Mike Trout's jersey will say "Kiiiiid" on Players Weekend, when major leaguers get to put whatever nickname (or poem title) they want on their backs. But when he goes back to the clubhouse he'll be Trouty. That's his ballplayer name, and, if you're a ballplayer, the odds are you have a ballplayer name.
"Why Trouty?" you might wonder. "What would my ballplayer name be?" you might also wonder. There are rules.
Rule 1. If your name starts with a "Mc," your teammates will probably call you Mac1.
Rule 2.