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Arizona Diamondbacks |
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Diamondbacks Team Name:
Named
by the fans in 1998, a diamondback is a snake commonly
found in Arizona.
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Colorado Rockies |
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Rockies Team Name:
Named after the Rocky Mountains in Colorado. |
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LA Dodgers |
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Dodgers Team Name:
Beginning in the 1880s in Brooklyn, the team was known
by various names, including the Bridegrooms, due to a
number of players getting married at approximately the
same time. Eventually they became known as the Dodgers,
named after their Brooklyn fans. Brooklynites were once
called “trolley dodgers” because of the complex maze of
trolleys running through the borough. They moved to Los
Angeles in 1958.
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San Diego Padres |
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Padres Team Name:
In 1969 the “Padres,” which from Spanish translates to
“Fathers” (or, in this case, Priests), were named for
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San Francisco Giants |
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Giants Team Name:
Started in New York in 1883 as the Gothams, the team got
its current name when an emotional manager, after an
extra inning game, described them as “my giants” in
1885. The team moved to San Francisco in 1958.
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