The unique nicknames and uniforms of Players' Weekend are here.
The three-day baseball festivity will take place Aug. 24-26, according to MLB.com, and players will showcase nicknames of their choice on the back of special edition jerseys for this year. The Cincinnati Reds will come to Wrigley Field for the series.
This season, the Cubs will be sporting strikingly similar threads to the ones they wore last year. The uniforms are royal blue with lightly colored sleeves and white lettering. The numbers are a brighter shade of blue and the Cubs logo will sit on the left side of the chest.
Like last summer, the North Siders will be wearing vivid blue hats with the bear emblem embroidered on the front and a darker blue bill.
In 2017, the jersey’s design was the exact same.
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Cubs players will have the chance to write the name of someone who has influenced them in their lives on a patch stuck on the right sleeve, per MLB.com. The caps and uniforms will have a logo on them that illustrates the evolution of players from Little League to the pros.
But what is Players' Weekend and why do players choose the creative names that go on their backs?
According to MLB.com, this weekend gives players the chance to have fun, show off their personalities and pay tribute to those who have guided them to the major leagues. Players can also put on special cleats, wristbands, sleeves, and batting gloves. They can even use new catcher’s masks and bats.
Here is the complete list of Cubs player jersey nicknames:
Albert Almora Jr.: "TICO"
Anthony Bass: "FISH"
Javier Baez: "EL MAGO"
David Bote: "BOAT"
Kris Bryant: "KB"
Victor Caratini: "VIC"
Tyler Chatwood: "CHATTY"
Jesse Chavez: "DADO"
Steve Cishek: "SPEEDPASS"
Willson Contreras: "WILLY THE BEAST"
Yu Darvish: "YU-SAN"
Brian Duensing: "DEUCE"
Carl Edwards Jr.: "STRINGBEAN SLINGER"
Cole Hamels: "HOLLYWOOD"
Justin Hancock: "HERBIE"
Ian Happ: "HAPPER"
Kyle Hendricks: "HENDO"
Jason Heyward: "J-HEY"
Brandon Kintzler: "SALT"
Tommy La Stella: "LA STELLA"
Jon Lester: "LEFTHANDER"
Brandon Morrow: "B MO"
Mike Montgomery: "MONTY"
Jose Quintana: "LELO"
Anthony Rizzo: "TONY"
Randy Rosario: "PELO FINO"
Addison Russell: "ADDY"
Kyle Schwarber: "SCHWARBS"
Drew Smyly: "SMILES"
Pedro Strop: "STROPY"
Justin Wilson: "J WILLY"
Ben Zobrist: "ZORILLA"