97.1 The Ticket -- The third installment of Major League Baseball's Players' Weekend is set for Aug. 23-25, but things on the field may look a little less exciting than in years past.
The first two years of Players' Weekend saw
colorful uniforms for all teams, drawing inspiration from Little League uniforms, but this year,
MLB has gone the complete opposite direction. Teams will wear monochromatic black or white uniforms (yes, 15 Major League teams will be wearing black pants).
#PlayersWeekend will be much less colorful across #MLB this season. Monochromatic black and monochromatic white uniforms... Yay or nay? --(-- via @sportslogosnet) pic.twitter.com/0eITymGMYV
— Stadium (@Stadium)
August 6, 2019 MLB calls the uniforms "are simple and sharp, and they will help the creatively colored and decorated equipment -- including bats, spikes, batting gloves, wristbands, compression sleeves and catcher’s equipment -- pop."
"With jerseys by Majestic, caps by New Era Cap and socks from Stance, they are the black-and-white canvases upon which players will paint their personalities for the weekend-long event planned jointly by Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association."
Pitchers on teams wearing white will wear black caps so umpires and batters have clear visibility of each pitch.
Each home team across the league is choosing whether it wears black or white -- meaning some away teams will be wearing white on the road. That won't be the Tigers, though, as the club will sport all black uniforms at Minnesota for Players' Weekend.
Tigers are on the road at Minnesota for MLB Players Weekend Aug. 23-25. Their jerseys will be all black. pic.twitter.com/BgmsfmoQle
— Jason Beck (@beckjason)
August 6, 2019 The Tigers revealed all the players' nicknames earlier this week:
Tyler Alexander: "TODD THE PAINTER"Gordon Beckham: "GORDO"Matthew Boyd: "MATTY B"Miguel Cabrera: "MIGGY"Jeimer Candelario: "CANDY"Harold Castro: "CASTY"Jose Cisnero: "GUI"Brandon Dixon: "BANDIT"Buck Farmer: "GEORGE"Michael Fulmer: "THE PLUMBER"Niko Goodrum: "STINCHCOMB"Blaine Hardy: "HARDY BOY"Josh Harrison: "J HAY"John Hicks: "JAZZ"Eduardo Jimenez: "JIMMY"Joe Jimenez: "JO JO"JaCoby Jones: "J.J."Jordy Mercer: "THE ROOK"Matt Moore: "MATTY MOE"Daniel Norris: "D. NO"Nick Ramirez: "RAMMER"Victor Reyes: "VIC"Jake Rogers: "ROG"Trevor Rosenthal: "ROSEY"Tyson Ross: "FREEWAY"Gregory Soto: "CAPIRO"Spencer Turnbull: "ORANGE BULL"Drew VerHagen: "DUTCH"Jordan Zimmermann: "J Z"
Some of the best nicknames elsewhere around the league include Max Scherzer going with "BROWN EYE," of course a reference to his heterochromia condition, with two different colored eyes. Last year he went with "BLUE EYE."
Brewers pitcher Zach Davies’ nickname will have "BAT BOY” as his nickname and “BB” in place of his No. 27. Reds first baseman Joey Votto will wear "WHO" on his back, so "WHO" really will be on first. White Sox pitcher Evan Marshall will wear "FORGETTING SARAH" on his back, referencing the hit comedy "Forgetting Sarah Marshall."
