The third annual theoretically fun Players Weekend is coming August 23-25, and it’ll once again bring special uniforms, personal flare (TBD), and nicknames.
I’ve got a mixed reaction to the monochromatic black/white uniforms, but I guess we’ll see how it comes together when the personal flourishes are added:
This year's Players Weekend gear is rolling out at Fanatics, so we get our first look – the all-white. Hmm. Interesting. It doesn't feel very "players weekend-y" to me, but I dig that it's kinda different. https://t.co/Y07HlaT93S pic.twitter.com/SxMclSgU0V
— Bleacher Nation (@BleacherNation) August 6, 2019
You can see the full list of names here (clear winner in my view is first baseman Joey Votto going with “Who”, though Shane Bieber as “Not Justin” is pretty darn close), and here’s the Cubs’ list: