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Most of the Cubs participated in the Players Weekend promotion, where players chose nicknames to be on the back of their jerseys.
Here’s a complete list of all the major-league nicknames.
And here are all the Cubs names:
Albert Almora Jr. … Tico
Jake Arrieta … Snake
Alex Avila … Parkman
Javier Baez … El Mago
Kris Bryant … KB
Eddie Butler … Red Beard
Victor Caratini … Vic
Willson Contreras … Willy
Wade Davis … Wader
Brian Duensing … Deuce
Carl Edwards Jr. … Carl's Jr.
Justin Grimm … Reaper
Ian Happ … Happer
Kyle Hendricks … Hendo
Jason Heyward … J-Hey
Jon Jay … 305 J
Tommy La Stella … La Stella
John Lackey … Lack
Jon Lester … Lester
Mike Montgomery … Monty
Felix Pena … Ricardon
Jose Quintana … Q
Rene Rivera … Moncho
Anthony Rizzo … Tony
Hector Rondon … Rondi
Addison Russell … Addy
Kyle Schwarber … Schwarbs
Pedro Strop … Stropy
Koji Uehara … Koji
Justin Wilson … Brennan
Ben Zobrist … Zorilla
As you can see, some got creative, others... not su much. Jon Lester, who is on the disabled list, and Tommy La Stella decided to go with no nickname at all. You can see on the all-player list linked above that they weren’t alone. The Cardinals, for example, have 14 players on their list using their last name. No accounting for tastes, I suppose.
What’s your favorite among the Cubs nicknames?
Poll
Who has the best Cubs Players Weekend nickname?
This poll is closed
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0%
Albert Almora Jr.
(6 votes) -
5%
Jake Arrieta
(36 votes) -
4%
Alex Avila
(28 votes) -
31%
Javier Baez
(195 votes) -
1%
Kris Bryant
(12 votes) -
1%
Eddie Butler
(7 votes) -
0%
Victor Caratini
(1 vote) -
0%
Willson Contreras
(3 votes) -
0%
Wade Davis
(5 votes) -
0%
Brian Duensing
(1 vote) -
15%
Carl Edwards Jr.
(93 votes) -
11%
Justin Grimm
(68 votes) -
0%
Ian Happ
(1 vote) -
0%
Kyle Hendricks
(4 votes) -
2%
Jason Heyward
(14 votes) -
0%
Jon Jay
(5 votes) -
1%
Tommy La Stella
(9 votes) -
0%
John Lackey
(0 votes) -
3%
Jon Lester
(23 votes) -
0%
Mike Montgomery
(1 vote) -
0%
Felix Pena
(0 votes) -
0%
Jose Quintana
(5 votes) -
0%
Rene Rivera
(4 votes) -
1%
Anthony Rizzo
(12 votes) -
0%
Hector Rondon
(0 votes) -
0%
Addison Russell
(1 vote) -
1%
Kyle Schwarber
(12 votes) -
0%
Pedro Strop
(0 votes) -
0%
Koji Uehara
(0 votes) -
0%
Justin Wilson
(5 votes) -
10%
Ben Zobrist
(65 votes)