M's is given to Seattle Mariners because M's was shown on the primary team logo from 1987 to 1992.
2. Cleveland Indians
Answer: Tribe
The Tribe is a common alternate nickname of Cleveland Indians because indians are tribes and tribes can refer to Indians fans. The Indians name was first referred to the Cleveland Spiders team in the late 1800s by Louis Sockalexis, who was an Indian. The Indians cap insignia logo showed the head of an indian named Wahoo or Chief Wahoo.
3. Miami Marlins
Answer: Fish
The Fish is an alternate nickname to Miami Marlins because marlins are a type of fish that live in oceans, including near the Florida coast.
4. Pittsburgh Pirates
Answer: Buccos
Buccos is short for buccaneers, which is a synonym for pirates.
Other nicknames of the Pirates include the Bucs (short for Buccos) and the Black and Gold.
5. San Diego Padres
Answer: Friars
San Diego Padres - the Spanish word for "fathers" is "padres". San Diego was founded by Spanish Franciscan friars in 1769. One of the first Padres logos showed the friar swinging the bat, spawning another alternate nickname, the Swinging Friars.
6. St. Louis Cardinals
Answer: Redbirds
Redbirds as an alternate nickname given to the St. Louis Cardinals came from their Triple-A affiliate the Memphis Redbirds. Many people think the reason for this alternate nickname is simply that cardinals are red birds.
7. Texas Rangers
Answer: Lone Stars
Lone Star is the nickname for the state of Texas. Texas Rangers are based in Arlington near Dallas. The other MLB team based in Texas is the Houston Astros. The series matchup between these two Texas teams is called the Lone Star Series.
8. Los Angeles Angels
Answer: Halos
The Halos is sometimes referred to the Angels team because the depictions of angels are often surrounded by halos of light. The halo ring on the big 'A' statue lies on the parking lot of the Angels Stadium.
9. New York Yankees
Answer: Pinstripes
The Yankees team is sometimes referred as the Pinstripes due to their pinstriped uniforms they always wear when playing home games. Though several other teams often wear pinstriped uniforms, such as the Philadelphia Phillies, their cross-city rival the New York Mets, and my CHICAGO WHITE SOX, all were adopted later than the Yankees'.
10. Arizona Diamondbacks
Answer: Snakes
The Snakes is an alternate nickname because the diamondbacks are a type of snakes, more specifically rattlesnakes, abundant in the area where the team plays.
Other nicknames: The D-backs, The Snakes, The Rattlesnakes.
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