It is hard to believe that Kansas City Royals starter Edinson Volquez is a mystery man.
But Edinson Volquez went by a different name, calling himself Julio Reyes when he was signed by the Texas Rangers in 2001 at the tender age of 17. He apparently did it to avoid an immigration crackdown. After 2003, he changed his name to Edison Volquez (notice this is not EdiNson Volquez–his current name.) Shortly after that. he put a second “N’ in his name, creating his current name. Confusing? Just a bit.
Presumably the Edinson name is distinguish him from the inventor of the light bulb Thomas Alva Edison–known by baseball fans as the man who invented night baseball.