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Major League Baseball Team Names

Major League Baseball has 30 clubs. Browse the clubs below, then explore the naming patterns behind their identities.

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Golden Gloves

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Sharp Swing

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Steady Stingers

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Big Batters

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MLB teams

  • Arizona Diamondbacks
  • Athletics
  • Atlanta Braves
  • Baltimore Orioles
  • Boston Red Sox
  • Chicago Cubs
  • Chicago White Sox
  • Cincinnati Reds
  • Cleveland Guardians
  • Colorado Rockies
  • Detroit Tigers
  • Houston Astros
  • Kansas City Royals
  • Los Angeles Angels
  • Los Angeles Dodgers
  • Miami Marlins
  • Milwaukee Brewers
  • Minnesota Twins
  • New York Mets
  • New York Yankees
  • Philadelphia Phillies
  • Pittsburgh Pirates
  • San Diego Padres
  • San Francisco Giants
  • Seattle Mariners
  • St. Louis Cardinals
  • Tampa Bay Rays
  • Texas Rangers
  • Toronto Blue Jays
  • Washington Nationals

Naming patterns you can learn from MLB

MLB names mix animals, local history, occupations, colors and distinctive regional references. The useful lesson for a new team is not to copy a club name, but to choose a compact identity that can carry a logo, nickname and local story.

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