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Mr. October (Reggie Jackson)

Reggie Jackson received his nickname "Mr. October" from his New York Yankee teammate Thurman Munson after hitting three home runs in one World Series game (Game 6 of the 1977 series against the Los Angeles Dodgers).

How It's Used

“Reggie Jackson is synonymous with excellence during the month of October, so much so that his nickname was Mr. October. Jackson offers compliments about players about as often as he answers to Mr. September, but Jackson gushed about Derek Jeter tonight. Jeter might be Jackson's mini-me, a little Mr. October.”

"Alex Rodriguez: While only 26 out of 1,042 current major-league players and managers have university degrees, according to a recent Wall Street Journal report, it has done little to curb their appreciation for history, numbers, and most, of all, earning potential. Case in point is the Yankees slugger, who tied Reggie Jackson with his 563rd round-tripper on Thursday. Asked if the steroid scandal made it awkward for him to tie Mr. October on the career home run list, A-Rod replied, 'No, not at all. Just happy to be playing baseball.' With a 10-year, $275-million (U.S.) contract, it's not hard to see why."

"Just as financial deregulation was crucial to New York’s economic revival, the revival of the [New York] Yankees was built on the arrival of free agency in baseball. Mr [George] Steinbrenner was quick to spot the potential to spend and make big money by building a team of players who had until recently been contractually bound to other teams for their whole playing careers. He signed expensive stars like Reggie 'Mr October' Jackson, whose sole purpose was to win titles, changing the culture of not just the Yankees but of baseball. (That said, he also invested heavily in developing home-grown stars, including the core of the current team.) The Yankees’ payroll has surpassed every other team’s since 1999; in 2010, it was $207m."

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