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MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NAMES

With the World Series fast approaching and the baseball season coming to a fever pitch, the sports pages are filled with the names of players. Irresistible lists of names. So though I’m far from what anyone would call a dedicated sports fan, I’ve become mesmerized by the rosters of team players’ names. After parsing those of all the major league teams, I have now made my picks of a favorite first name from each–my own personal MVPs. You might like to do the same.

Oh, and a bonus for me–I finally see what’s behind the popularity of the boy’s name Jacoby–probably the last person to know.

Here they are:

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ANDERSON Hernandez – New York Mets

AUGIE Ojeda – Arizona Diamondbacks

BOONE Logan – Atlanta Braves

CASPER Wells – Detroit Tigers

CHASE Utley – Philadelphia Phillies

COLBY Rasmus – St. Louis Cardinals

DEXTER Fowler – Colorado Rockies

DMITRI Young – Washington Nationals

ELVIS Andrus – Texas Rangers

FELIX Pie – Baltimore Orioles

FERNANDO Perez – Tampa Bay Rays

GIO Gonzalez – Oakland Athletics

HEATH Bell—San Diego Padres

JACOBY Ellsbury – Boston Red Sox

JENSEN Lewis – Cleveland Indians

KAZUO Matsui – Houston Astros

KENDRY Morales – Los Angeles Angels

KIKO Calero – Florida Marlins

LUCAS May – Los Angeles Dodgers

MICAH Hoffpauir – Chicago Cubs

OCTAVIO Dotel – Chicago White Sox

OMAR Aguilar – Milwaukee Brewers

ORLANDO Cabrera – Minnesota Twins

OSIRIS Matos – San Francisco Giants

ROBINZON Diaz – Pittsburgh Pirates

ROMAN Colon – Kansas City Royals

VERNON Wells – Toronto Blue Jays

XAVIER Nady – New York Yankees

YONDER Alonso – Cincinnati Reds

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11 Responses to “MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL NAMES”

nmp233 Says:

September 30th, 2009 at 7:15 am

Fun list. My husband is constantly suggesting the names of his favorite baseball players for future children. There have been lengthy discussions in our home about the pros and cons of “Derek”, “Constantino”, and “Bernabe.” On a side note, Kiko Calero’s first name is Enrique. “Kiko” is just a nickname.

pippa Says:

September 30th, 2009 at 9:46 am

I love alot of these: Casper, Dexter, Felix, Xavier, Roman and Octavio all sound quite modern and fresh to me.

rosypoesy Says:

September 30th, 2009 at 9:49 am

i thought for sure joshua BECKETT would be on the list!! everyone asks if my son was named after him =) trying to convince DH to go with jacoby for the next LO, but then we would have a red sox baseball “theme” going on….

http://legitbabenames.wordpress.com/ Says:

September 30th, 2009 at 3:09 pm

This is a great list, I love Casper, Dexter, Felix, Xavier, Roman and Octavio.

BellaItalia04 Says:

October 1st, 2009 at 1:51 am

I love this list. More importantly, my husband loves this list. We are having our first child, a boy in about two weeks and my husband’s main contributions to the decision making process are whether or not his son’s name will make a good baseball player’s name in the future. Right now, Homer, Abe, Sullivan, Fisher and Redford (Red) Willams are all in the running. Such a great and timely post!

JLyn Says:

October 1st, 2009 at 6:40 pm

Jacoby was our first pick for a boy’s name, but alas, we never had one!

Tracey R Says:

October 2nd, 2009 at 3:26 pm

My father-in-law’s middle name is Williams, after Ted Williams. And his brother’s middle name is Aaron, for Hank Aaron.

Karen Says:

October 5th, 2009 at 2:46 am

A while ago for a thread about birth notices in your area, I came across an article about a boy named Fenway. (I live in Boston). I can’t find that article anymore, but there is some indication Fenway and also Wrigley are being used by fans for their children, most often in the middle spot. Everyone likes a cute little green monster of their own.

Anyway, as long as Babe or Bucky aren’t being suggested, we’re cool. These are all modern players, but how about (Tom) Seaver?

Lovemylovies Says:

October 8th, 2009 at 4:19 am

I love Bronson. When I heard *now* Reds pitcher Bronsons Arroyo’s name when he was on the Red Sox I fell in love with it. I’m going to use it one way or another.

brooklynpaige Says:

October 12th, 2009 at 9:19 am

I love this list. My brother and I are named after baseball hall-of-fame members. He is Ty, named after Ty Cobb, and I, Paige, after pitcher Satchel Paige.

Caitlin Says:

November 14th, 2009 at 12:41 pm

What about George Brett? I love the last name for a little boy