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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. The Azul- Spanish word for blue
Nicknamed groups of baseball players (20 P) Pages in category "Nicknames in baseball" The following 70 pages are in this category, out of 70 total.
2 Baseball. 3 Basketball. 4 Biathlon. ... United States basketball player [19] ... Nickname; Lists of nicknames – nickname list articles on Wikipedia;
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.
This list consists of players who have appeared in Major League Baseball. Note that the list also includes players who appeared in the National Association of Professional Base Ball Players, which is not universally considered a major league. The list is broken down into a page of each letter to reduce the size.
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.
The nickname "Red Stockings" was originally a press appellation based on their uniforms, in fact the 1869 Cincinnati club inaugurated the baseball tradition of wearing knickers with knee socks instead of long trousers, a style some contemporary prudes considered shocking and immoral; [15] but player/manager Harry Wright quickly saw its appeal ...