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Baltimore Orioles |
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Orioles Team Name:
The Oriole is the state bird for Maryland. The present
day Orioles came from St. Louis, where their name was
the Browns. The team decided to revert to the name from
an older Baltimore club named the Orioles.
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Boston Red Sox |
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Red Sox Team Name:
Named the Boston Somersets in 1901-02, after their
owner, Charles Somers, the team changed its name to the
Boston Pilgrims, and then to the Red Sox in 1907.
Sox, incidentally, is an acceptable plural form of
sock. One sock, two sox.
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New York Yankees |
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Yankees Team Name:
Originally the old Baltimore Orioles, the Yankees of New
York started in 1903 as the Highlanders, named for their
home at Hilltop Park. The team officially changed its
name to Yankees in 1913.
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Tampa Devil Rays |
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Devil Rays Team Name:
Keeping the tradition for sea-related names in Florida
(Dolphins, Marlins, Buccaneers, Hurricanes), the fans
chose Devil Rays in a 1998 phone-in contest.
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Toronto Blue Jays |
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Blue Jays Team Name:
Named by the fans in 1977 to match the “blue” theme of
the other two major sports teams in town, the Toronto
Maple Leafs from hockey, and the Canadian Football
League’s Argonauts.
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