A's announce 2019 Players' Weekend nicknames

August 6th, 2019

Oakland, Calif. -- KD, SIMMY, SMOKEY, TOM ACE, OLY, **MARTINI EMOJI**, HURTADO, SLYDAH. It might not be what you’re used to seeing on the back of an A’s jersey, but those are just the beginning for Players’ Weekend that is scheduled for Aug. 24-25 during the Bay Bridge Series at the Coliseum.

Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association jointly announced this afternoon the return of “Players’ Weekend” which is a player-focused event that will include the players wearing black or white, non-traditional uniforms. Players will have the opportunity to have a nickname placed on the back of their jerseys made by Majestic Athletic, as well as to wear and use uniquely colored and designed spikes, batting gloves, wristbands, compression sleeves, catcher's masks, and bats.

For the two games in Oakland, the Athletics will wear white uniforms and the Giants will wear black.

Here’s a look at what will be on the back of every A’s jersey during Players’ Weekend:

ALDRETE, Mike: ALDO
LAUREANO, Ramón: RAMONCITO
ANDERSON, Brett: NOON
MANAEA, Sean: THE MANAEALATOR
BAILEY, Homer: HOMER
MARTINI, Nick: (martini emoji)
BASSITT, Chris: C BASS
MELVIN, Bob: BOMEL
BUSH, Darren: BUSHY
OLSON, Matt: OLY
BUCHTER, Ryan: BOOK
PEDRIQUE, Al: LIBERTAD
CANHA, Mark: TOM ACE
PETIT, Yusmeiro: YUS
CHAPMAN, Matt: HURTADO
PHEGLEY, Josh: PTBNL
CHRISTENSON, Ryan: RYNO
PINDER, Chad: CHI
DAVIS, Khris: KD
PISCOTTY, Stephen: MOMO
DIEKMAN, Jake: GUT IT OUT
POHL, Phil: P²
DOWDY, Jeremy: J-BONE
PROFAR, Jurickson: EL PATRÓN
EMERSON, Scott: PAT & BILL
ROARK, Tanner: T-RO
ESTRADA, Marco: PONCH
SEMIEN, Marcus: SIMMY
FIERS, Mike: SMOKEY
SORIA, Joakim: PEPE
GROSSMAN, Robbie: RG
TREINEN, Blake: TRAIN
HENDRIKS, Liam: SLYDAH
TRIVINO, Lou: SWEET LOU
HERRMANN, Chris: WORM
WANG, Wei-Chung: WANG
JENSEN, Marcus: MJ
WILLIAMS, Matt: MATTY
KOTSAY, Mark: KOTS