If Alex Cora had his druthers, Major League Baseball would have brought back the nickname jerseys when they reintroduced Players’ Weekend last year after a four-year hiatus.

“I liked when they had the uniforms, to be honest with you,” the Red Sox manager said Saturday afternoon. “That made it different… I thought it was better three or four years ago.”

Several of his players agree. They can wear custom cleats, gloves, and batting gloves throughout the season, but the jerseys were unique to Players’ Weekend.

“I do too,” concurred Rob Refsnyder. “The only thing that’s really different is the bat. I just had ‘Ref’ on it when I did it. It was pretty boring. But it would be cool to see everyone’s nicknames again. I don’t know why they took them away.”

“I definitely miss the players’ nicknam

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