Players Weekend nearly put Gray in a ‘Pickles’

When the Yankees’ roster of Players Weekend nicknames started to circulate in their clubhouse, most of them seemed to make sense pretty quickly. Aaron “All Rise” Judge, Clint “Red Thunder” Frazier and Aroldis “The Missile” Chapman were among the more inspired choices that fit the players’ personas. Then there is the mystery of Sonny “Pickles” Gray.