When MLB legend Reggie Jackson was dissatisfied by fans throwing around his 'Mr. October' moniker casually
Reggie Jackson is also known as "Mr. October" in baseball. The former right fielder is a 14 times All-Star and five-time World Champion.
Many players have tried to garner as much notoriety as Jackson and were even briefly called Mr. October for their efforts. But there only remains one true Mr. October in the MLB, and that is Reggie Jackson.
Jackson earned the nickname when he was with the Oakland Athletics and the Yankees and played fantastically in the postseason with the teams. He won the American League West divisional title and the American League East pennant. He also won the World Series Championship three times consecutively.
Achievements such as these cemented the "Mr. October" title that Jackson goes by. However, it seems that the right fielder doesn't like the moniker being used so loosely for other players.
The Hall of Famer wrote an article in The Players' Tribune, sharing his thoughts on players casually being named Mr. October for doing well in the postseason. He wrote:
"I think we throw 'Mr. October' around a little too loosely these days. There will always be guys who come out of nowhere like Daniel Murphy and have a big game, or a big series, or even a big postseason. But to truly be a Mr. October, you have to do it year after year, like the guys on this list did."
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When Reggie Jackson disagreed with Daniel Murphy getting the 'Mr. October' title
In his The Players' Tribune article, Jackson expressed how he felt that the nickname was thrown around too generously. He even gave the example of Willie McCovey and wrote that although McCovey had his 'Mr. October' moments, he only played two postseasons.
Jackson then gave the example of Daniel Murphy, who people had started calling 'Mr. October.' About Murphy, Jackson wrote:
"I don’t think anyone could have predicted that Daniel Murphy would be the star of the 2015 postseason — that he’d hit seven home runs and become the first player to ever hit a home run in six straight postseason games. There’s no explanation for what Daniel Murphy has done. There’s no analytics. There’s no precedent."
Reggie Jackson three home runs in game 6 of the 1977 World Series https://t.co/Z70d0WTdee
Reggie Jackson believes that Murphy only had a good 2015 postseason, which shouldn't qualify him as 'Mr. October.'