This weekend, Major League Baseball is doing “Players Weekend”, something the league says is a, “...celebration of color, character and creativity”. To break it down, they want to bring some fun and entertainment back to baseball by wearing brighter colors, using fun bats, and plastering nicknames on the back of jerseys. The jerseys also have a bit of a little league throwback vibe to them and they’ll all have tribute patches on the sleeve where players can write in who they’re thankful for.
Players were allowed to choose their nicknames, and some are pretty great.
Currently, six former Wahoos play in the MLB and will be participating in the Players Weekend festivities: Mark Reynolds (Colorado), Ryan Zimmerman (Washington), Sean Doolittle (Washington), Chris Taylor (Los Angeles), Jarrett Parker (San Francisco), and Brandon Guyer (Cleveland).