OAKLAND — For three days, Major League Baseball decided to give players the chance to wear special uniforms with nicknames on the back instead of last names as part of its Players Weekend. Khris Davis decided to go with “Khrush” and it could not be more fitting.
The A’s slugger provided all the offense that was needed, mashing two home runs in Friday’s 3-1 win over the Texas Rangers.
It was Davis’ 36th home run of the year and 28th while playing left field, tying Ben Grieve’s 1999 total for most homers hit as an A’s left fielder in a season.