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This is a list of nicknames of Major League Baseball teams and players. It includes a complete list of nicknames of players in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a list of nicknames of current players, nicknames of popular players who have played for each major league team, and lists of nicknames grouped into particular categories (e.g., ethnic nicknames, personality trait nicknames etc.).
Perhaps the most commonly used nickname on this list. The Green and Gold – Reference to the current team's colors. The Swingin' A's – Refers to the early 1970s championship teams. The Big Green Machine [52] – Based from the Big Red Machine of Cincinnati Reds, which is another team that dominated in the '70s.
Baseball teams started using nicknames early in the sport's history, though not all felt the need for one. The purported first recorded game of baseball occurred in the mid-1840s between two teams named "New York" and "Knickerbocker." Both teams were actually based in New York City .
A slang term for a baseball record that is disputed in popular opinion (i.e., unofficially) because of a perception that the record holder had an unfair advantage in attaining the record. It implies that the record requires a footnote explaining the purportedly unfair advantage, with the asterisk being a symbol commonly used in typography to ...
Pages in category "Nicknames in baseball" The following 55 pages are in this category, out of 55 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *
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There are 30 stadiums in use by Major League Baseball (MLB) teams. The oldest ballpark is Fenway Park in Boston, home of the Boston Red Sox, which opened in 1912. The newest stadium is Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, home of the Texas Rangers, which opened in 2020. Two ballparks were built in the 1910s, three in the 1960s, one in the ...
In the last 100-plus years, the Chicago White Sox have had many players with colorful and memorable nicknames from "Shoeless Joe" Jackson to "Old Aches & Pains" Appling, Minnie the "Cuban Comet" Minoso, "Little Louie" Aparicio, "Black Jack" McDowell, and Frank "The Big Hurt" Thomas. These are some of the best.