Scooter Gennett's Players' Weekend ensemble is a tribute to Dale Earnhardt
For some Major Leaguers, Players' Weekend is a great opportunity to shout out someone important to them on the back of their uniform. Last year,
Reds second baseman
A lifelong Earnhardt fan, Gennett has honored the NASCAR legend before, rocking an Earnhardt-themed bat decal earlier this year and actually switched his number to 3 at the beginning of this season because of the iconic race car driver.
Gennett recently showed a willingness to hop behind the wheel of a race car himself, visiting the Kentucky Speedway to get some high-octane laps in around his local NASCAR track.