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MLB·Updated Oct 16, 2026

How Every MLB Team Got Its Name: The Origin Story Behind All 30

Where every MLB team name came from, all 30. An insult, a livestock show, a New York political machine, eight statues on a bridge, Brooklyn's trolleys and a contest winner who vanished. Plus which names came from newspapers, fans and owners.

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