Washington Nationals. The Washington Nationals are a professional baseball team based in Washington, D.C.
The Nationals are a member of the East Division of the National League of Major League Baseball (MLB). From 2005 to 2007 the team played in RFK Stadium; since 2008 their home stadium has been Nationals Park, located on South Capitol Street in Southeast D.C., near the Anacostia River.[1] The Official Site of The Washington Nationals. Tampa Bay Rays. The Tampa Bay Rays are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in St.
Petersburg, Florida. They are currently a member of the American League East Division. Since their inception, their home venue has been Tropicana Field. Their current manager is Joe Maddon. Following nearly three decades of unsuccessfully trying to gain an expansion franchise or enticing existing teams to relocate to the Tampa Bay area, an ownership group led by Vince Naimoli was approved in 1995.
The Official Site of The Tampa Bay Rays. The Official Site of The Tampa Bay Rays. Texas Rangers (baseball) The Texas Rangers are a professional baseball team located in the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, based in Arlington, Texas.
The Rangers franchise is currently a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since 1994, the Rangers have played in Globe Life Park in Arlington in Arlington, Texas. The team's name is borrowed from the famous law enforcement agency of the same name. The franchise was established in 1961 as the Washington Senators, an expansion team awarded to Washington, D.C., after the city's first ballclub, the original Washington Senators, moved to Minnesota and became the Twins. After the 1971 season, the new Senators moved to Arlington, Texas, and debuted as the Rangers the following spring. The Texas Rangers Baseball Club has made six appearances in the MLB postseason, five following division championships in 1996, 1998, 1999, 2010, and 2011, and as a Wild Card team in 2012.
In 1974, the Rangers began to come into their own as a team. The Official Site of The Texas Rangers. The Official Site of The Texas Rangers. Toronto Blue Jays. The Toronto Blue Jays are a professional baseball team located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
The Blue Jays are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball (MLB)'s American League (AL). The "Blue Jays" name originates from the bird of the same name, and the fact that blue is the traditional colour of Toronto's other professional sports teams, the Maple Leafs (ice hockey) and the Argonauts (Canadian football); in addition, the team was originally owned by the Labatt Brewing Company, makers of the popular beer Labatt's Blue. Nicknamed "the Jays", the team's official colours are royal blue, navy blue, white, and red.[1] An expansion franchise, the club was founded in Toronto in 1977. Originally based at Exhibition Stadium, the team began playing its home games at the SkyDome, upon its opening in 1989. Since 2000, the Blue Jays have been owned by Rogers Communications, and in 2004, the SkyDome was purchased by that company, which renamed the venue Rogers Centre.
History[edit] The Official Site of The Toronto Blue Jays. Tor_homepage. Philadelphia Phillies. The Philadelphia Phillies are a Major League Baseball team.
They are the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in all of professional American sports, dating to 1883.[3] The Phillies are a member of the Eastern Division of Major League Baseball's National League. Since 2004, the team's home has been Citizens Bank Park which is located in South Philadelphia. The Phillies have won two World Series championships (against Kansas City in 1980 and Tampa Bay in 2008) and seven National League pennants, the first of which came in 1915. The franchise has also experienced long periods of struggle. San Diego Padres. The San Diego Padres are a Major League Baseball (MLB) team based in San Diego, California.
They play in the National League Western Division. The Official Site of The San Diego Padres. The Official Site of The San Diego Padres. Sd_homepage. San Francisco Giants. The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants. The Official Site of The San Francisco Giants. Sf_homepage. Seattle Mariners. The Mariners won 116 games in 2001, which set the American League record for most wins in a single season and tied the 1906 Chicago Cubs for the Major League record for most wins in a single season.
The Mariners are one of eight Major League Baseball teams without a World Series title,[2] and one of two (along with the Washington Nationals) to never have appeared in a World Series. Owned by Nintendo of America, the Mariners are one of three Major League Baseball teams under corporate ownership; the other two are the Atlanta Braves and the Toronto Blue Jays. History[edit] The Mariners played their first game on April 6, 1977, to a sold-out crowd of 57,762 at the Kingdome, losing 7–0 to the California Angels.[4] The first home run in team history was hit on April 10, 1977, by designated hitter Juan Bernhardt.[5] That year, star pitcher Diego Seguí, in his last major league season, became the only player to play for both the Pilots and the Mariners.
Spring training[edit] Season records[edit] The Official Site of The Seattle Mariners. The Official Site of The Seattle Mariners. St. Louis Cardinals. As one of the most decorated and successful franchises in MLB history, the Cardinals have won eleven World Series championships, 19 National League pennants, and 12 division titles.
Their 11 World Series championships are second only to the New York Yankees' 27. St. Louis also dominated the AA with four league championships, one pre-World Series championship, and tied another against the NL.[4] Other notable achievements include Branch Rickey's pioneering of the farm system, Rogers Hornsby's two Triple Crowns, Joe Medwick's one Triple Crown, Dizzy Dean's 30-win season, Stan Musial's 17 Major League and 29 NL records, Bob Gibson's 1.12 ERA season, Whitey Herzog's Whiteyball, Mark McGwire breaking the single-season home run record, and the 2011 championship team's unprecedented comebacks.[5] The Cardinals have won 105 or more games in four different seasons and won 100 or more a total of eight times. History[edit] The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals.
The Official Site of The St. Louis Cardinals. Stl_homepage. Pittsburgh Pirates. The Official Site of The Pittsburgh Pirates. The Official Site of The Pittsburgh Pirates. Pit_homepage. The Official Site of The Philadelphia Phillies. The Official Site of The Philadelphia Phillies. Oakland Athletics. The Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California.
The Official Site of The Oakland Athletics. The Official Site of The Oakland Athletics. Oak_homepage. New York Mets. In their 1962 inaugural season, the Mets posted a record of 40–120, the worst regular season record since Major League Baseball went to a 162-game schedule (two games were canceled).
The team never finished better than second to last until the 1969 "Miracle Mets" beat the Baltimore Orioles in the 1969 World Series in what is considered one of the biggest upsets in World Series history.[1] Since then, they have played in three additional World Series, including a dramatic run in 1973 that ended in a Game Seven loss to the Oakland Athletics, a second championship in 1986 over the Boston Red Sox, and a Subway Series loss against their cross-town rivals the New York Yankees in the 2000 World Series. The Mets have made one playoff appearance since then, when in 2006 they came within one game of the World Series, losing to the eventual champion St. Louis Cardinals in the 2006 National League Championship Series. Franchise history[edit] Theme song[edit] The Official Site of The New York Mets.
The Official Site of The New York Mets. New York Yankees. The New York Yankees are an American professional baseball team based in the Bronx borough of New York City that competes in Major League Baseball (MLB) in the American League's (AL) East Division. One of the AL's eight charter franchises, the club was founded in Baltimore, Maryland in 1901 as the Baltimore Orioles.[1] The team moved to New York City in 1903 and became the New York Highlanders, before taking the "Yankees" as their official name in 1913.[2] One of the most successful franchises in professional sports history, the Yankees have won 18 division titles, 40 AL pennants, and 27 World Series championships, all of which are MLB records.[4][5] Forty-four Yankees players and 11 Yankees managers have been inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame, including Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Joe DiMaggio, Mickey Mantle, and Yogi Berra.[6] In pursuit of winning championships, the franchise has utilized a large payroll to recruit talent, particularly under former owner George Steinbrenner.
History. The Official Site of The New York Yankees. The Official Site of The New York Yankees. Nyy_homepage. Miami Marlins. The Official Site of The Miami Marlins. The Official Site of The Miami Marlins. Milwaukee Brewers. Franchise history[edit] In 1982, Milwaukee won the American League East Division and the American League Pennant, earning their only World Series appearance to date. The Official Site of The Milwaukee Brewers. The Official Site of The Milwaukee Brewers. Mil_homepage. Minnesota Twins. The Minnesota Twins are a professional baseball team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
They play in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. The team is named after the Twin Cities area comprising Minneapolis and St. Paul. They played in Metropolitan Stadium from 1961 to 1981 and the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome from 1982 to 2009. Through the 2013 season, the franchise has won three World Series championships (1924, 1987, and 1991), and has fielded 18 American League batting champions.[14][15] The Official Site of The Minnesota Twins. The Official Site of The Minnesota Twins. Min_homepage. Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. In 2009, the Angels were AL Western Division champions for the third straight season. 2013 is the fourth straight year in which the team has not made the playoffs, but marks the eleventh straight year in which the Angels franchise has drawn more than three million fans in attendance, and makes thirty seasons of at least two million fans in attendance, a feat only second to the New York Yankees.[1] Franchise history[edit] 1963–1964.
An early logo used by the Los Angeles Angels. The franchise currently sells replica caps featuring its early LA ligature logotype. The "Los Angeles Angels" name originates from the first Los Angeles-based sports team, the Los Angeles Angels, who took the name "Angels" from the English translation of "Los Angeles", which means "The Angels" in Spanish.
The team's founder, entertainer Gene Autry, owned the franchise for its first 36 years. Team traditions[edit] The Official Site of The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. The Official Site of The Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim. Ana_homepage. Los Angeles Dodgers. The Los Angeles Dodgers are a professional baseball team located in Los Angeles, California. The Dodgers are members of the National League (NL) West division of Major League Baseball (MLB).
Established in 1883, the team originated in Brooklyn, New York, where it was known by a number of nicknames before becoming the Brooklyn Dodgers definitively by 1932.[1][2] The team moved to Los Angeles before the 1958 season.[3] They played their first four seasons in Los Angeles at the Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum before moving to their current home of Dodger Stadium, the third-oldest ballpark in Major League Baseball (after Fenway Park and Wrigley Field). The Dodgers have won six World Series titles and 21 National League pennants. Eight Cy Young Award winners have pitched for the Dodgers, winning a total of twelve Cy Young Awards (both MLB records). History[edit] Following the 1957 season the team left Brooklyn. The Official Site of The Los Angeles Dodgers. The Official Site of The Los Angeles Dodgers. La_homepage.
Kansas City Royals. The Kansas City Royals are a Major League Baseball team based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Official Site of The Kansas City Royals. The Official Site of The Kansas City Royals. Kc_homepage. Houston Astros. The Official Site of The Houston Astros. The Official Site of The Houston Astros. Detroit Tigers. Franchise history[edit] Western League: 1894–1900[edit] When the Western renamed itself the American League in 1900, it was still a minor league, but next year it broke with the National Agreement and declared itself major, openly competing with the National League for players, and for fans in three contested cities.
For a few years there were rumors of abandoning Detroit to compete for Cincinnati or Pittsburgh but the two leagues made peace in 1903 after similar moves into St. Louis and New York. The Official Site of The Detroit Tigers. Det_homepage. The Official Site of The Detroit Tigers. Chicago Cubs. The Chicago Cubs are a professional baseball team located in Chicago, Illinois, USA. They are members of the Central Division of Major League Baseball's National League. The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs. The Official Site of The Chicago Cubs. Chc_homepage. Chicago White Sox. The Official Site of The Chicago White Sox. The Official Site of The Chicago White Sox. Cincinnati Reds. The Reds have won five World Series titles, one American Association pennant, nine National League pennants and ten division titles.
The Official Site of The Cincinnati Reds. The Official Site of The Cincinnati Reds. Cin_homepage. Cleveland Indians. The Cleveland Indians are a professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They are in the Central Division of Major League Baseball's American League. Since 1994, they have played in what is now Progressive Field. The Official Site of The Cleveland Indians. The Official Site of The Cleveland Indians. Cle_homepage. Colorado Rockies. The Colorado Rockies are a Major League Baseball (MLB) franchise based in Denver, Colorado. The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies. The Official Site of The Colorado Rockies.
Baltimore Orioles. The Orioles experienced their greatest success from 1964 to 1983, as well as the mid-1990s, and have won a total of eight Division Championships (1969–1971, 1973–1974, 1979, 1983, 1997), six pennants (1966, 1969–1971, 1979, 1983), three World Series Championships (1966, 1970, 1983), two wild card berths (1996 & 2012), and five Most Valuable Player awards (3B Brooks Robinson 1964, OF Frank Robinson 1966, 1B Boog Powell 1970 and SS Cal Ripken, Jr. 1983 & 1991). Despite being one of the most historic major league franchises, the O's suffered a stretch of fourteen straight losing seasons from 1998 to 2011. However, the Orioles posted a winning record in 2012 and qualified for the postseason for the first time since 1997. The Orioles are also well known for their successful stadium, the trend-setting Oriole Park at Camden Yards, which opened in 1992 in downtown Baltimore. History[edit] The Official Site of The Baltimore Orioles.
The Official Site of The Baltimore Orioles. Bal_homepage. Boston Red Sox. The Boston Red Sox are a professional baseball team based in Boston, Massachusetts, and a member of Major League Baseball's American League Eastern Division. They have won 8 World Series, having appeared in 12. Founded in 1901 as one of the American League's eight charter franchises, the Red Sox's home ballpark has been Fenway Park since 1912. The "Red Sox" name was chosen by the team owner, John I. Taylor, around 1908, following previous Boston teams that had been known as the "Red Stockings". The Boston Red Sox are owned by Fenway Sports Group, which also own Liverpool Football Club of the Premier League in England. Nickname The name Red Sox, chosen by owner John I. The Official Site of The Boston Red Sox.
Arizona Diamondbacks. Arizona Diamondbacks.