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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]
The Boys of Summer [34] – From the Brooklyn years – Reference to baseball being the only major team sport played during the summer. As with "Dem Bums", usage of this nickname for the Dodgers has faded with time; "Boys of Summer" is now often used to refer to baseball players in general.
Baseball portal The main article for this category is List of baseball nicknames . The articles in this category are related to nicknames within the baseball industry.
When it comes to nicknames for boys, there's no shortage of great options. Check out this list of 73 options from champ and slugger to chief, boss and monkey.
The Sporting News Official Baseball Guide for 1965 explained why the team was renamed: "Late in the year 1964 the Harris County Domed Stadium was officially named the Astrodome after the Houston club changed its nickname, December 1, from Colt .45s to Astros. The move resulted from objections by the Colt Firearms Company to the club's sales of ...
As 'Mr. Baseball' turns 90 and 'Doc' potentially moves in to take over the Bucks, here's a look at the great nicknames in Wisconsin sports history.
"El Pibe de Oro" ("The Golden Boy") = Diego Maradona Argentina [206] "Hulk" = Givanildo Vieira De Souza Brazil [207] "Kaká" = Ricardo Izecson dos Santos Leite Brazil; Claudiano Bezerra da Silva Brazil; David Leonel Faleiro Brazil; Ferreira Guimarães Brazil; Carlos Eduardo Ferreira Batista Portugal "La Pulga" (The Flea) = Lionel Messi ...
Players of baseball with a group nickname (as opposed to a team nickname). Pages in category "Nicknamed groups of baseball players" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.