Are there any players (past or present) where you incorrectly assumed their legal name?
For example:
Greg Maddux is Gregory Maddux
Tom Glavine is Thomas Glavine
But John Smoltz is not Johnathan Smoltz it's just John
Obviously there are guys like Goose Gossage and Buster Posey and Jazz Chisholm where there isnt necessarily the direct correlation to their legal name.
But some of my personal favorites are:
Willie Mays isnt William it's Willie
Until recently I thought Yu was short for something but his name is listed as Farid Yu Darvish Sefat (Darubisshu Sefatto Farīdo Yū)
Xander Bogaerts isnt Alexander it's Xander
Ken Griffey Jr is short for Kenneth but his legal name is George Kenneth Griffey
Ty Cobb isnt Tyler or Tyson it's Tyrus
Kirby Puckett is legally Kirby
And the one that started this thread in my mind is Bobby Abreu. He's just Bob Kelly Abreu