Welcome to Mayobanex, Waskal and Boof, a child of the Campaign for Mayobanex, which can be found here. We aim to bring you the latest news and notes about our favorite wacky-named baseball players, including the one and only Mayobanex Santana of the independent Tucson Toros. This blog expands into the larger world of wacky-named players. After all, why just dwell on Mayobanex when Boof Bonser and Waskal Adames also play professional baseball?
We welcome suggestions and comments, and we invite you to submit your nominations for the wackiest baseball name. We'll be profiling these beacons of individualism as time goes on.
Fittingly, our first profile is Mayobanex Santana, who we first saw play for the Modesto A's at a California League game in Stockton, Calif., in August 2004. It remains the only time we have seen the great man play in person. During spring training in 2005, we asked Oakland Athletics GM Billy Beane about the lanky Dominican infielder. His answer? "Doesn't he play for the Angels?" So sad, and it only got worse for our favorite player.
Just a month later, he was suspended 50 games for drug use, but he has bounced back and found a spot on the rosters of several minor-league teams. We're hoping that the Golden League's Toros can set Mayobanex back on the major-league track. Hey, stranger things have happened.
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