The Miami Marlins Nickname List

Editor’s note: We didn’t want to publish this without making mention of longtime Fish Striper Marlon D’s annual nickname post; this is Christian’s take on player nicknames.

We’re still a few days away from pitchers and catchers reporting and not much is going on in the baseball world. It is important to take such opportunities to get ready for the upcoming season.

As we all know, one of the most important parts of being a fan is having good nicknames for your favorite players. Unfortunately, Baseball Reference is lagging behind when it comes to the Miami Marlins, so presented here, without comment, is a comprehensive list of nicknames for the 2017 Miami Marlins.

Kyle Barraclough- Bearclaw

Hunter Cervenka- Al Pacino

Wei-Yin Chen- The Coverman

Adam Conley- Frank Abagnale Junior, Frank for short

Odrisamer Despaigne- Chumlee

Brian Ellington- The Duke

Jake Esch- Bismarck

Jarlin Garcia- The Adversary

Severino Gonzalez- The Panamanian Devil

Tayron Guerrero- Johnny Flame

Tom Koehler- Brooklyn

Jeff Locke- The Key to the City

Dustin McGowan- Nice

Justin Nicolino- The Strikeout Machine

David Phelps- The Better Phelps

A.J. Ramos – Awesome Juice

Drew Steckenrider- Johnny Cash

Dan Straily- AWOL

Junichi Tazawa- Tasty

Jose Urena- Urena Trouble

Edinson Volquez- Voltron

Nick Wittgren- Envy

Brad Ziegler- Zigzag

A.J. Ellis- Average Juice

J.T. Realmuto- Realmoney

Tomas Telis- The Answer

Justin Bour- Babe Boar

Derek Dietrich- BDD, Deets

Dee Gordon – Flash

Adeniny Hechavarria- Hech, Elliot

Austin Nola- The Bunt King

Yefri Perez- The Secret Weapon

Martin Prado- Martini

J.T. Riddle- The Parker Brothers Classic Board Game Clue

Miguel Rojas- The Real Slim Shady

Destin Hood- The Chosen One

Marcell Ozuna- The Big Bear, Ozzie

Giancarlo Stanton- Silent Thunder

Ichiro Suzuki- The Wizard

Christian Yelich- The Cardinal