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MLB Players Weekend: New York’s Best Baseball Nicknames of All-Time

By Mike Vivalo

Sep 1, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; A bobble head doll of Babe Ruth on the field prior to a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 1, 2015; Boston, MA, USA; A bobble head doll of Babe Ruth on the field prior to a game between the Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees at Fenway Park. Mandatory Credit: Bob DeChiara-USA TODAY Sports /
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BOSTON, MA – AUGUST 31: Baseballs are seen prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and the the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on August 31, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox won the game 4-3. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – AUGUST 31: Baseballs are seen prior to the game between the Boston Red Sox and the the New York Yankees at Fenway Park on August 31, 2015 in Boston, Massachusetts. The Red Sox won the game 4-3. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) /

With MLB Players Weekend starting today and running through Sunday, we take a look at the best baseball nicknames in New York history.

For many of us who hail from suburban New York towns, baseball was our first love.

Players were worshiped and pretty much viewed as superheroes.  Of course, I played growing up, but my true love has always been the extracurricular stuff:  Baseball cards, jerseys, tailgating, making a creative sign, etc.

So with that being said, I am a huge nickname guy.  Beginning in 1839 when Abner “Major General” Doubleday invented baseball in a cow pasture in Cooperstown, NY we have given our baseball heroes (and sometimes villains) nicknames.

Nicknames transcend sports and culture, so much so that sometimes you don’t realize it’s a nickname.  During MLB Players Weekend, guys will be wearing their nickname on their back. Yes, even Yankees players (which I totally disagree with) but none the less, it is happening.

I plan on releasing my New York Basketball and Football nickname list in the fall, but for now, here is my official rundown of New York’s best baseball nicknames ever.

Points were awarded for creativity, comedy, and originality.  No points were awarded for simply using initials or merging first and last names together (i.e. “AROD”).

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