NEW YORK -- Bringer of Rain. It's a title originally ascribed to the ancient Thracian gladiator Spartacus, one of the leaders of a slave revolt against the Roman Republic a good 2,000 years ago.
Spartacus' story is a heroic one, the stuff of legend. Turns out he defeated a fellow warrior during a time of drought, and once he'd done so, rain finally fell in his homeland.
According to Josh Donaldson, at least.
During a news conference in which Donaldson was presented with the 2015 American League Hank Aaron Award, given to the top offensive player in each league, he took a break from the baseball stuff to answer a question on, of all things, the origin of his Twitter handle, @BringerOfRain20.