Complex sentence: A few players objected to the plan, such as New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, whose team had never had a name on the back of the jersey, but he was overruled; he ended up printing his surname.
Split into simpler sentences: A few players objected to the plan, such as New York Yankees outfielder Brett Gardner, whose team had never had a name on the back of the jersey. Gardner wanted to list no name, but he was overruled; he ended up printing his surname.