Royals Joakim Soria no longer wants to be known as the "Mexicutioner"

**pr_capone** · 02-23-2011, 10:29 PM

http://sports.espn.go.com/mlb/spring...ory?id=6151322

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SURPRISE, Ariz. -- There is a long and storied history to baseball nicknames, from Ted Williams (the Splendid Splinter) to Randy Johnson (the Big Unit) to Babe Ruth (the Sultan of Swat).

Kansas City closer Joakim Soria has a nickname he wants no part of.

The Royals pitcher said that "The Mexicutioner" has a negative connotation and is a particularly jarring choice given the drug violence racking his homeland. He is from Monclova in the northern state of Coahuila.

"It's been really bad in Mexico right now," Soria said Wednesday. "There are a lot of guns in Mexico. It's out of control right now.

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We should all come up with new nicknames to help the kid out.