#3 Most Disliked Atlanta Braves Player – Melky Cabrera
“The Melkman” arrived in Atlanta in time for the 2010 season via a trade with the New York Yankees. Though he only spent one year with the team he is still one of the most unpopular players to put on the uniform amongst fans. To be fair he was still considered a prospect with some upside so he wasn’t expected to light up the stat sheet right away but he had the potential as he would later show (with a little help from PED’s).
In contrast to a guy like Dan Uggla, Melky Cabrera showed a distinct lack of effort. He would walk down the baseline after hitting a ground ball, not try to make any extra plays in foul territory, and openly complained whenever he would get moved down in the batting order. Just not a great personality to have around in the locker room.
He continued to rattle Braves fans cages even after he was cut by them. In a series against the Giants in July 2012. Melky decided the best way to deal with the Atlanta crowd was giving them a D-Generation X style crotch chop. He would also fake out fans by acting like he was going to toss a game ball into the crowd and openly taunting Jason Heyward to try and tag up on him. In an interview after the game Chipper Jones said “That’s Melky, and that’s why he’s not here anymore.”
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