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10 MLB nicknames we NEED to see during Players’ Weekend

By John Buhler

May 22, 2017; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) looks on against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
May 22, 2017; St. Petersburg, FL, USA; Los Angeles Angels center fielder Mike Trout (27) looks on against the Tampa Bay Rays at Tropicana Field. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 8, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) stands at home plate during an at-bat against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 8, 2017; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Nationals right fielder Bryce Harper (34) stands at home plate during an at-bat against the Baltimore Orioles at Nationals Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports /

1. Bryce Harper: #RIPHarambe

While he could technically put Logan on the back of his Nats thread because he kind of looks like Hugh Jackman in those X-Men movies, Washington Nationals outfielder Bryce Harper plays every game of baseball for one beloved primate that is no longer with us: Harambe.

Harper has already made Harambe proud by having the proud lowland gorilla majestically gracing the knob of a few of his bats last summer. Honoring Harambe is massively important to Harper, so you better believe it will say #RIPHarambe on the back of his Nationals jersey on Players’ Weekend.

Those are three days that Harper can honor our favorite primate pal. With the power of Harambe living inside on him that weekend, Harper is going yard every chance he gets. Should he get pelted in the hip by other dudes besides Hunter Strickland, expect Harper to charge the mound like the angriest Kong you ever saw on a Nintendo device.

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Of all the Players’ Weekend jerseys combinations, Harper has the chance to make a difference in America. He can have all the proceeds from his #RIPHarambe jerseys go to some organization like the World Wildlife Fund. It just makes too much sense for the MLB to let this happen unfortunately.

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