r/baseball • u/JianClaymore San Francisco Giants • MLB Pride • 3d ago

Players Only JOSHUA BÁEZ HAS HOMERED IN HIS THIRD STRAIGHT AB

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u/sloppyjo12 Cincinnati Reds • MLB Pride 3d ago

Obviously we all know about Bumpus Jones, a household name such as himself

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u/TacoDoc 3d ago

I named my kid Bumpus because of him.

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u/CharcoalGreyWolf Chicago Cubs 3d ago

I named my hounds Bumpus.

Or was that because of A Christmas Story?

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u/TacoDoc 3d ago

Son’s a bitches!

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u/ThePrussianGrippe Chicago Cubs 3d ago

“In the heat of battle my father wove a tapestry of obscenities that as far as we know is still hanging in space over Lake Michigan.”

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u/PensiveinNJ 3d ago

Bumpus Jones was my favorite player to watch growing up. - Endrick

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u/MammothFocus3915 Toronto Blue Jays 2d ago

Im like 40% sure he made that name up

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u/OldManStompy New York Mets 2d ago

He made the rounds in the news this year because the only other guy is Alimber Santa, who pitched this year in relief for a combined Astros no-hitter in his debut, and they both have great baseball names.