MLB Funny Names – 1/2

I’ve done funny name posts for football, basketball & soccer. Guess it’s about time I did my favorite sport – baseball – as well.

I’m going team by team, ranking them in increasing order of oddness.  Here are the bottom 15.  Top 15 next week.

30.  Seattle – Matt Brash, p

Short, sweet, punchy … I like it

• Fun fact:  from Canada
• Honorable mention:  Casey Legumina

29.  Milwaukee – Abner Uribe, p

Named after Mr. Doubleday, no doubt

• Fun fact:  Middle name is Brismaury
• Honorable mention:  Craig Yoho

28.  Cubs:  Luke Little, p

Love me some alliteration

• Fun fact:  6’8”, 220 lbs. (!?!?)
• Honorable mention:  Caleb Thielbar

27.  Baltimore – Coby Mayo, 1b

Sounds like makings for a sandwich 

• “Fun” fact:  student at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School during the shooting there
• Honorable mention:  Dylan Beavers

26.  Pittsburgh – Carmen Mlodzinski, p

I’d like to buy a vowel

• Fun fact:  pronounced “muh-jin-ski” (?!?!)

25.  Tampa Bay – Joe Rock, p

GI Joe’s real name?

• Fun fact:  has been a Gateman, YardGoat & Isotope
• Honorable mention:  Yoniel Curet

24.  Texas – Kumar Rocker, p

Yes, he actually is half Indian

• Fun fact:  Father played in NFL
• Honorable mention:  Josh Jung, Rowdy Tellez

23.  LA Dodgers – Yoshinobu Yamamoto, p

8 syllables!

• Fun fact:  3-time MVP and Triple Crown winner in Japan
• Honorable mention:  Freddy Freeman, Max Muncy

22.  KC – Angel Zerpa, p

What the heck is a zerpa?

• Fun fact:  Venezuelan
• Honorable mention:  Drew Waters, Vinnie Pasquantino

21.  Athletics – Eduarniel Nunez, p

Couldn’t decide between Edward and Daniel?

• Fun fact:  Dominican

20.  Arizona – Brandon Pfaadt, p

Do you have to be German to say this correctly?

• Fun fact:  once allowed 8 runs on 6 hits and 2 hit batsmen without recording an out
• Honorable mention:  Ketel Marte, Tim Tawa, Yilmer Diaz

19.  Toronto – Seranthony Dominguez, p

Arise, Seranthony!

• Fun fact:  Middle name is Ambioris 
• Honorable mention:  Isiah Kiner-Falefa, Myles Straw

18.  NY Yankees – Jorbit Vivas, 2b

And what the heck is a jorbit?

• Fun fact:  spell check wants me to change it to Orbit
• Honorable mention:  Cam Schlittler, Jazz Chisolm Jr

17.  Washington – Konnor Pilkington, p

That “k” should be a “c” – you know, “Pilcington”

• Fun fact:  from Pascagoula (er, Paskagoula?)
• Honorable mention:  MacKenzie Gore

Old school

16.  Minnesota – Kody Funderburk, p

Same deal – should be “Funderburc”

• Fun fact:  old NC name; anglicization of Van Der Burg
• Honorable mention:  Pierson Ohl

Next week – top 15 right here