The Chicago Cubs are bringing out the eight-year-old humor in all of us.
The Cubs signed left-handed reliever Richard Lovelady to a free-agent deal this week, according to multiple reports. Lovelady, 28, had recently thrown a showcase at Driveline Pro Day.
But the bigger story was the chortle that fans got out of Lovelady’s name. A surname like “Lovelady” is already legendary. But when you also consider that “Dick” is a common nickname for “Richard” … well, it speaks for itself.
The jokes began flying on X amid the news of the Cubs signing Lovelady
As someone with some big-league experience, Lovelady pitched three seasons for the Kansas City Royals from 2019 to 21 before missing the 2022 season due to Tommy John surgery. After spending 2023 with the Oakland Athletics, Lovelady missed time again due to a pronator strain in his forearm.
Lovelady will attempt to regain his footing in Chicago, where he has a 5.26 career ERA over 73 total relief appearances. At least his name isn’t as scary as this other amazing one that we recently saw go viral.
