Future Brooklyn Dodgers nicknamed ‘Superbas’ when they started spring training in Florida
Where does a nickname like the “Superbas” come from? Hang on, we’ll try to explain.
Today, with all the media attention surrounding the U.S. government’s case against the Washington Redskins nickname, we thought it would be interesting to look into the many nicknames of the Brooklyn Dodgers before they officially became the “Dodgers.” In this case, “official” refers to when the nickname was stitched onto the uniforms in 1932.
While documenting the early Brooklyn Dodger footprints in Florida, we thought we would also take a look at the origins of one of the team’s early nicknames, the “Superbas,” which was a nickname for the team more than 100 years ago.