If you thought Josh Donaldson’s “Bringer of Rain” (@BringerOfRain20) Twitter handle had anything to do with his ability to hit the long ball, think again.

The Blue Jays third baseman and 2015 AL MVP joined Jim Cantore of The Weather Channel to discuss how he came up with the name. The answer: STARZ show “Spartacus: Blood and Sand.”

Watch him explain himself below:

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