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MLB Nicknames Flashcards

Learn all of your favorite MLB players' nicknames!

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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Hank Aaron

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“Hammer,” “Hammerin’ Hank”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Grover Cleveland

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“Old Pete”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Johnny Bench

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“Little General”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Lawrence Berra

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“Yogi”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Wade Boggs

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“Chicken Man”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Lou Brock

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“The Franchise”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Steve Carlton

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“Lefty”

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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Roberto Clemente

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“Arriba,” “Bob”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Ty Cobb

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“The Georgia Peach”

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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Joe DiMaggio

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“The Yankee Clipper,” “Joltin’ Joe”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Don Drysdale

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“Big D”

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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Bob Feller

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“Rapid Robert,” “The Heater from Van Meter”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Carlton Fisk

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“Pudge”

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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Edward Ford

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“Whitey,” “The Chairman of the Board,” “Slick”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Frankie Frisch

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“The Fordham Flash”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Lou Gehrig

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“The Iron Horse”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Reggie Jackson

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“Mr. October”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Travis Jackson

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“Stonewall”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Cal Ripken, Jr.

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“Iron Man”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Phil Rizzuto

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“Scooter”

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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Hammer,” “Hammerin’ Hank”

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Hank Aaron

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Old Pete”

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Grover Cleveland

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Little General”

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Johnny Bench

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Yogi”

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Lawrence Berra

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Chicken Man”

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Wade Boggs

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Franchise”

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Lou Brock

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Lefty”

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Steve Carlton

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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Arriba,” “Bob”

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Roberto Clemente

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Georgia Peach”

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Ty Cobb

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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“The Yankee Clipper,” “Joltin’ Joe”

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Joe DiMaggio

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Big D”

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Don Drysdale

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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Rapid Robert,” “The Heater from Van Meter”

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Bob Feller

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Pudge”

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Carlton Fisk

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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Whitey,” “The Chairman of the Board,” “Slick”

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Edward Ford

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Fordham Flash”

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Frankie Frisch

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Iron Horse”

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Lou Gehrig

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Mr. October”

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Reggie Jackson

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Stonewall”

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Travis Jackson

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Iron Man”

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Cal Ripken, Jr.

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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Scooter”

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Phil Rizzuto

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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

George Herman Ruth, Jr.

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“Babe,” “The Bambino,” “Sultan of Swat,” “Colossus of Clout”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Nolan Ryan

A

“The Ryan Express”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Mike Schmidt

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“Schmidty”

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44
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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Tom Seaver

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“Tom Terrific,” “The Franchise”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Don Sutton

A

“Black & Decker”

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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Ted Williams

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“Kid,” “Thumper,” “Teddy Ballgame,” “The Spendid Splinter”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

George Maddux

A

“Mad Dog”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Roger Clemens

A

“The Rocket”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Daisuke Matsusaka

A

“Dice-K”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

David Ortiz

A

“Big Papi”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Jonnie Baker, Jr.

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“Dusty”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Vincent Edward Jackson

A

“Bo”

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53
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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Joe Jackson

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“Shoeless Joe”

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54
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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

George Metkovich

A

“Catfish”

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55
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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Frank Thomas

A

“Big Hurt”

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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

David Wells

A

“Boomer”

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57
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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Orel Hershiser

A

“Bulldog”

58
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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Cecil Fielder

A

“Big Daddy”

59
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Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Lance Berkman

A

“Big Puma,” “Fat Elvis”

60
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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Randy Johnson

A

“Big Unit”

61
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Babe,” “The Bambino,” “Sultan of Swat,” “Colossus of Clout”

A

George Herman Ruth, Jr.

62
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Ryan Express”

A

Nolan Ryan

63
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Schmidty”

A

Mike Schmidt

64
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Tom Terrific,” “The Franchise”

A

Tom Seaver

65
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Black & Decker”

A

Don Sutton

66
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Kid,” “Thumper,” “Teddy Ballgame,” “The Spendid Splinter”

A

Ted Williams

67
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Mad Dog”

A

Greg Maddux

68
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Rocket”

A

Roger Clemens

69
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Dice-K”

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Daisuke Matsusaka

70
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Big Papi”

A

David Ortiz

71
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Dusty”

A

Jonnie Baker, Jr.

72
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Bo”

A

Vincent Edward Jackson

73
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Shoeless Joe”

A

Joe Jackson

74
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Catfish”

A

George Metkovich

75
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Big Hurt”

A

Frank Thomas

76
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Boomer”

A

David Wells

77
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Bulldog”

A

Orel Hershiser

78
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Big Daddy”

A

Cecil Fielder

79
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Big Puma,” “Fat Elvis”

A

Lance Berkman

80
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Big Unit”

A

Randy Johnson

81
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Johnny Damon

A

“The Caveman,” “Judas”

82
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Tom Gordon

A

“Flash”

83
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Joakim Soria

A

“The Mexicutioner”

84
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Don Baylor

A

“Groove,” “The Sneak Thief”

85
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Charles Theodore Davis

A

“Chili,” “Chili Bowl”

86
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Harold Reese

A

“Pee Wee”

87
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Torii Hunter

A

“Spiderman”

88
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Lenny Dykstra

A

“Nails,” “The Dude”

89
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Willie Mays

A

“The Say-Hey Kid”

90
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Orlando Hernandez

A

“El Duque”

91
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Lee Mazzilli

A

“The Italian Stallion”

92
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Mike Piazza

A

“Pizza Man”

93
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Francisco Rodriguez

A

“K-Rod”

94
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Derek Jeter

A

“Mr. November,” “Captain Clutch”

95
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Don Mattingly

A

“Donnie Baseball”

96
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Mickey Mantle

A

“The Mick,” “The Commerce Comet,” “Muscles”

97
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Alex Rodriguez

A

“A-Rod”

98
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Melky Cabrera

A

“The Melk Man,” “Leche”

99
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Mariano Rivera

A

“The Sandman,” “Mo”

100
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Rickey Henderson

A

“Man of Steal”

101
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Roy Halladay

A

“Doc”

102
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Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Garry Maddox

A

“The Secretary of Defense”

103
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Jimmy Rollins

A

“J-Roll,” “Wishlist”

104
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Shane Victorino

A

“The Flyin’ Hawaiin,” “The Maui Wowie”

105
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Stan Musial

A

“Stan the Man”

106
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Ozzie Smith

A

“The Wizard of Oz”

107
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Tim Lincecum

A

“The Freak”

108
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Lou Piniella

A

“Sweet Lou”

109
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nicknames:

Jose Canseco

A

“Parkway Joe,” “The Chemist”

110
Q

Name the following MLB player’s nickname:

Nick Markakis

A

“Nick the Stick”

111
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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“The Caveman,” “Judas”

A

Johnny Damon

112
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Flash”

A

Tom Gordon

113
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Mexicutioner”

A

Joakim Soria

114
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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Groove,” “The Sneak Thief”

A

Don Baylor

115
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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Chili,” “Chili Bowl”

A

Charles Theodore Davis

116
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Pee Wee”

A

Harold Reese

117
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Spiderman”

A

Torii Hunter

118
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Nails,” “The Dude”

A

Lenny Dykstra

119
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Say-Hey Kid”

A

Willie Mays

120
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“El Duque”

A

Orlando Hernandez

121
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Italian Stallion”

A

Lee Mazzilli

122
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Pizza Man”

A

Mike Piazza

123
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“K-Rod”

A

Francisco Rodriguez

124
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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Mr. November,” “Captain Clutch”

A

Derek Jeter

125
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Donnie Baseball”

A

Don Mattingly

126
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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“The Mick,” “The Commerce Comet,” “Muscles”

A

Mickey Mantle

127
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“A-Rod”

A

Alex Rodriguez

128
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Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“The Melk Man,” “Leche”

A

Melky Cabrera

129
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“The Sandman,” “Mo”

A

Mariano Rivera

130
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Man of Steal”

A

Rickey Henderson

131
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Doc”

A

Roy Halladay

132
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Secretary of Defense”

A

Garry Maddox

133
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“J-Roll,” “Wishlist”

A

Jimmy Rollins

134
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“The Flyin’ Hawaiin,” “The Maui Wowie”

A

Shane Victorino

135
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Stan the Man”

A

Stan Musial

136
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Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Wizard of Oz”

A

Ozzie Smith

137
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“The Freak”

A

Tim Lincecum

138
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Sweet Lou”

A

Lou Piniella

139
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nicknames:

“Parkway Joe,” “The Chemist”

A

Jose Canseco

140
Q

Name the MLB player with the following nickname:

“Nick the Stick”

A

Nick Markakis

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