For the second consecutive year, Major Leaguers will put their personalities and passions on the field when Players' Weekend takes center stage during all games from Friday, Aug. 24, through Sunday, Aug. 26.

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Here are the nicknames the Cardinals will wear on their backs while sporting colorful, non-traditional uniforms featuring alternate designs inspired by youth-league uniforms:

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Matt Adams: "BIG CITY"

Adams has embraced this nickname, which dates back to his days with the Cardinals, even if there is not much "city" about him. Earlier this season during one of his hot streaks, Nats players made a shirt for him that said "Big City Doing Big City Things."

Harrison Bader : "TOTS"

Bader rhymes with "tater," and that was enough for his high school friends to conjure up the nickname. He said the nickname feels personal, since his friends still call him 'Tots' when he returns home. He has found that folks in other places don't always catch onto it immediately.

John Brebbia : "BREBBIA"

The Cardinals' red-bearded reliever admitted the club hasn't found a nickname that quite sticks yet. But they did try.

"I remember when I first showed up at Spring Training this year, I was asked for my nickname," Brebbia said. "I was like, 'Yeah right, I'm not falling for that. Just the last name, Brebbia."

It was no attempt to trick Brebbia, and his nickname game paid the price.

Matt Carpenter: "CARP"

Brett Cecil : "SQUINTS"

Before he wore the glasses, Cecil struggled to see the signs from the catcher. That's he caught the nickname "Squints," based on the Sandlot character. The real Squints, actor Chauncey Leoppardi, visited Busch Stadium on Aug. 14, but the two didn't cross paths.

"I was [upset]," Cecil said jokingly. "I thought he was going to come in the clubhouse, but he didn't."

Paul DeJong : "PAULY"

Jack Flaherty : "FLARE"

William Fowler : "DEX"

John Gant : "GANT"

Adolis Garcia : "EL BOMBI"

Greg Garcia : "GG"

Austin Gomber : "BIG G"

Luke Gregerson: "DUKE"