Kinston Indians

Kinston Indians
1978–2011 Kinston, North Carolina
Minor league affiliations
Class	Class A-Advanced (1978–2011)
League	Carolina League (1978–2011)
Major league affiliations
Team	Cleveland Indians (1987–2011) Co-op (1986) Toronto Blue Jays (1979–1985) Independent (1978)
Minor league titles
League titles (5)	1988 1991 1995 2004 2006
Division titles (10)	1988 1990 1991 1995 1996 1997 2002 2005 2006 2011
Team data
Name	Kinston Indians (1987–2011) Kinston Eagles (1986) Kinston Blue Jays (1982–1985) Kinston Eagles (1978–1981)
Colors	Navy blue, red, white
Ballpark	Grainger Stadium (1978–2011)

The Kinston Indians were a Minor League Baseball team of the Carolina League (CL) located in Kinston, North Carolina, from 1978 to 2011. They played their home games at Grainger Stadium, which opened in 1949.

The team began play in 1978 as the Kinston Eagles, borrowing their name from the city's first team of the same name dating back to 1925. They became an affiliate of the Toronto Blue Jays in 1979 and rebranded as the Kinston Blue Jays in 1982. Kinston reverted to the Eagles moniker in 1986 after the Toronto affiliation ended and became the Kinston Indians upon partnering with the Cleveland Indians in 1987. After the 2011 season, the Carolina League franchise was relocated to Zebulon, North Carolina, for the 2012 campaign to become the Carolina Mudcats.

The K-Tribe won the Carolina League championship in 1988, 1991, 1995, 2004, and 2006.