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Dodgers News: Kenley Jansen Changes Nickname For Players Weekend

Matthew Moreno
August 11, 2017
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Coinciding with the joint announcement from Major League Baseball and the MLB Players Association for Players Weekend was the revealing of several Los Angeles Dodgers who are going to participate during the Aug. 25-27 weekend by donning a nickname on the back of their jerseys.

In addition to being permitted to wear the unique jersey, players have the option of wearing and using various colored and specially-designed spikes, batting gloves, wristbands, compression sleeves, catcher’s masks and bats.

Kenley Jansen was named among the Dodgers who are expected to ditch his last name in favor of a nickname. Per the release, the right-hander closer was to wear “MA’MONTRO” on the back of his jersey. However, Jansen indicated he was going to pursue a change.

A Twitter post late Thursday evening suggested Jansen was successful in switching his desired nickname to “Kenleyfornia”:

Kenleyfornia 😛 #PlayersWeekend pic.twitter.com/5RBPJvXEcj

— Kenley Jansen (@kenleyjansen74) August 11, 2017

The change is play on Jansen’s entrance song, “California Love” by 2Pac and Dr. Dre. Further embracing the wordplay was evidenced by Jansen recently hanging a “Kenleyfornia Republic” flag at his locker.

Along with Jansen, Cody Bellinger (“Codylove”), Kiké Hernandez (“Kiké”), Joc Pederson (“Dizzy”), Yasiel Puig (“Wild Horse”) and Justin Turner (“RedTurn2”) will also wear their respective nicknames.

Players Weekend authentic jerseys, t-shirts, caps and more are currently available for purchase at MLB.com/shop.

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ByMatthew Moreno
Matthew Moreno is a journalist from Whittier, Calif., who is a credentialed reporter and is currently the Executive Editor of DodgerBlue.com and LakersNation.com. In addition to covering Los Angeles Dodgers and Los Angels Lakers, Matthew has a strong passion for keeping up to date with the sneakerhead culture. It began with Michael Jordan and Air Jordan shoes, and has carried over to Kobe Bryant's signature line with Nike. Matthew previously was the lead editor and digital strategist at Dodgers Nation, and the co-editor and lead writer at Reign of Troy, where he covered USC Trojans Football. Matthew graduated from California State Long Beach University with a major in journalism and minor in communications. Contact: matt@mediumlargela.com
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