
Justin Wilson | “J WILLY” | Variation of initials |
Ben Zobrist | “ZORILLA” | Via Joe Maddon during their time in Tampa Bay |
Chicago White Sox | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Jose Abreu | “MAL TIEMPO” | |
Tim Anderson | “TA7” | |
Luis Avilan | “AVI” | Variation of last name |
Xavier Cedeno | “X” | First initial |
Dylan Covey | “COVE” | Variation of last name |
Tyler Danish | “DANISH” | Last Name |
Matt Davidson | “MATTY D” | Variation of first name, last initial |
Nicky Delmonico | “PUP” | |
Adam Engel | “MAN OF STEAL” | |
Danny Farquhar | “D-FARK” | Variation of initials |
Jace Fry | “FOO” | Nickname from his Little League coach |
Avisail Garcia | “AVI” | Variation of first name |
Leury Garcia | “LEO” | |
Lucas Giolito | “BIG FOOT” | Once called Big Foot because he was clumsy |
Jeanmar Gomez | “JANKO” | |
Miguel Gonzalez | “EL MARIACHI” | |
Nate Jones | “NATE’S NATION” | In reference to his charitable work, those that help with it |
Ryan LaMarre | “LaMARRE” | Last Name |
Reynaldo Lopez | “REY” | Variation of first name |
Juan Minaya | “JUANITO” | Variation of first name |
Yoan Moncada | “YOYO” | Variation of first name |
Omar Narvaez | “NARVY” | Variation of last name |
Daniel Palka | “DP” | Initials |
Carlos Rodon | “LOS” | |
Yolmer Sanchez | “EL DE PIÑONAL” | |
Hector Santiago | “BULLDOG” | |
James Shields | “JUEGO G” | |
Kevan Smith | “WEBBY” | |
Thyago Vieira | “NÉGS” |
Cincinnati Reds | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Homer Bailey | “HOMER” | First name |
Tucker Barnhart | “BARNEY” | Variation of last name |
Alex Blandino | “BLANDY” | Variation of last name |
Curt Casali | “CAS” | Variation of last name |
Luis Castillo | “LA PIEDRA” | |
Rookie Davis | “BILL” | |
Anthony DeSclafani | “DISCO” | |
Brandon Dixon | “B DIX” | Variation of initials |
Phillip Ervin | “MAGIC” | |
Amir Garrett | “AG” | Initials |
Scooter Gennett | “DAL3” | |
Billy Hamilton | “BONE” | |
Matt Harvey | “HARV” | Variation of last name |
David Hernandez | “D HERN” | Variation of initials |
Dilson Herrera | “DILLY” | Variation of first name |
Jared Hughes | “ROBOT” | |
Raisel Iglesias | “EL CICLON” | |
Michael Lorenzen | “ZEN MASTER” | |
Keury Mella | “MANINI” | |
Wandy Peralta | “LA GRASA” | |
Jose Peraza | “EL LLANERO” | |
Sal Romano | “BIG SALLY” | |
Scott Schebler | “SHEB” | Variation of last name |
Jackson Stephens | “JACKO” | Variation of first name |
Robert Stephenson | “BOB” | Variation of first name |
Eugenio Suarez | “NICOLLE” | |
Preston Tucker | “TUCK” | Variation of last name |
Joey Votto | “IN FLANDERS FIELDS” | Reference to famous Canadian poem |
Mason Williams | “MASE” | Variation of first name |
Jesse Winker | “WINK” | Variation of last name |
Cleveland Indians | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Cody Allen | “CHICKEN” | Bullpen antics |
Yonder Alonso | “MR. 305” | Miami area code, where Alonso grew up |
Cody Anderson | “BIG RIG” | His large stature |
Trevor Bauer | “BAUER OUTAGE” | Twitter handle |
Shane Bieber | “NOT JUSTIN” | A reference to singer Justin Bieber |
Michael Brantley | “JUNIOR” | A nod to his father, Mickey Brantley |
Melky Cabrera | “MELK MAN” | The Milk Man, a play on his first name |
Carlos Carrasco | “COOKIE” | Once spotted eating cookies by Chris Perez |
Lonnie Chisenhall | “BIGLON” | Twitter handle |
Adam Cimber | “CIM” | Shortened last name |
Mike Clevinger | “SUNSHINE” | A free spirit, often uses sunflowers as a symbol |
Rajai Davis | “RAJ” | Shortened first name |
Edwin Encarnacion | “RIVERA” | Mother’s last name |
Yan Gomes | “GOMER” | From manager Terry Francona |
Erik Gonzalez | “LA PARITA” | |
Nick Goody | “GOODS” | Variation of last name |
Brandon Guyer | “LA PIÑATA” | Frequently hit by pitches |
Brad Hand | “BROTEIN SHAKE” | |
Jason Kipnis | “DIRTBAG” | Plays with a dirty uniform |
Corey Kluber | “KLUBER” | Last name |
Francisco Lindor | “MR. SMILE” | Often plays with a smile |
Leonys Martin | “THE ASERE” | |
Andrew Miller | “MILLER TIME” | Reference to the Beer and his last name |
Tyler Naquin | “BILLY” | |
Dan Otero | “OT” | From manager Terry Francona |
Oliver Perez | “OLLIE” | Variation of first name |
Jose Ramirez | “ENRIQUITO” | Means Little Enrique, in honour of his father |
Roberto Perez | “BEBO” | A nickname given to him by his mother |
Neil Ramirez | “RAMMER” | Variation of last name |
Danny Salazar | “SALLY” | A variation of his last name |
Josh Tomlin | “SCRUBS” |
Colorado Rockies | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Yency Almonte | “SHOWTIME” | |
Tyler Anderson | “MR. DUCK” | Played for Oregon Ducks in college |
Nolan Arenado | “NADO” | First initial, last name |
Chad Bettis | “LETTUCE” | |
Charlie Blackmon | “CHUCK NAZTY” | Twitter handle |
David Dahl | “BABY DAHL” | Variation of last name |
Wade Davis | “WADER” | Variation of first name |
Ian Desmond | “DEZ” | Variation of last name |
Mike Dunn | “DUNNER” | Variation of last name |
Kyle Freeland | “TWO ONE” | |
Carlos Gonzalez | “CARGO” | Variation of first and last names |
Jon Gray | “GRAY WOLF” | Variation of last name |
Chris Iannetta | “C I” | Initials |
DJ LeMahieu | “DJ” | First name |
German Marquez | “MARQUEE” | Variation of last name |
Jake McGee | “MACCHEEZ” | |
Ryan McMahon | “McDOOGLE” | |
Harrison Musgrave | “MUSKY” | Variation of last name |
Scott Oberg | “OBIE” | Variation of last name |
Seunghwan Oh | “오승환” | Korean name |
Adam Ottavino | “AO” | Initials |
Gerardo Parra | “EL YOLO” | In honour of his grandmother |
Chris Rusin | “RUSS” | Variation of last name |
Antonio Senzatela | “SENZE” | Variation of last name |
Bryan Shaw | “GEEK” | Likes techy things |
Trevor Story | “TREV” | Variation of first name |
Pat Valaika | “BARRELS” | |
Tony Wolters | “T-DUB” | Variation of his initials |
Detroit Tigers | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Jim Adduci | “DEUCE” | |
Victor Alcantara | “V” | First initial |
Matthew Boyd | “MATTY B” | Variation of initials |
Jeimer Candelario | “CANDY” | Variation of last name |
Miguel Cabrera | “MIGGY” | Variation of first name |
Nicholas Castellanos | “NICK” | Variation of first name |
Louis Coleman | “HAROLD” | |
Buck Farmer | “GEORGE” | |
Michael Fulmer | “THE PLUMBER” | |
Mike Gerber | “GERBS” | Variation of last name |
Niko Goodrum | “J.J MUMFORD” | |
Shane Greene | “SHANER” | Variation of first name |
Grayson Greiner | “GARY” | |
Blaine Hardy | “HARDY BOY” | Variation of last name |
John Hicks | “JAZZ” | |
Jose Iglesias | “CANDELITA” | |
Joe Jimenez | “JO JO” | Variation of first name |
JaCoby Jones | “JUICY J” | |
Artie Lewicki | “LOU” | Variation of last name |
Francisco Liriano | “LIRI” | Variation of last name |
Victor Martinez | “PAPICHO” | |
James McCann | “McCANNON” | Variation of last name |
Daniel Norris | “D. NO” | Variation of initials |
Victor Reyes | “VIC” | Variation of first name |
Ronny Rodriguez | “EL FELINO” | |
Jacob Turner | “JET” | |
Drew VerHagen | “VERGY” | Variation of last name |
Alex Wilson | “WILLY” | Variation of last name |
Jordan Zimmermann | “J Z” | Initials |
Houston Astros | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Jose Altuve | “TUVE” | Variation of last name |
Alex Bregman | “A-BREG” | Variation of Initials |
Gerrit Cole | “COLE TRAIN” | Variation of last name |
J.D. Davis | “JD” | First Name |
Chris Devenski | “THE DRAGON” | |
Derek Fisher | “FISHER” | Last Name |
Evan Gattis | “BULL” | |
Marwin Gonzalez | “MARGO” | |
Yuli Gurriel | “LA PIÑA” | |
Jandel Gustave | “GUSTAVE” | Last Name |
Will Harris | “BILL” | Variation of first name |
Tony Kemp | “KEMPY” | Variation of last name |
Dallas Keuchel | “DAVID BURD” | |
Jake Marisnick | “BIG FUDGE” | |
Lance McCullers Jr. | “PERDOMO” | |
Collin McHugh | “Mu Q” | Variation of last name |
Martin Maldonado | “VALDEZ” | |
Brian McCann | “UNO SEIS” | |
Charlie Morton | “GROUND CHUCK” | Variation of first name |
Brad Peacock | “P” | Last Initial |
Ryan Pressly | “PRESSLY” | Last Name |
Josh Reddick | “RED DAWG” | Variation of last name |
Hector Rondon | “RONDY” | Variation of last name |
Tony Sipp | “SIPP” | Last Name |
Joe Smith | “SMITTY” | Variation of last name |
George Springer | “SPRINGER” | Last Name |
Max Stassi | “STASSINELLI” | Variation of last name |
Justin Verlander | “J V” | Initials |
Tyler White | “WHITEY” | Variation of last name |
Kansas City Royals | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Jorge Bonifacio | “EL BONI” | Variation of last name |
Blaine Boyer | “BLAZER” | Variation of first name |
Drew Butera | “VITO” | |
Hunter Dozier | “DOZ” | Variation of last name |
Lucas Duda | “DUDE” | Variation of last name |
Danny Duffy | “CHILL SERGEANT” | |
Alcides Escobar | “MAGIC” | |
Heath Fillmyer | “FILLY” | Variation of last name |
Brian Flynn | “FLYNNY” | Variation of last name |
Jesse Hahn | “J HOOD” | |
Jason Hammel | “HAMMER” | Variation of last name |
Alex Gordon | “GORDO” | Variation of last name |
Rosell Herrera | “VARON” | |
Tim Hill | “HILL” | Last Name |
Jakob Junis | “JUNE BUG” | Variation of last name |
Nate Karns | “NATE DOGG” | Variation of first name |
Brad Keller | “B. K.” | Initials |
Ian Kennedy | “BUDDA” | |
Brandon Maurer | “MAURER POWER” | Variation of last name |
Kevin McCarthy | “MAC” | Variation of last name |
Whit Merrifield | “WHITLEY” | Variation of first name |
Adalberto Mondesi | “LA GUINEA” | A small, fast bird, nickname from youth |
Ryan O’Hearn | “BROHEARN” | |
Wily Peralta | “BIG WILY” | Variation of first name |
Salvador Perez | “EL NIÑO” | Little Boy, from Eric Hosmer during Perez’s rookie season |
Brett Phillips | “MAVERICK” | His middle name |
Eric Skoglund | “SKOGS | Variation of last name |
Burch Smith | “SMITTY” | Variation of last name |
Glenn Sparkman | “SPARKY” | Variation of last name |
Los Angeles Angels | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Jose Alvarez | “KÍKE” | |
Justin Anderson | “ANDO” | Variation of last name |
Francisco Arcia | “FRANKIE” | Variation of first name |
Jaime Barria | “EL PANA” | |
Cam Bedrosian | “BEDROCK” | Variation of last name |
Jose Briceno | “ORE” | |
Kole Calhoun | “KOLEMAN” | Variation of first name |
Kaleb Cowart | “PAL” | |
Zack Cozart | “L.A. COZ” | |
Jose Fernandez | “JOTAVE” | |
David Fletcher | “FLETCH” | Variation of last name |
Andrew Heaney | “HEANDOG” | Variation of last name |
Jake Jewell | “BOB | |
Jim Johnson | “J.J.” | Initials |
Jefry Marte | “EL BLEY” | |
Alex Meyer | “BUBBA” | |
Keynan Middleton | “MAJOR KEY” | Variation of first name |
Shohei Ohtani | “SHOWTIME” | Variation of first name |
Blake Parker | “B-EASY” | |
Felix Pena | “LA BEFLA” | |
Albert Pujols | “THE MACHINE” | |
JC Ramirez | “J.C. TIME” | Variation of first name |
Noe Ramirez | “OTTO” | |
Garrett Richards | “G-RICH” | Variation of Initials |
Rene Rivera | “MONCHO” | |
Hansel Robles | “EL PEÑACO” | |
Matt Shoemaker | “SHOE” | Variation of last name |
Andrelton Simmons | “SIMÓN” | |
Tyler Skaggs | “SWAGGY” | |
Nick Tropeano | “NITRO” | |
Mike Trout | “KIIIIID” | |
Justin Upton | “J – UP” | Variation of Initials |
Blake Wood | “BLOCK-A” | |
Chris Young | “C Y” | Initials |
Eric Young Jr. | “EYJ” | Initials |
Los Angles Dodgers | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Scott Alexander | “SCOTTIE BOY” | Variation of first name |
John Axford | “AX MAN” | Variation of last name |
Pedro Baez | “LA MULA” | The Mule, his work ethic |
Austin Barnes | “SAM” | Joke about players not knowing his name as a rookie |
Cody Bellinger | “BELLI” | Variation of last name |
Walker Buehler | “FERRIS” | A reference to Ferris Buehler’s Day Off |
JT Chargois | “SHAG” | |
Tony Cingrani | “GRANI” | Variation of last name |
Brian Dozier | “BULL” | The Bulldozer, college nickname |
Josh Fields | “FIELDS” | Last Name |
Dylan Floro | “F LORO” | Variation of last name |
Erik Goeddel | “GOODY” | Variation of last name |
Yasmani Grandal | “YAZMANIAN DEVIL” | First name + Tasmanian Devil |
Enrique Hernandez | “KIKÉ” | |
Rich Hill | “D. MOUNTAIN” | |
Daniel Hudson | “HUDDY” | Variation of last name |
Kenley Jansen | “KENLEYFORNIA” | |
Matt Kemp | “MATT” | First name |
Clayton Kershaw | “KERSH” | Variation of last name |
Tom Koehler | “TK” | Initials |
Manny Machado | “EL MINISTRO” | During 2017 WBC, El Ministro de la Defensa |
Kenta Maeda | “MAEKEN” | |
Max Muncy | “MUNCE” | Variation of last name |
Joc Pederson | “KING” | He doesn’t know why |
Yasiel Puig | “WILD HORSE” | Vin Scully refered to him as such in 2014 |
Hyun-Jin Ryu | “MONSTER” | Rookie season nickname |
Zac Rosscup | “CUP” | Variation of last name |
Dennis Santana | “ANFERNEE” | Middle name |
Corey Seager | “SEAGS” | Variation of last name |
Ross Stripling | “CHICKEN STRIP” | Variation of last name |
Chris Taylor | “CT3” | Variation of initials |
Justin Turner | “REDTURN2” | |
Julio Urias | “EL CULICHI” | |
Chase Utley | “SILVER FOX” | |
Pat Venditte | “P-VITTY” | Variation of first and last names |
Alex Wood | “AWOOD” | Variation of first and last names |
Miami Marlins | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Brian Anderson | “ANDY” | Variation of last name |
Kyle Barraclough | “BEAR” | |
Lewis Brinson | “SWEET LEW” | Variation of first name |
Starlin Castro | “ALL STARLIN” | Variation of first name |
Wei-Yin Chen | “WEIGH-IN” | Variation of first name |
Adam Conley | “ACON” | Variation of initials |
Garrett Cooper | “COOPALOOP” | Variation of last name |
Derek Dietrich | “DIETZ” | Variation of last name |
Isaac Galloway | “GALLO” | Variation of last name |
Jarlin Garcia | “JARLIN THE MARLIN” | |
Brett Graves | “BUMP” | |
Javy Guerra | “JAVY” | First name |
Tayron Guerrero | “EL DE BOCACHICA” | |
Elieser Hernandez | “LILO” | |
Bryan Holaday | “HOLLY” | Variation of last name |
Pablo Lopez | “PACHÉ” | |
Chris O’Grady | “GRIZZ” | |
Martin Prado | “PRATT” | |
J.T. Realmuto | “REAL” | Variation of last name |
Trevor Richards | “RICHIE” | Variation of last name |
JT Riddle | “T” | Variation of first name |
Yadiel Rivera | “TIZNAO” | |
Miguel Rojas | “MIGGY RO” | |
Drew Rucinski | “RUSINSKI” | Variation of last name |
Magneuris Sierra | “MIYAGUI” | |
Caleb Smith | “SMITTY” | Variation of last name |
Drew Steckenrider | “STECKASAURUS” | Variation of last name |
Dan Straily | “THUNDER” | |
Jose Urena | “EL NUEVE” |
Milwaukee Brewers | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Jesus Aguilar | “EL CAUSA” | |
Matt Albers | “ALBIE” | Variation of last name |
Chase Anderson | “TEXAS” | |
Orlando Arcia | “EL NIÑO” | |
Jacob Barnes | “KING COBRA” | |
Ryan Braun | “OCHO” | |
Corbin Burnes | “BURNESY” | Variation of last name |
Lorenzo Cain | “LO CAIN” | Variation of last name |
Jhoulys Chacin | “LA MAKINA” | |
Zach Davies | “COUNS” | |
Nick Franklin | “NICKY” | Variation of first name |
Junior Guerra | “CABEZON” | |
Josh Hader | “STRICKEN” | |
Jeremy Jeffress | “JOTA JOTA” | |
Dan Jennings | “DJ” | Initials |
Corey Knebel | “BIRD DOG” | |
Erik Kratz | “KRATZY” | Variation of last name |
Jordan Lyles | “JORDY” | Variation of first name |
Wade Miley | “MILES” | Variation of last name |
Mike Moustakas | “MOOSE” | Variation of last name |
Jimmy Nelson | “BIG SWEAT” | |
Freddy Peralta | “KACIKI” | |
Hernan Perez | “PEPPER” | |
Manny Pina | “PINEAPPLE” | |
Jonathan Schoop | “MAMBA” | |
Travis Shaw | “MAYOR-DDC” | |
Joakim Soria | “JUNIOR” | |
Brent Suter | “THE RAPTOR” | |
Eric Thames | “MR. TEE” | |
Stephen Vogt | “I BELIEVE” | |
Taylor Williams | “T. WILLY” | Variation of Initials |
Christian Yelich | “YELI” | Variation of last name |
Minnesota Twins | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Ehire Adrianza | “GUARENERO” | His hometown |
Matt Belisle | “BELISLE” | Last Name |
Jose Berrios | “LA MAKINA” | The Machine |
Jason Castro | “STRO” | Variation of last name |
Oliver Drake | “BUCKO” | |
Johnny Field | “J. FIELD” | First initial, last name |
Logan Forsythe | “LOGIE BEAR” | |
Mitch Garver | “GARV SAUCE” | Variation of last name |
Kyle Gibson | “GIBBY” | Variation of last name |
Robbie Grossman | “GROSSMAN” | Last Name |
Trevor Hildenberger | “HILDY” | Variation of last name |
Max Kepler | “ROZ̈YCKI” | The second half of his full last name |
Matt Magill | “GOOSE” | Reference to the movie Top Gun |
Joe Mauer | “MAUER” | Last Name |
Trevor May | “LURCH” | |
Adalberto Mejia | “VOLADOR” | |
Logan Morrison | “LOMO” | Variation of Initials |
Gabriel Moya | “LITTLE GUARDADO” | Kinda looks like Eddie Guardado |
Jake Odorizzi | “ODO” | Variation of last name |
Michael Pineda | “BIG MIKE” | Variation of first name |
Jorge Polanco | “CHULO” | Nickname since a baby, means Pretty Boy |
Addison Reed | “REEDER” | Variation of last name |
Fernando Rodney | “UIYA CLARA” | |
Eddie Rosario | “EDISITO” | |
Taylor Rogers | “M. ROGERS” | |
Miguel Sano | “BOQUETON” | Big Mouth |
Ervin Santana | “MAGIC” | Reference to Magic Johnson |
Aaron Slegers | “SLEGS” | Variation of last name |
Bobby Wilson | “BEEDUB” | Variation of Initials |
New York Mets | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Tyler Bashlor | “BASH” | Variation of last name |
Jose Bautista | “JOEYBATS” | Twitter handle |
Jerry Blevins | “JER-RY JER-RY JER-RY” | First name, reference to Jerry Springer Show |
Jay Bruce | “BRUUUCE” | Variation of last name |
Yoenis Cespedes | “LA POTENCIA” | |
Michael Conforto | “SCOOTER” | |
Travis d’Arnaud | “LIL d” | |
Jacob deGrom | “deGROM” | Last Name |
Phillip Evans | “BARREL” | |
Wilmer Flores | “CATIRE” | |
Todd Frazier | “TODDFATHER” | First name, reference to the Godfather |
Robert Gsellman | “G-MAN” | |
Luis Guillorme | “LUISMI” | Variation of first name |
Austin Jackson | “A-JAX” | Variation of initials |
Juan Lagares | “ANGELO” | |
Seth Lugo | “QUARTERRICAN” | |
Steven Matz | “MATZY” | Variation of last name |
Jeff McNeil | “JT” | |
Devin Mesoraco | “ROCKO” | |
Rafael Montero | “MONTERO” | Last Name |
Brandon Nimmo | “NIMMS” | Last Name |
Corey Oswalt | “OZ” | Variation of last name |
Kevin Plawecki | “PLAW DAWG” | Variation of last name |
AJ Ramos | “JUNIOR” | |
Jose Reyes | “LA MELAZA” | |
Jacob Rhame | “RHAMROD” | |
T.J. Rivera | “T-BUTTA” | |
Amed Rosario | “EL NIÑO” | |
Paul Sewald | “PAULIE” | Variation of first name |
Drew Smith | “SMITTY” | Variation of last name |
Anthony Swarzak | “T-SWEEZY” | |
Noah Syndergaard | “THOR” | |
Jason Vargas | “VARGY” | Variation of last name |
Bobby Wahl | “PEANUT” | |
Zack Wheeler | “WHEELS” | Variation of last name |
David Wright | “D-DUB” | Variation of initials |
New York Yankees | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Miguel Andujar | “PAPÁ” | Nickname from his father, he was the first born child |
Dellin Betances | “EL ACIDO” | From childhood, was “wired” and “feisty” |
Greg Bird | “BIRD” | Last Name |
Zach Britton | “ANGLADA” | Grandmother’s maiden name |
Aroldis Chapman | “THE MISSILE” | |
A.J. Cole | “AJ” | First name |
Jacoby Ellsbury | “ELLSBURY” | Last Name |
Clint Frazier | “EL ROJO” | |
Brett Gardner | “GARDNER” | Last Name |
Sonny Gray | “PICKLES” | Called that by a few teammates in Oakland |
Didi Gregorius | “THE KNIGHT” | A literal knight in The Netherlands |
Chad Green | “GREENY” | Variation of last name |
J.A. Happ | “HAPPER” | Variation of last name |
Ben Heller | “HELLER” | Last Name |
Aaron Hicks | “HICKSIE” | Variation of last name |
Jonathan Holder | “HOLDY” | Variation of last name |
Aaron Judge | “JUDGE” | Last Name |
Lance Lynn | “MIA” | His daughter’s name |
Jordan Montgomery | “MONTY” | Variation of last name |
David Robertson | “D-ROB” | Variation of initials |
Austin Romine | “RO” | Variation of last name |
CC Sabathia | “DUB” | |
Gary Sanchez | “KRAKEN” | From Pirates of the Caribbean |
Luis Severino | “SEVY” | Variation of last name |
Giancarlo Stanton | “G” | First initial |
Masahiro Tanaka | “TANAKA TIME” | Variation of last name |
Gleyber Torres | “GT” | Initials |
Luke Voit | “LOUIS” | |
Neil Walker | “WALKIE” | Variation of last name |
Oakland Athletics | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Brett Anderson | “ANDERSON” | Last Name |
Paul Blackburn | “BLACKIE” | Variation of last name |
Ryan Buchter | “5 DEUCE” | |
Trevor Cahill | “T.C.” | Initials |
Mark Canha | “TOM ACE” | Reference to Ace Ventura |
Matt Chapman | “CHAPPY” | Variation of last name |
Jharel Cotton | “SQUEAKY” | |
Khris Davis | “KD” | Initials |
Jeurys Familia | “LA FAMA” | Variation of last name |
Mike Fiers | “KAI” | |
Daniel Gossett | “GOOSE” | |
Chris Hatcher | “HATCH” | Variation of last name |
Edwin Jackson | “SCOOP” | |
Matt Joyce | “SWEET SWINGIN'” | |
Shawn Kelley | “KELLEYTIME” | Variation of last name |
Ramon Laureano | “LAUREANO” | Last Name |
Jonathan Lucroy | “LUC” | Variation of last name |
Sean Manaea | “MANAEALATOR” | Variation of last name |
Nick Martini | “TINI” | Variation of last name |
Matt Olson | “OLY” | Variation of last name |
Emilio Pagan | “EMILIOOOOO” | Reference to A Night At The Roxbury |
Yusmeiro Petit | “YUS” | Variation of first name |
Josh Phegley | “PTBNL” | Player to Be Named Later |
Chad Pinder | “CHI” | |
Stephen Piscotty | “MOMO” | |
Marcus Semien | “SAUCE” | |
Jake Smolinski | “SMO $” | Variation of last name |
Blake Treinen | “TRAIN” | |
Andrew Triggs | “TRIGGONOMETRY” | Variation of last name |
Lou Trivino | “SWEET LOU” | Variation of first name |
Philadelphia Phillies | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Jorge Alfaro | “EL OSO” | |
Victor Arano | “EL WEY” | |
Jake Arrieta | “SNAKE” | |
Justin Bour | “JB” | Initials |
Asdrubal Cabrera | “CHIQUITÍN” | |
J.P. Crawford | “CRAW” | Variation of last name |
Austin Davis | “BIG FUDGE” | |
Enyel De Los Santos | “DE LOS SANTOS” | Last Name |
Seranthony Dominguez | “SIR ANTHONY” | Variation of first name |
Jerad Eickhoff | “EICK” | Variation of last name |
Zach Eflin | “EF” | Variation of last name |
Pedro Florimon | “DON RAMÓN” | |
Maikel Franco | “COMPA F” | |
Luis Garcia | “COMPA G” | |
Cesar Hernandez | “CESITA” | |
Odubel Herrera | “TORITO” | |
Rhys Hoskins | “BIG FELLA” | |
Tommy Hunter | “BIGGER FELLA” | |
Scott Kingery | “JETPAX” | |
Andrew Knapp | “KNAPP TIME” | Variation of last name |
Aaron Loup | “WOLF” | |
Adam Morgan | “A-MO” | Variation of initials |
Pat Neshek | “NESHEK” | Last Name |
Aaron Nola | “NOLS” | Variation of last name |
Roman Quinn | “ROME” | Variation of first name |
Nick Pivetta | “PIVETTA” | Last Name |
Wilson Ramos | “BUFFALO” | |
Carlos Santana | “SLAMTANA” | Variation of last name |
Vince Velasquez | “VICENTE” | |
Nick Williams | “NICKY DUBS” | Variation of initials |
Pittsburgh Pirates | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Chris Archer | “FLACO FUERTE” | |
Josh Bell | “JB” | Initials |
Francisco Cervelli | “CISCO” | |
Kyle Crick | “CRICKY” | Variation of last name |
Elias Diaz | “EL MARACUCHO” | A reference to his home town |
Corey Dickerson | “C-DIZZLE” | |
Adam Frazier | “FRAZ” | Variation of last name |
David Freese | “DAVEHUMAN” | A friend of his has a dog named Dave |
Josh Harrison | “J HAY” | Play on his name |
Adeiny Hechavarria | “LA PANTERA UUFF” | |
Keone Kela | “KEY” | Variation of last name |
Chad Kuhl | “CHET” | His aggressive alter ego |
Jordan Luplow | “LUPLOW” | Last Name |
Starling Marte | “TATO” | |
Jordy Mercer | “THE ROOK” | From his college days |
Colin Moran | “REDBEARD” | Has a red beard, plays for Pirates |
Joe Musgrove | “MOOSE” | Variation of last name |
Dovydas Neverauskas | “LITHUANIAN” | First Lithuanian player in MLB history |
Ivan Nova | “SUPER NOVA” | Variation of last name |
Gregory Polanco | “EL COFFEE” | |
Richard Rodriguez | “PERRO FLACO” | |
Sean Rodriguez | “CHICH” | A play on his usual nickname of Chi Chi |
Casey Sadler | “SADS” | Variation of last name |
Edgar Santana | “BICEPS” | |
A.J. Schugel | “SCHUG” | Variation of last name |
Jameson Taillon | “JAMO” | A variation of his first name |
Felipe Vazquez | “NIGHTMARE” | |
Trevor Williams | “PROJECT” | Project 34 is his charitable organization |
San Diego Padres | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Carlos Asuaje | “CARL” | Variation of first name |
Colten Brewer | “BREWSKI” | Variation of last name |
Jose Castillo | “BIG DUDE” | It’s what he is |
Franchy Cordero | “CORDY” | Variation of last name |
Alex Dickerson | “DICKERSON” | Last Name |
A.J. Ellis | “DAD” | Oldest member of the team |
Robbie Erlin | “BOB” | |
Freddy Galvis | “TOCO” | Nickname from brother when they were kids |
Austin Hedges | “HEDGEY” | Variation of last name |
Eric Hosmer | “PAPO” | A Cuban term of endearment |
Phil Hughes | “PEEJ” | |
Travis Jankowski | “FRED” | A reference to Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood |
Brett Kennedy | “KENNEDY” | Last Name |
Dinelson Lamet | “EL FLACO” | Means ‘skinny’ |
Eric Lauer | “GOMER” | From Gomer Pyle, a nickname given to him by his dad |
Walker Lockett | “LOCKETT” | Last Name |
Joey Lucchesi | “JOEY FUEGO” | |
Manuel Margot | “YOANDRY” | |
Phil Maton | “SPIN RATE” | Fastball is ranked 6th in MLB for spin rate |
Wil Myers | “WIL” | First name |
Bryan Mitchell | “MITCH” | Variation of last name |
Luis Perdomo | “EL CHAMAQUITO” | |
Jose Pirela | “AGUILA NEGRA” | Means Black Eagle, a nickname acquired in winter ball |
Hunter Renfroe | “FROE” | Variation of last name |
Franmil Reyes | “LA MOLE” | |
Clayton Richard | “CLAY CLAY” | Variation of first name, doubled |
Cory Spangenberg | “SPANGY” | Variation of last name |
Craig Stammen | “TRIG” | Was called Trigger as a child, shortened over time |
Robert Stock | “CRETCH” | |
Matt Strahm | “STRAHMY” | |
Christian Villanueva | “VILLA” | Variation of last name |
Trey Wingenter | “WINGENTER” | Last Name |
Kirby Yates | “KIRBS” | Variation of first name |
San Francisco Giants | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Brandon Belt | “BOB” | |
Ty Blach | “THE PREACHER” | |
Ray Black | “BLACKOUT” | Variation of last name |
Madison Bumgarner | “MAD-BUM” | Variation of first and last names |
Brandon Crawford | “DJ BC RAW” | |
Johnny Cueto | “EL JUCHO” | |
Chase d’Arnaud | “CHEETAH” | |
Sam Dyson | “PSSST” | |
Steven Duggar | “DUGG” | |
Julian Fernandez | “BILLETE” | |
Alen Hanson | “EL CHAMAQUITO” | |
Gorkys Hernandez | “CAZADOR” | |
Derek Holland | “LAST NAME” | Hilarious |
Nick Hundley | “HUNDO” | Variation of last name |
Pierce Johnson | “P.J.” | Initials |
Derek Law | “D-LAW” | Variation of initials |
Evan Longoria | “LONGO” | Variation of last name |
Andrew McCutchen | “ZOOM” | |
Mark Melancon | “MEL” | Variation of last name |
Reyes Moronta | “EL TIBU” | |
Joe Panik | “J.P.” | Initials |
Hunter Pence | “UNDERPANTS” | |
Buster Posey | “BUSTER” | First name |
Dereck Rodriguez | “D-ROD” | Variation of initials |
Jeff Samardzija | “SHARK” | |
Pablo Sandoval | “PANDA” | |
Will Smith | “SMITTY” | Variation of last name |
Austin Slater | “MAYOR” | |
Hunter Strickland | “STRICK” | Variation of last name |
Andrew Suarez | “ANDY” | Variation of first name |
Tony Watson | “TONE RANGER” |
Seattle Mariners | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Dan Altavilla | “BUZZY” | |
Chasen Bradford | “BLACK BEAR” | |
Robinson Cano | “NOLO” | |
Alex Colome | “THE HORSE” | |
Nelson Cruz | “BOOMSTICK” | |
Edwin Diaz | “SUGAR” | |
Zach Duke | “DUKIE” | Variation of last name |
Roenis Elias | “CUBICHE” | |
Marco Gonzales | “GONZO” | Variation of last name |
Dee Gordon | “VARIS” | Devaris is his full first name |
Mitch Haniger | “MEETCH” | |
Ryon Healy | “BUBBA” | |
Felix Hernandez | “KING FELIX” | He’s the King |
Chris Herrmann | “WORM” | |
Mike Leake | “SPIKE” | |
Wade LeBlanc | “FRENCHY” | |
Cameron Maybin | “SLIM” | |
Juan Nicasio | “ARENOSO” | |
James Paxton | “BIG MAPLE” | Canadian-born, has a maple leaf tatoo |
James Pazos | “PAPA PAZ” | Variation of last name |
Erasmo Ramirez | “MITO” | |
Andrew Romine | “ROMI” | Variation of last name |
Kyle Seager | “SEAGER” | Last Name |
Jean Segura | “EL MAMBO” | |
Denard Span | “D-SPAN” | Variation of initials |
Sam Tuivailala | “TUI” | Variation of last name |
Nick Vincent | “HUBBA HUBBA” | |
Adam Warren | “THE WARDEN” | |
Mike Zunino | “Z” | Last initial |
St Louis Cardinals | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Harrison Bader | “TOTS” | |
Matt Carpenter | “CARP” | Variation of last name |
Brett Cecil | “SQUINTS” | |
Paul DeJong | “PAULY” | Variation of first name |
Jack Flaherty | “FLARE” | Variation of last name |
Dexter Fowler | “DEX” | Variation of first name |
John Gant | “GANT” | Last Name |
Adolis Garcia | “EL BOMBI” | |
Greg Garcia | “GG” | Initials |
Austin Gomber | “BIG G” | |
Luke Gregerson | “DUKE” | |
Jedd Gyorko | “JERK-OH” | |
Jordan Hicks | “HICKS” | Last Name |
Dakota Hudson | “DAK” | Variation of first name |
Dominic Leone | “DOMINATOR” | |
Carlos Martinez | “TSUNAMI” | |
Jose Martinez | “CAFÉ” | |
Mike Mayers | “MAYERS” | Last Name |
Miles Mikolas | “MIK” | Variation of last name |
Yadier Molina | “YADI” | Variation of first name |
Yairo Munoz | “PALITO” | |
Bud Norris | “BUDMAN” | Variation of first name |
Tyler O’Neill | “O’NEILL” | Last Name |
Marcell Ozuna | “THE BIG BEAR” | |
Francisco Pena | “PEÑITA” | |
Daniel Poncedeleon | “PONCEDELEON” | Last Name |
Alex Reyes | “A.REY” | Variation of Initials |
Tyson Ross | “FREEWAY” | |
Chasen Shreve | “SHA-REEF” | |
Michael Wacha | “WACHAMOLE” | Variation of last name |
Adam Wainwright | “WAINO” | Variation of last name |
Luke Weaver | “DREAM” | |
Tyler Webb | “WEBBY” | Variation of last name |
Kolten Wong | “THE PEBBLE” |
Tampa Bay Rays | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Willy Adames | “THE KID” | |
Jose Alvarado | “EL POCHO” | |
Jake Bauers | “JB” | Initials |
Jalen Beeks | “BEEKER” | Variation of last name |
Diego Castillo | “SAMANA” | |
Yonny Chirinos | “YONITO” | Variation of first name |
Ji-Man Choi | “JI” | Variation of first name |
C.J. Cron | “BIG FELLA” | |
Jose De Leon | “PULPITO” | |
Matt Duffy | “DUFFMAN” | Reference to The Simpsons, Variation of last name |
Jake Faria | “FUH-REE-UH” | |
Wilmer Font | “FONKY” | |
Tyler Glasnow | “MINI HORSE” | |
Carlos Gomez | “EL FINAL” | Means “It’s over” in Dominican Republic |
Kevin Kiermaier | “OUTLAW” | Robs opposing players of base hits |
Adam Kolarek | “AK” | Initials |
Vidal Nuno | “SLEEPY” | |
Michael Perez | “MYKII” | |
Tommy Pham | “PHAMTASTIC” | Variation of last name |
Daniel Robertson | “D-ROB” | Variation of initials |
Chaz Roe | “RANCH” | |
Sergio Romo | “EL MECHÓN” | Means The Lock, from his days with Giants |
Jaime Schultz | “SCHULTZY” | Variation of last name |
Mallex Smith | “M EFFECT” | |
Blake Snell | “ZILLA” | |
Ryne Stanek | “STANNY” | Variation of last name |
Jesus Sucre | “SOOKY” | Variation of last name |
Joey Wendle | “MENDLE” | Variation of last name |
Hunter Wood | “WOODY” | Variation of last name |
Ryan Yarbrough | “YARBITRON” | Variation of last name |
Texas Rangers | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Elvis Andrus | “MERULO JR” | A reference to an old cartoon in Venezuela |
Tony Barnette | “BARNITEZ” | Variation of last name |
Adrian Beltre | “EL KOJA” | A reference to the show Kojak |
Matt Bush | “MATTY ICE” | Variation of first name |
Eddie Butler | “SPAGHETTI” | Eddie Spaghetti |
Willie Calhoun | “JUNE” | A shortening of Junior |
Robinson Chirinos | “PELO BUCHE” | Spiked Hair, how he used to wear his hair |
Shin-Soo Choo | “추신수” | His Korean Name |
Alex Claudio | “AC” | Initials |
Bartolo Colon | “MORALES” | Mother’s last name |
Delino DeShields | “LIL BOP” | His dad’s nickname was Bop |
Doug Fister | “FIST” | Variation of last name |
Yovani Gallardo | “YO” | Variation of first name |
Joey Gallo | “PICO DE GALLO” | It’s a sauce, and also a part of his last name |
Cory Gearrin | “CEEGEE” | Initials |
Ronald Guzman | “CEPEDA” | Grandmother’s name |
Ronald Herrera | “HERRERA” | Last Name |
Drew Hutchison | “HUTCH” | Variation of last name |
Isiah Kiner-Falefa | “IZZY” | Variation of first name |
Ariel Jurado | “BARTOLITO” | |
Jose Leclerc | “PICO” | Looked like a guy named Pico when he was younger |
Chris Martin | “C-MART” | Variation of name |
Nomar Mazara | “BIG CHILL” | Calm demeanor, from minor league days |
Mike Minor | “SPYKEZYLLA” | Given to him by David Price in college |
Matt Moore | “MATT MAN” | Not Batman, but Matt Man, from his childhood |
Rougned Odor | “EL TIPO” | The Guy |
Martin Perez | “EL DE LAS MATAS” | His hometown |
Jurickson Profar | “EL PATRON” | The Boss |
Ryan Rua | “RYNO” | Variation of first name |
Drew Robinson | “PETEY” | |
Carlos Tocci | “EL MUSIU” |
Toronto Blue Jays | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Danny Barnes | “BARNZY” | Variation of last name |
Joe Biagini | “JOE THE GREAT” | From an episode of Seinfeld |
Ryan Borucki | “BORUCKI” | Last Name |
Tyler Clippard | “CLIP” | Variation of last name |
Aledmys Diaz | “PAPITO” | Son’s nickname |
Josh Donaldson | “BRINGER OF RAIN” | From an episode of Spartacus: Blood and Sand |
Brandon Drury | “DRU” | Variation of last name |
Marco Estrada | “ESTRATOSPHERE” | From the fans |
Jaime Garcia | “JAIMITO” | |
Sam Gaviglio | “GAVIGLIO” | Last Name |
Ken Giles | “100 MILES GILES” | His high-speed fastball |
Lourdes Gurriel Jr. | “YUNITO” | From his brother, means “little brother” |
Curtis Granderson | “GRANDYMAN” | Variation of last name |
Randal Grichuk | “GRICH” | Variation of last name |
Teoscar Hernandez | “OCA” | |
Luke Maile | “LUKEY BARRELS” | From teammate Kevin Pillar |
Russell Martin | “LE MUSCLE” | From french background, Russell Le Muscle |
Kendrys Morales | “MONINA” | Means ‘Friend’ in Cuba |
Jake Petricka | “PETEY” | Variation of last name |
Kevin Pillar | “KP” | Superman nickname unavailable, chose initials |
Aaron Sanchez | “SANCHIZE” | Variation of last name |
Luis Santos | “EL NITO” | |
Justin Smoak | “MOAKEY” | Nickname via his Latino teammates |
Yangervis Solarte | “TUTU” | From a friend who couldn’t prounounce his name |
Marcus Stroman | “HDMH” | Height Doesn’t Measure Heart, personal motto and company |
Ryan Tepera | “TEP” | Variation of last name |
Devon Travis | “D-TRAV” | Variation of initials |
Troy Tulowitzki | “TULO” | Variation of last name |
Richard Urena | “RICHI” | Variation of first name |
Washington Nationals | ||
Player | Nickname | Reason |
Matt Adams | “BIG CITY” | |
Joaquin Benoit | “JACK” | |
Wilmer Difo | “EL DE” | |
Sean Doolittle | “DOC” | |
Adam Eaton | “SPANKY” | |
Erick Fedde | “FEDDECCINI” | Variation of last name |
Koda Glover | “BEAR” | Koda means Bear in Cherokee |
Gio Gonzalez | “DOUBLE G” | Variation of initials |
Matt Grace | “GRACEY” | Variation of last name |
Bryce Harper | “MONDO” | |
Jeremy Hellickson | “HELLY” | Variation of last name |
Kelvin Herrera | “K 40” | |
Greg Holland | “HOLLY” | Variation of last name |
Howie Kendrick | “TRUCK” | |
Spencer Kieboom | “BOOMER” | Variation of last name |
Ryan Madson | “BLEST” | Acronym of his children’s first names |
Justin Miller | “J. MILLZ” | Variation of initials |
Tommy Milone | “TOMASO” | |
Daniel Murphy | “MURPH” | Variation of last name |
Anthony Rendon | “ANT” | Variation of first name |
Mark Reynolds | “SHERIFF” | |
Tanner Roark | “T-RO” | Variation of initials |
Joe Ross | “JR” | Initials |
Max Scherzer | “BLUE EYE” | Has blue eyes |
Jhonatan Solano | “TATAN” | |
Sammy Solis | “BIG ANGUS” | Via teammate Matt Belisle |
Juan Soto | “JUANJO” | |
Wander Suero | “THE ANIMAL” | |
Stephen Strasburg | “STRAS” | Variation of last name |
Michael A. Taylor | “MIGGY” | Variation of first name |
Trea Turner | “TRIPLE TREA” | |
Matt Wieters | “MAUI” | |
Ryan Zimmerman | “ZIM” | Variation of last name |
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