With signing of Jarrod Saltalamacchia, Blue Jays are new owners of longest name in MLB history
Some teams prefer players with the longest hit streaks, the longest home runs or the longest beards. But on Tuesday, the Blue Jays made a bold statement: they desire the player with the longest last name:
Source: Saltalamacchia signing minor-league deal with #BlueJays, $1.25M if in majors, plus $250K in incentives. Deal pending physical.
— Ken Rosenthal (@Ken_Rosenthal) January 24, 2017
Yes, although this is a Minor League deal,
So, who's close or been close to Saltalamacchia for the vaunted longest surname crown? If Braves prospect Chase Johnson-Mullins gets called up, he could tie for the lead (if you're not against hyphens). At 13 letters, there's been 19th-century infielder Gene DeMontreville, former reliever Tim Spooneybarger and former Giants pitcher William VanLandingham -- who, quite possibly, might have the greatest first/last name combo in human history.