It appears that Major League Baseball, and perhaps all of sports, needs to have spell checkers. In the latest saga of 
misspelled team or proper names, Eugenio Velez of the San Francisco Giants came into the game in the 7th inning of last Wednesday’s game wearing a jersey that said San Francicso. The spelling error was not noticed until long after the Giants had defeated the Houston Astros 10-4.
This isn’t the first time the misspellings have occurred, and it isn’t the first time it has happened to a San Francisco player. In 1977, Rob Andrews also sported a “San Francicso” jersey.
There are other baseball players who have sported incorrect team name or last name spellings. Ryan Jorgensen in an August 2007 game wore a jersey that spelled his name as Jorgenson. After hitting a grand slam, he changed to a correctly spelled jersey.
Also in 2007, Seth Smith of the Colorado Rockies sported a jersey that spelled his name Smtih.
In 2005, Aaron Harang pitched while wearing a “Cncitnnati” In 2003, Adam Riggs wore an “Angees” jersey. And for four innings in a 1994 game against Texas, Joe Carter wore a jersey that said “Torontno.”
There are others in baseball, and in other sports. These are just a few of many examples.
In addition to writing her Chicago Cubs column for Examiner.com, Miriam Romain has been published in several Cubs annuals by Maple Street Press and is a contributor to SportsClimax.com . She is also writing a book with the working title “Summers at Wrigley with my Dad.”
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