A Look at Players Weekend Uni's and Dodger Nicknames
Later this month (Aug. 23-25) MLB will once again host a Players' Weekend that will feature sleek new uniforms for all, more social media presence than ever before, player nicknames, and custom designs for various pieces of equipment -- including spikes, batting gloves, bats, and catcher’s gear. Featured here is a peek at the uniforms, and as you can see they've gone decidedly minimalistic this season. Instead of the flashy colors like in years past, they've chosen monochromatic all-black or all-white uniforms. Per Chris Cwik at Yahoo Sports:
The colorful uniforms are gone, but there’s a reason for that. Making the new uniforms monochromatic was done to draw more attention to the custom equipment and accessories designed by the players. Bryce Harper’s colorful shoes — which we’re going to assume are coming — will stand out quite a bit if his entire uniform is black.
Overall, it's kind of boring. At the same time, if ballplayers do use a splash of color on their equipment then this may turn out to be aesthetically pleasing -- or a confusing eyesore. BTW, the game-used uni's will be auction off by MLB in benefit of the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation.
Additionally, we now know the nicknames the Dodgers' will be using, via a helpful tweet:
Below is a listing of the nicknames. Of note, Rich Hill has changed his name, Both Joc Pederson and Russell Martin use a symbol and Dustin May has rejected the 'Gingergaard' moniker:Ready for #PlayersWeekend? pic.twitter.com/tiDIJIo4pd— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) August 6, 2019
| #3 Chris Taylor | CT3 |
| #5 Corey Seager | Seags |
| #7 Julio Urias | El Culichi |
| #9 Kristopher Negron | Negron James |
| #10 Justin Turner | RedTurn2 |
| #11 AJ Pollock | Pollo |
| #13 Max Muncy | Funky Muncy |
| #14 Enrique Hernandez | Kiké |
| #16 Will Smith | Smitty |
| #17 Joe Kelly | 909 |
| #18 Kenta Maeda | Maeken |
| #21 Walker Buehler | Buetane |
| #22 Clayton Kershaw | Kersh |
| #25 David Freese | Davehuman |
| #27 Alex Verdugo | Dugie |
| #28 Tyler White | Whitey |
| #30 Dave Roberts | Doc |
| #31 Joc Pederson | crown symbol |
| #35 Cody Bellinger | Belli |
| #44 Rich Hill | Field of Genes |
| #45 Matt Beaty | Baters Taters |
| #47 JT Chargois | Shag |
| #51 Dylan Floro | Flo |
| #52 Pedro Baez | La Mula |
| #55 Russell Martin | "El" plus arm wrestling symbol |
| #56 Adam Kolarek | AK |
| #63 Yimi Garcia | Villa Trina |
| #65 Casey Sadler | Sads |
| #68 Ross Stripling | Chicken Strip |
| #74 Kenley Jansen | Kenleyfornia |
| #75 Scott Alexander | Scottie Boy |
| #76 Josh Sborz | Sborzee |
| #84 Tony Gonsolin | Goose |
| #85 Dustin May | Big Red |
| #99 Hyun-Jin Ryu | His name in Korean |
Below is a close look at both Pederson's and Martin's nicknames:
Joc Pederson Russell Martin