Fun with baseball names

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In his first major league game, James Outman goes 3 for 4 with a homer and double and makes only one out.

 

How perfect is that?

 

(Plays for the freakin' Dodgers, though.)

 

It would have been even cooler if the one time he’d been retired, the pitcher was Josh Outman (no relation).

 

Alas, Josh has been out of MLB since 2014…

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Here's one I overlooked until I saw the name of the first guy on the list.

 

Beverages

 

Seth Beer

Bobby Wine

Pedro Borbon (small cheat)

Phil Coke

Todd Coffey

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Here's one I overlooked until I saw the name of the first guy on the list.

 

Beverages

 

Seth Beer

Bobby Wine

Pedro Borbon (small cheat)

Phil Coke

Todd Coffey

 

Frank Tanana Daiquiri

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The Marlins called up a pitcher named Parker Bugg. Seriously. They did…

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Here's one I overlooked until I saw the name of the first guy on the list.

 

Beverages

 

Seth Beer

Bobby Wine

Pedro Borbon (small cheat)

Phil Coke

Todd Coffey

 

Connor Joe

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Nick Martini

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Nick Martini

 

Did you know the 1952 Dodgers briefly rostered a player named Jack Daniels? And the 1920 Philadelphia A’s had a player named Johnny Walker.

 

Yet I can’t think of a single player named Waters!

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The Marlins called up a pitcher named Parker Bugg. Seriously. They did…

 

And two days later, Bugg got squashed…

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There are so many wacky names now it's hard to get to them all.

 

The name Packy Naughton (Cards' pitcher) just makes me grin for no reason.

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How about Sox prospect Anger Romero?

 

https://www.baseballamerica.com/players/369969/anger-romero/

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Whit Merrifield is a great name for a ball player. Sounds like it comes right out of a baseball story for teenagers.

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I hope Brainer Bonaci makes the bigs, someday.

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Did you know the 1952 Dodgers briefly rostered a player named Jack Daniels? And the 1920 Philadelphia A’s had a player named Johnny Walker.

 

Yet I can’t think of a single player named Waters!

 

Except Drew Waters on the Royals….

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Narciso Crook, AKA "The Conceited Thief".

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Nick Martini

 

Niko Goodrum

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The Pirates have a pitcher, in spring games at least, named Nick Dombkowski.

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Giants' starting pitchers in their first two games: Cobb and Webb. (Not in that order.)

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Only 6 players in MLB history have had the first name “Nolan.”

 

Four of them came up playing 3rd base. (Arenado, Gorman, Jones, Fontana). Only one (Reimold) started out as an outfielder.

 

And one one was a pitcher - the infamous Nolan Swancy.

 

 

And the one you’re thinking I somehow omitted from this actually used his middle name - Lynn Nolan Ryan…

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And the one you’re thinking I somehow omitted from this actually used his middle name - Lynn Nolan Ryan…

 

So 38.5% of the letters in his name are 'n'.

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So 38.5% of the letters in his name are 'n'.

 

That’s why his parents chose that name…

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Cleveland rookie starting pitcher Peyton Battenfield.

 

Kudos to him for making the big leagues, but with that name it's a little unfortunate he's not a position player.

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Cleveland rookie starting pitcher Peyton Battenfield.

 

Kudos to him for making the big leagues, but with that name it's a little unfortunate he's not a position player.

 

Check that - starter/reliever. Almost like I jinxed the guy.

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Check that - starter/reliever. Almost like I jinxed the guy.

 

Battenfield is also a good name for a hitter who doesn't use pine tar.

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Battenfield is also a good name for a hitter who doesn't use pine tar.

 

As long as he’s not a DH…

[moonslav59]

Baseball will soon have its longest name in history…

 

Christian Encarnacion-Strand”

 

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Last night's game between the Mets and Dodgers:

 

Winning pitcher - David Robertson

Losing pitcher - Nick Robertson

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Last night's game between the Mets and Dodgers:

 

Winning pitcher - David Robertson

Losing pitcher - Nick Robertson

 

Too bad it wasn’t Robert Davidson.

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Trey Cabbage

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In MLB history, there have been 10 players with the first name “Tanner”.

All 10 are/were pitchers…