Players weekend is my favorite weekend of the year for the MLB. It's where the players get to show off their personality and great nicknames. Players weekend this year is Aug. 23-25. The Players Weekend uniforms will be black or white canvases upon which players will paint their personalities for the weekend-long event planned jointly by Major League Baseball and the MLB Players’ Association. Each home team will decide which color -- black or white -- it will wear for the weekend. This year the Twins will be at home against the Tigers and from what I've seen in the Twins shop they will wear white jerseys with white hats (below).
Now comes my favorite part of the weekend, the nicknames! I'm a little upset that Astudillo didn't pick La Tortuga as his nickname. Here are the nicknames for the Twins, according to MLB.com:
Ehire Adrianza: "GUARENERO"
Luis Arraez: "LA REGADERA"
Willians Astudillo: "ASTUDILLO"
Jose Berrios: "LA MAKINA"
Byron Buxton: "BUCK"
Jason Castro: "STRO"
Jake Cave: "CAVEMAN"
C.J. Cron: "CRONY"
Nelson Cruz: "BOOMSTICK"
Tyler Duffey: "THE DOOF"
Sam Dyson: "RED FINGER"
Mitch Garver: "GARV SAUCE"
Kyle Gibson: "GIBBY"
Marwin Gonzalez: "GONZO"
Ryne Harper: "HARP"
Max Kepler: "RÓŻYCKI"
Zack Littell: "LIT"
Trevor May: "IAMTREVORMAY"
Jake Odorizzi: "ODO"
Martin Perez: "EL DE LAS MATAS"
Michael Pineda: "BIG MIKE"
Jorge Polanco: "CHULO"
Taylor Rogers: "LEFTY PIECE"
Sergio Romo: "EL MECHÓN"
Eddie Rosario: "EDISITO"
Miguel Sano: "BOQUETÓN"
Jonathan Schoop: "MAMBA"
Devin Smeltzer: "SMELTZER"