List of Baseball Player Nicknames - C

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  • "El Caballo" (Spanish, "The Horse") = Carlos Lee, Panamanian left fielder
  • "Campy" =
    • Roy Campanella, American catcher
    • Bert Campaneris, Cuban shortstop
  • "Candyman" =
    • John Candelaria, American starting pitcher
    • Tom Candiotti, American pitcher
  • "Cap" = Adrian Anson, American first baseman
  • "Captain Bly" = Bert Blyleven, Dutch-born American starting pitcher
  • "Captain Hook" = George L. Anderson, American manager (also a second baseman, but this nickname is exclusive to his managing career)
  • "Cat" = Frank Catalanotto, United States baseball player
  • "Catfish" = Jim Hunter, American starting pitcher
  • "CC" = Carston Charles Sabathia, American pitcher
  • "Charlie Hustle" = Pete Rose, American multi-position player
  • "Chick" = Arnold Gandil, American first baseman
  • "Chicken" = Fred Stanley, American shortstop
  • "The Chicken" = Ted Giannoulas, baseball mascot
  • "Chicken Man" = Wade Boggs, American third baseman
  • "Chico" = Cleotha Walker, United States baseball player
  • "Chief" = Charles Bender, American starting pitcher
  • "Chipper" = Larry Jones, Jr., American third baseman
  • "Choo-Choo" = Clarence Coleman, United States baseball player
  • "Chooch" = Carlos Ruiz, Panamanian catcher
  • "El Chupacabra" (Spanish for "the goatsucker") = Yovani Gallardo, Mexican baseball player
  • "The Closer" = Bruce Sutter American relief pitcher, known mostly for being brought in in the final innings of a game, long before the closing pitcher specality was made.
  • "Cobra" = Dave Parker, American outfielder/DH
  • "Cocky" = Eddie Collins, American second baseman
  • "Coco" = Covelli Crisp, American center fielder
  • "Colossus" = Mark McGwire, American first baseman
  • "The Commerce Comet" = Mickey Mantle, American center fielder
  • "Connie Mack" = Cornelius McGillicuddy, United States baseball player, manager, and team owner
  • "Cookie" =
    • Octavio Rojas, Cuban (later United States) outfielder and second baseman
    • Carsten "CC" Sabathia, American starting pitcher, derisive nickname given to him by the Cleveland media due to his size and use of his initials
  • "Cool Papa" = James Bell, United States baseball player
  • "Country" = Enos Slaughter, American right fielder
  • "Crime Dawg" = Fred McGriff, American first baseman/DH
  • "Cy" = Denton Young, American starting pitcher
  • "Cyclone" = Denton Young, American starting pitcher

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