El Niño flashes the signal, and here’s the pitch from Chill Sergeant ... there’s a fly to right-center field. El Boni and Maverick are tracking the ball and Maverick makes the catch.
That’s what you could hear during a Royals game from Aug. 24-26. That’s the Player’s Weekend and the Royals will have nicknames on the back of their uniforms when they play host to the Indians.
Danny Duffy will be Chill Sergeant, El Boni is Jorge Bonifacio’s nickname, Maverick is Brett Phillips’ choice and El Niño is, of course, Salvador Perez.
“We were extraordinarily pleased that the first Players’ Weekend gave fans greater insight into the players, their stories and their paths to the Major Leagues,” Commissioner Rob Manfred said on MLB.