Talk:Jake Evans (baseball)

A fact from Jake Evans (baseball) appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 8 September 2011 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that baseball player Bloody Jake Evans, who once led the National League in outfield assists, injured his arm while throwing the ball and played his last game at the age of 28?

A record of the entry may be seen at Wikipedia:Recent additions/2011/September.

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Why is his name "Bloody Jake"?[edit]

Feels like it should be explained in the prose. Legoktm (talk) 23:21, 7 March 2023 (UTC)[reply]