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Note: Team names are given here according to the convention used by The Baseball Encyclopedia, which regularized them into the familiar form of modern team names. However, most teams in the early period had no name, aside from that of the club (as in "Hartford Base Ball Club" or "Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia"), and nicknames like ...
The team has been continuously active since 1874, making it the oldest continuously active team in its original city in Major League Baseball. It joined the National League as a charter member (1876). Originally called the "Chicago White Stockings" and later the "Chicago Colts" and several other names, the team was first called "Cubs" in 1902.
The Arizona Diamondbacks joined the National League, and the Tampa Bay Devil Rays—now called simply the Rays—joined the American League. In order to keep the number of teams in each league at an even number—with 14 in the AL and 16 in the NL—Milwaukee changed leagues and became a member of the National League. [46]
Formed in 1876 and 1901, respectively, the NL and AL cemented their cooperation with the National Agreement in 1903, making MLB the oldest major professional sports league in the world. They remained legally separate entities until 2000, when they merged into a single organization led by the commissioner of baseball.
Overview of Negro League franchises with MLB-recognized records Team League First Last NWS championships NWS appearances Atlanta Black Crackers: NSL, NAL 1932 1939 0 0 Bacharach Giants: ECL, ANL 1923 1929 0 2 Baltimore Elite Giants: NNL I, NSL, NNL II 1930 1948 0 0 Baltimore Black Sox: ECL, ANL, EWL, NNL II 1923 1933 0 0 Birmingham Black Barons ...
Although Major League Baseball (MLB) has been around since 1903 (making it the oldest professional sports organization in the world), the league's mandates are forever changing, from uniform dos ...
The 2024 MLB postseason is right around the corner, with less than 10 days until the end of the regular season.The byes and division races seem mostly settled, but there's still seeding up for ...
The minor league entry in the Western League (original) in the late 1890s was the first to be called the Kansas City Blues, presumably from their team colors. The Western League became the American League in 1900, still a minor league. When the American went major in 1901, the Kansas City entry was dropped.