Professional baseball teams have been moving cities since the late 19th century. As early as 1902, teams swapped cities for new stadiums and riches. Many teams that left their original cities have returned, either through expansion or another team adopting their name, colors, and logo. The list includes some of Major League Baseball's biggest teams. The most notorious relocations occurred in 1958, when the Brooklyn Dodgers and New York Giants became the Los Angeles Dodgers and San Francisco Giants. The original Baltimore Orioles eventually became the New York Yankees, with a brief stint as the New York Highlanders. Washington D.C. lost its baseball team, the Senators, twice before landing the Nationals in 2005. This list includes baseball teams that have moved cities. In the future, more teams will likely join this list, lured by new stadiums or fleeing rundown ones that no longer make financial sense.
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The Milwaukee Brewers moved to St. Louis, Missouri in 1902. That move made them the St. Louis Browns.
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The Baltimore Orioles moved to New York in 1903. The team later became the Highlanders. In 1913, the team changed its name to the Yankees.
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The Boston Braves moved to Milwaukee in 1953. That team became the Milwaukee Braves.
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The Philadelphia Athletics moved to Kansas City, Missouri in 1955. They became the Kansas City Athletics.
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The Brooklyn Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958. They became the Los Angeles Dodgers.
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The New York Giants moved to San Francisco in 1958. They became the San Francisco Giants.
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The Milwaukee Braves moved to Atlanta, Georgia in 1966. They became the Atlanta Braves.
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The Kansas City Athletics moved to Oakland, California in 1968. They became the Oakland Athletics.
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The second edition of the Washington Senators moved to Texas in 1972. They became the Texas Rangers.
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The Montreal Expos moved in 2005 to Washington, D.C. They became the Washington Nationals.
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