From 'blimp folder' to Foot Locker: Fake jobs MLB players use to fool fans

ByEddie Matz ESPN logo
Thursday, April 18, 2019
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To protect their privacy, pro athletes have long been known to use bogus names when checking into hotels. But bogus jobs? Yep, that's a thing, too. As much as Americans love talking about work, the guys who play the American pastime for a living would rather not talk about it. Like, ever.

In the spirit of true journalism (and nosiness), we canvassed MLB clubhouses to find some of the game's go-to counterfeit careers.

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