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Atlanta Braves |
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Braves Team Name:
Originally
from Boston, where they were known by various names,
they became the Braves in 1912. They changed yet again
to the Bees for two years in the 1930s, but then changed
back to Braves and haven’t switched since. They have,
however, changed cities – first moving to Milwaukee in
1953, and to Atlanta in 1966..
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Florida Marlins |
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Marlins Team Name:
Chosen by the fans in a contest, the name hints at the
pro football team in town, the Dolphins, and was the
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New York Mets |
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Mets Team Name:
Started in 1962, the Mets were named for an 1880s New
York club, the New York Metropolitans.
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Philadelphia Phillies |
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Phillies Team Name:
Beginning in 1883, the team was named after its home:
Philly.
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Washington Nationals |
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Nationals Team Name:
The Nationals were a Washington team long before the
move to D.C. in 2005. In 1859 the Nationals and the
Potomacs both played in the District. The team then
stopped playing when the Civil War broke out. Later,
the name surfaced again in the 1870s and 1880s. That
team then joined the American League when it was formed
in 1901 and changed its name to the Senators. It was
then officially changed back to the Nationals in 1905.
Although officially named the Nationals, the team also
went by the name of Senators for more than fifty years.
In 1957, owner Clark Griffith officially changed the
name to Senators. The 2005 Nationals was a name favored
over the Senators by D.C. Mayor Tony Williams due to
D.C.'s lack of voting representation in Congress.
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