2018 MLB Players Weekend

Looks like the players have more fully embraced Players Weekend this year, with even more colorful nicknames on the backs of jerseys. Back in the day the nicknames were more prevalent. Kudos to 81 year-old Bad Henry for the proper use of the Twitter hashtag.

 Puchi is what Ozzie Albies' grandmother called him.

Not a fan of the cap: red tomahawk on a red background.

Players could wear crazy shoes as well.

 

Braves reliever Luke Jackson. Next year the Braves should wear red or grey jerseys to change things up.

 If I were to win the players weekend jersey of my choice

I'd have to pick from The Hammer #44, Channel #17, Knucksie #35,
Mad Dog #31, Dewsy #22, or Krypto #21.

These Players Weekend uniforms were inspired by those worn in Little League, with the MLB patch modified to show the player's growth from childhood to adulthood. Some were less creative than others.

 Looks there may be some Bible verses on Dansby's spikes.

Braves starting pitcher Sean Newcomb appears to be a sneaker freak.

 The Marlins continued to pitch Acuna inside.

Acuna continued to pound Miami pitching.

Teheran's was one of the longer nicknames.

 Ronald Acuna explains the origin of his nickname.

For the second straight year Nick Markakis honored his three young sons, whose names all start with the letter T.

I'm all for players changing nicknames every year,

like Mike Trout, Julio Teheran, and Freddie Freeman below.

Had to look up the meaning of his Andrew jersey,

which honored on of the brothers.

Met third baseman Todd Frazier's nickname was better than Braves third-sacker Johan Camargo's JC. Many fans lobbied for the Braves to sign Frazier, but Camargo's hitting, fielding, defensive versatility, and much lower salary has benefitted the Braves more than Frazier ever could have.