Minor League Nickname Knockout Rules

Voting begins at 12 p.m. Eastern Time (“ET”) on May 19, 2026 and ends at 12 p.m. ET on May 29, 2026 (“Voting Period”). You must login to vote using your MLB.com account. If you do not have a MLB.com account, you can register for one at no cost. Must be eighteen (18) years of age or older to vote. This program encourages fans to vote for which Minor League Baseball Club player’s nickname is your favorite. You may vote one (1) time per person/email address during the Voting Period. You must use a valid email address when voting. Your single vote will consist of completing a personal bracket to rank the player nicknames. Votes will help contribute points over the course of five rounds and which will ultimately help determine the winning player’s nickname. MLB Advanced Media, L.P. operates and certifies secure voting systems and reserves the right to disallow votes and/or disqualify voters if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent votes have been cast or if it determines, in its sole discretion, that there has been any deliberate attempt to inappropriately manipulate or unfairly influence the result of the vote or otherwise violate the MLB.com Terms of Use.