PHILADELPHIA -- Carl Edwards Jr. has had his nickname his whole life. There was no escaping Carl's Jr.
The Cubs reliever is proudly sporting it on the back of his uniform during Player's Weekend. He's making a louder statement with his footwear.
Edwards has a pair of mustard yellow Carl's Jr. cleats with ketchup red laces. The logo of the fast food burger chain is on the inside of Edwards' right cleat with a tagline -- "Eat like you mean it" -- on his left.
"I just laughed," Edwards said of his first reaction to the cleats, which were given to him by his agent via Carl's Jr.