It’s still a few weekends away (Aug. 25-27 @ Atlanta), but we now know what the Rockies uniforms will look like for the inaugural “Players Weekend.”
Players Weekend is a player-focused event across Major League Baseball that will include the players wearing non-traditional uniforms featuring alternate designs inspired by youth league uniforms. Players across baseball will have the opportunity to have a self-selected nickname placed on the back of their jerseys. In addition, players will have the option of wearing t-shirts highlighting a charity or cause of their choice during pregame workouts and postgame interviews.
On Thursday, the Rockies peeled back the curtain and gave fans a look at their uniforms for the weekend.
Here’s a rundown of each player’s custom jersey nickname. Some are obvious, some aren’t nicknames at all, and some are going to require some explanation.
No. | Player | Pos. | Nickname |
0 | Adam Ottavino | P | Otto |
2 | Alexi Amarista | IF/OF | Ninja |
4 | Pat Valaika | IF | Valaika |
5 | Carlos Gonzalez | OF | Cargo |
8 | Gerardo Parra | OF | El Yolo |
9 | DJ LeMahieu | 2B | DJ |
12 | Mark Reynolds | 1B | Sheriff |
14 | Tony Wolters | C | Tony |
19 | Charlie Blackmon | OF | Chuck Nazty |
20 | Ian Desmond | OF | Charron |
21 | Jonathan Lucroy | C | Luc |
24 | Jordan Lyles | P | Lyles |
27 | Trevor Story | SS | Joe |
28 | Nolan Arenado | 3B | Nado |
30 | Ryan Hanigan | C | Hanny |
31 | Kyle Freeland | P | Free |
32 | Tyler Chatwood | P | Chatty |
34 | Jeff Hoffman | P | Hoff |
35 | Chad Bettis | P | Betty |
37 | Pat Neshek | P | Neshek |
38 | Mike Dunn | P | Dunner |
44 | Tyler Anderson | P | Ricky F. |
45 | Scott Oberg | P | Obie |
48 | German Marquez | P | Marque |
49 | Antonio Senzatela | P | Senze |
51 | Jake McGee | P | Jake |
52 | Chris Rusin | P | Russ |
55 | Jon Gray | P | Gray Wolf |
56 | Greg Holland | P | Holland |