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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]
This is an incomplete list of U.S. college nicknames. If two nicknames are given, the first is for men's teams and the second for women's teams, unless otherwise noted.
The Lone Stars – Reference to Texas's nickname, the "Lone Star State". This team nickname has been rarely used in recent years. South Oklahoma Rangers - Derogatory nickname from rival fans of the Houston Astros due to the team having Texas in their name while playing in Arlington, TX, which is a suburb 80 miles south of the Oklahoma border.
The truth is, the five-time all-star had a litany of nicknames thrown his way during his Hall of Fame career. The first recipient of the NBA's Defensive Player of the Year honor won it in back-to ...
The plaque gallery at the Baseball Hall of Fame Ty Cobb's plaque at the Baseball Hall of Fame. The National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Cooperstown, New York, honors individuals who have excelled in playing, managing, and serving the sport, and is the central point for the study of the history of baseball in the United States and beyond, displaying baseball-related artifacts and exhibits.
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.
He was inducted into the San Diego Padres Hall of Fame in 2000. [36] The Padres retired Winfield's No. 31 on April 14, 2001. [37] On July 4, 2006, Winfield was inducted into the College Baseball Hall of Fame in its inaugural class. In 2010, Winfield was selected as one of 28 members of the NCAA Men's College World Series Legends Team. [38]
In 1999, he was named to the Major League Baseball All-Century Team. His number 32 was retired by the Dodgers in 1972 and he was honored with a statue outside the centerfield plaza of Dodger Stadium in 2022. That same year, Koufax became the first player to mark the 50th anniversary of his election to the Baseball Hall of Fame.