Thanks to his former A’s teammates, the joke was literally on Yankees pitcher Sonny Gray this past weekend.
Gray, like almost every major leaguer over Players Weekend, had a nickname on the back of his team’s non-traditional jersey. Unlike many, though, Gray’s nickname just raised eyebrows and questions.
Pickles?
Let’s let Gray attempt to explain.
“When we came up with these nicknames, I was in Oakland, and that’s just what a few guys called me,” said Gray, according to MLB.