Red Sox Show Support for Willson Contreras by Donning 'Bowser' T-shirts
Willson Contreras, who signed a five-year, $87.5 million free-agent contract with the Cardinals in 2023, returned to St. Louis on Friday night and talked about how he agreed to waive his no-trade clause so that he could play for the Red Sox.
Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras discusses his return to St. Louis and how he got the nickname ‘Bowser’ — which was worn on T-shirts by his Boston teammates on Friday. To show support for their teammate making his return to St.
Louis on Friday night, Red Sox players wore specially designed T-shirts featuring Willson Contreras’ No. 40 and a likeness of the nickname he acquired while playing for the Cardinals . “Bowser, the nickname bestowed upon Contreras because of his stocky build and fiery nature, is a character and the main antagonist of Nintendo's Mario franchise.
He is the arch-nemesis of Mario and the leader of the turtle-like Koopa race. It’s a nickname that Contreras embraced and he flashed a big smile on Friday when mention of the T-shirts were brought up. “I think the first time I heard ‘Bowser’ was from (Cardinals’ catcher Pedro) Pages and then when I got here to Boston, Trevor Story started calling me Bowser,” Contreras said before ultimately glancing down at the cartoonish turtle that was decked out in a Red Sox jersey and holding a bat.
“I asked him, ‘Who is Bowser? ’ They explained it to me, and I liked it and I like the shirt. I don’t how any problem with it.
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