TAMPA, Fla. — Mickey Mantle and Roger Maris were the "M&M Boys." Jose Canseco and Mark McGwire were the "Bash Brothers." The "Dynamic Duo" was taken long ago and, besides, Giancarlo Stanton and Aaron Judge are both bat men, so who would be Robin?
So as the catchy nickname suggestions flew this winter—Towers of Power? Mash Brothers?—Stanton's wise guy New York roommate offered this to the big slugger:
Hahahahahahaha!
Yep, leave it to a pitcher. In this case, New York Mets closer AJ Ramos, who played alongside Stanton for six seasons with the Marlins and now doubles as Stanton's best friend.