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This timeline includes all franchises (including non-defunct franchises) that played in the AL or NL after 1891; it also shows the eleven historical leagues during the period in which each is considered a major league by Major League Baseball. Only major and recent name changes are marked in blue. Franchise moves are marked in black.
By the time the American League expanded to Toronto in 1977, the NHL club's strong identification as the Maple Leafs precluded any chance of reviving that name for the baseball team. The Toronto franchise was originally owned by Labatt Breweries, with Imperial Trust and the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce as minority owners. The name "Blue ...
Note: Team names are given here according to the convention used by The Baseball Encyclopedia, which regularized them into the familiar form of modern team names. However, most teams in the early period had no name, aside from that of the club (as in "Hartford Base Ball Club" or "Athletic Base Ball Club of Philadelphia"), and nicknames like ...
Also used for the American football team with whom the baseball club used to share a name and a home stadium, the New York Giants. Los Gigantes – Spanish for Giants. Used on the team's uniform on Cinco de Mayo of 2007. [62] The Orange and Black – Reference to the team's colors.
The Southern League has operated primarily in the Southern United States since 1964. For the 2021 season, the league was named the Double-A South before switching back to its previous moniker in 2022. Over that 62-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether.
From the International League's foundation in 1912, many of its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether. For the 2021 season, the league operated as the Triple-A East before switching back to its previous moniker in 2022.
The Eastern League has operated primarily in the Northeastern United States since 1923. It was known as the New York–Pennsylvania League from 1923 to 1937 and the Double-A Northeast in 2021. Over that 102-season span, its teams relocated, changed names, transferred to different leagues, or ceased operations altogether.
Western Major Baseball League (East Division) Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada 2017 Swift Current 57's: The team dropped the "Indians" name in 2016. [29] Syracuse Chiefs Minor League Baseball: Syracuse, New York: 2019 Syracuse Mets: New York Mets ownership drop the "Chiefs" name for 2019 season. [30] Toronto Tecumsehs: National Hockey ...