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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.). [1]
Reference to the team whose players' surnames begin with the letter B that won four National League Central divisional titles and one National League pennant. The Stros – Short version of "Astros". Crush City [28] – Reference to the 2015 team that led the league in home runs. The Stars – Reference to the team logo.
Also, to take the collar: "Cameron Maybin took the collar in his major league debut, striking out twice." [70] Also, Bob Starr (sportscaster) who was a Major League baseball announcer for 25 years (1972-97), restricted his use of the term "wears the collar" only to players who struck out 4 times in a game.
All but three major-league teams have "official" mascots (Dodgers, Yankees, and Angels). Seven team mascots – Sluggerrr (Kansas City Royals), the San Diego Chicken, the Phillie Phanatic, Mr. Met, the Oriole Bird, Slider (Cleveland Guardians), Southpaw (Chicago White Sox), and most recently, Orbit (Houston Astros) – have been inducted into ...
1994: The American League Central was formed with five members. The Cleveland Indians and Milwaukee Brewers joined from the American League East. The Chicago White Sox, Kansas City Royals and Minnesota Twins joined from the American League West. Due to the player's strike, the remainder of the season was cancelled on August 12.
In 1999, the Major League Baseball All-Century Team was chosen by popular vote of fans. To select the team, a panel of experts first compiled a list of the 100 greatest Major League Baseball (MLB) players from the 20th century. Over two million fans then voted on the players using paper and online ballots. [1]
Major League Baseball (MLB) is a professional baseball league and the highest level of organized baseball in the United States and Canada.It comprises 30 teams, divided equally between the National League (NL) and the American League (AL), with 29 in the United States and 1 in Canada.
In MLB, a player in each league wins the "batting title" each season for having the highest batting average that year. [1] [2] The American League (AL) winner is known as the "Rod Carew American League Batting Champion", while the National League (NL) leader is designated the "Tony Gwynn National League Batting Champion".