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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.).
The Carmines – A type of red pigment, the nickname is used often by former Red Sox player and retired White Sox broadcaster Ken Harrelson. Red Sox Nation – Avid followers. The Nation – Short version of "Red Sox Nation". The Cardiac Kids – 1967 team nickname.
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. Dick Allen: "Wampum"
Players in bold are still active in MLB, as of 2022. Since 1956 a large number of baseball players of Dominican origin have played in Major League Baseball in the United States, with the Dominican Republic being the second country in the world after the United States with the most current baseball players in MLB.
Iconic Wisconsin sports nicknames include (clockwise from top left) 'Mr. Baseball' Bob Uecker, Glenn 'Doc' Rivers, 'The Kid' Robin Yount and 'The Minister of Defense' Reggie White.
A total of 71 Japanese-born [1] [2] players have played in at least one Major League Baseball (MLB) game. Of these players, twelve are on existing MLB rosters.The first instance of a Japanese player playing in MLB occurred in 1964, when the Nankai Hawks, a Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) team, sent three exchange prospects to the United States to gain experience in MLB's minor league system.
Fans have been known to crank out some terrible monikers for hoops stars. Now, there are still an array of great ones -- but the bad ones? Oh, they're bad.
Major League Baseball is a professional baseball league in Canada and the United States, and is widely regarded as the best league for the sport in the world. [1] [2] In addition, MLB is the best baseball league in the world in terms of revenue, and 85 countries are active in international competition per WBSC.