D-backs' Brad Boxberger to be first MLB player to wear emojis on back of jersey
"Return of the Mac," "305 J," "Parkman," "Freight Train," and "Unicorn" are a few of the nicknames that will appear on the back of D-backs uniforms during Players' Weekend, presented by Valspar Stain, and Brad Boxberger will be the first-ever MLB player to have emojis for his name on the back of his jersey.
"Return of the Mac," "305 J," "Parkman," "Freight Train," and "Unicorn" are a few of the nicknames that will appear on the back of D-backs uniforms during Players' Weekend, presented by Valspar Stain, and Brad Boxberger will be the first-ever MLB player to have emojis for his name on the back of his jersey. The event returns for its second year for all games scheduled from August 24-26, it was announced today by Major League Baseball and the Major League Baseball Players Association.
Players' Weekend will showcase the personalities and interests of Major League players by allowing them to select a nickname for the back of their jersey as well as wear and use uniquely colored and designed equipment including bats, spikes, batting gloves, wristbands, compression sleeves and catcher's equipment.
Players will wear specially designed uniforms created for the three games with jerseys by Majestic, caps by New Era and socks from Stance. Uniform images for each of the teams can be found here: Players' Weekend Caps and Players' Weekend Jerseys. Each player will have the opportunity to recognize someone who was instrumental in his personal development, or a baseball player who inspired him to achieve, on a jersey patch on his right sleeve. In addition, each player will have the option to wear a t-shirt highlighting a cause or charity of his choice during pregame workouts and postgame interviews.
Game-worn, Players' Weekend jerseys will be auctioned at MLB.com/auctions. All proceeds will be donated to the MLB-MLBPA Youth Development Foundation, a joint effort established in July 2015 by MLB and the MLBPA with an initial commitment of $30 million focused on improving the caliber, effectiveness and availability of amateur baseball and softball programs across the United States and Canada.
Below is a list of D-backs players and coaching staff with their corresponding nicknames that will be featured on the back of their jersey:
Last Name First Name Nickname
AHMED NICK SLICK NICK
ANDRIESE MATT DREEZY
AVILA ALEX PARKMAN
BOXBERGER BRAD BOX & HAMBURGER (EMOJIS)
BRADLEY ARCHIE HOLLYWOOD
BUCHHOLZ CLAY BUCK
BUTCHER MIKE BUTCHIE
CHAFIN ANDREW THE SHERIFF
CORBIN PATRICK CORBY
DESCALSO DANIEL SCALS
DIEKMAN JAKE GUT IT OUT
DYSON JARROD ZOOMBIYA
ESCOBAR EDUARDO EL DE LA PICA
FETTERS MIKE FETT DAWG
GODLEY ZACK BULL
GOLDSCHMIDT PAUL GOLDY
GREINKE ZACK GREINKE
HAMMOCK ROBBY HAMMERTIME
HIRANO YOSHIHISA YOSHI SAN
JAY JON 305 J
LAKER TIM LAKE SHOW
LAMB JAKE LAMBO
LOVULLO TOREY SAL
MAGADAN DAVE MAGS
MARTE KETEL PIKE
MATHIS JEFF MATTY
McFARLAND T.J. RETURN OF THE MAC
McKAY DAVE MAC
MILLER SHELBY MILLZY
MURPHY JOHN RYAN CHOIR BOY
NARRON JERRY GRANDSIR
PERALTA DAVID FREIGHT TRAIN
PEREZCHICA TONY TP
POLLOCK A.J. POLLO
QUINTERO HUMBERTO GATO
RAY ROBBIE BOB
REED MARK LARGEE
SOUZA STEVEN SOUZ
URUETA LUIS PIPÉ
WALKER TAIJUAN TAI WEEZY
ZIEGLER BRAD UNICORN