Heard This: Other Pro Baseballers Using Fake Names
Believe it.
By now you’ve heard that legendary Marlins’ closer Leo Nunez (28) is actually Juan Carlos Oviedo (29). Eric Augenbraun has nicely filled in the details. It is a sad situation, and one hopes that Oviedo (who probably just didn’t want people back home in the Dominican to know he was playing for the Pirates and Royals) manages to resolve things and gets back to playing in the majors again soon.
However, the truth has to come out, and our crack Investigative Reporting Investigation Team has unearthed many other major leaguers players and even executives are working under assumed names. Read on for The Truth, and don’t say you weren’t warned. Your world may never be the same.
Assumed Name: Real Name
Alex Gordon: Jim Halpert
Miguel Tejada: Not Royce Clayton
Alexei Ramirez: Jason Bay
Albert Pujols: Tim Duncan
Evan Longoria: Danny McBride
Dayton Moore: Ned Flanders
J. P. Ricciardi: Christopher Moltisanti
Joe Mauer: Pete Sampras
Shocking, but all totally true. The Investigative Reporting Investigative Team is continuing its investigative investigation, and any tips you might have on other players working under assumed identities are welcome. Totally.
Matt Klaassen reads and writes obituaries in the Greater Toronto Area. If you can't get enough of him, follow him on Twitter.
No one knew he was playing for the Pirates, so good work on his part.
Oh I knew! We traded him for Benito Freakin’ Santiago, who was only 40 at the time of the trade. Needed some veteran presence.