For a second season, Major League Baseball will be having a Players' Weekend, featuring a relaxation of uniform rules and opportunities for players to showcase their personalities.
The jerseys worn during the Players' Weekend, which will take place Aug. 24-26, will feature bright colors, reminiscent of youth-league uniforms. The right sleeve of each jersey will feature a patch on which players can write the name of a person who either aided in their development or inspired them.
For the Pirates, the weekend falls during a three-game series in Milwaukee.
One of the main draws of the weekend will be the back of the uniforms, which will have nicknames replacing players' last names.
The Pirates' nicknames for the weekend are as follows:
Chris Archer: "FLACO FUERTE"
Josh Bell: "JB"
Francisco Cervelli: "CISCO"
Kyle Crick: "CRICKY"
Elias Diaz: "EL MARACUCHO"
Corey Dickerson: "C-DIZZLE"
Adam Frazier: "FRAZ"
David Freese: "DAVEHUMAN"
Josh Harrison: "J HAY"
Adeiny Hechavarria: "LA PANTERA UUFF"
Keone Kela: "KEY"
Chad Kuhl: "CHET"
Jordan Luplow: "LUPLOW"
Starling Marte: "TATO"
Jordy Mercer: "THE ROOK"
Colin Moran: "REDBEARD"
Joe Musgrove: "MOOSE"
Dovydas Neverauskas: "LITHUANIAN"
Ivan Nova: "SUPER NOVA"
Gregory Polanco: "EL COFFEE"
Richard Rodriguez: "PERRO FLACO"
Sean Rodriguez: "CHICH"
Casey Sadler: "SADS"
Edgar Santana: "BICEPS"
A.J. Schugel: "SCHUG"
Jameson Taillon: "JAMO"
Felipe Vazquez: "NIGHTMARE"
Trevor Williams: "PROJECT"
Nickname highlights from around the league include Brad Boxberger of the Diamondbacks, who will have the ?? emojis on the back of his uniform. The Indians' Shane Bieber will wear "NOT JUSTIN". The Rangers' Joey Gallo will wear "PICO DE GALLO". Shin-Soo Choo will wear his name in Korean, "추신수" . The Rockies' Seunghwan Oh will wear his name in Korean as well, "오승환". Carl Edwards Jr. of the Cubs will wear "STRINGBEAN SLINGER".
