'Arruebarrena' actually only has one 'u,' slips into tie for MLB's second-longest name

By Matt Monagan

March 13, 2014

Cuban shortstop Erisbel Arruebarrena officially reported to Dodgers Spring Training on Thursday. Along with comparing his playing style to Yasiel Puig, the 23-year-old confirmed that his last name is actually spelled with 12 (Arruebarrena) and not 13 (Arruebarruena) letters. See his Cactus League jersey below:

Arr-ru-eh-BAHR-ena: pic.twitter.com/3SqiJu5TKy
— Los Angeles Dodgers (@Dodgers) March 13, 2014

Arruebarrena apparently didn't feel the need to make the change on his WBC threads last year.

The youngster now slips into a second-place tie with Al Alburquerque and Will Middlebrooks in the surname power rankings. Please update your lists accordingly.