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| Principal owner(s) | Dolan family | ||||
| President | Paul J. Dolan (Owner/Chairman / CEO) | ||||
| President of baseball operations | Chris Antonetti | ||||
| General manager | Mike Chernoff | ||||
| Manager | Stephen Vogt | ||||
| Website | mlb.com/guardians | ||||
The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central Division. Since 1994, the team has played its home games at Progressive Field (originally known as Jacobs Field after the team's then-owner). Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the team has won 12 Central Division titles, six American League pennants, and two World Series championships (in 1920 and 1948). The team's World Series championship drought since 1948 is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams.[2][3] The team's name references the Guardians of Traffic, eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city's Hope Memorial Bridge,[4] which is adjacent to Progressive Field.[5][6] The team's mascot is named "Slider".[7] The team's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona.[8]
The franchise originated in 1896 as the Columbus Buckeyes (also known as the Columbus Senators), a minor league team based in Columbus, Ohio that played in the Western League.[9][10] The team relocated to Grand Rapids, Michigan midseason in 1899, where they were known as the Grand Rapids Furniture Makers.[11] In 1900, the franchise moved to Cleveland and was called the Cleveland Lakeshores.[12] The Western League itself was renamed the American League prior to the 1900 season while continuing its minor league status. When the American League declared itself a major league in 1901, Cleveland was one of its eight charter franchises. Originally called the Cleveland Bluebirds or Blues, the team was also unofficially called the Cleveland Broncos in 1902. Beginning in 1903, the team was named the Cleveland Napoleons or Naps, after team captain and manager Nap Lajoie.
Lajoie left after the 1914 season, and club owner Charles Somers requested that baseball writers choose a new name. They chose the name Cleveland Indians.[13][14] That name stuck and remained in use for more than a century. Common nicknames for the Indians were "the Tribe" and "the Wahoos", the latter referencing their longtime logo, Chief Wahoo. After the Indians name came under criticism as part of the Native American mascot controversy, the team adopted the current name (Guardians) following the 2021 season.
From August 24 to September 14, 2017, the team won 22 consecutive games, the longest winning streak in American League history and the second longest winning streak in Major League Baseball history.
As of the end of the 2024 season, the franchise's overall major league record is 9,852–9,369 (.513).[15]
- ^ Nicks, Michelle (October 12, 2024). "Guardians fans react after grand slam sends the Guards to New York". WOIO. Retrieved October 18, 2024.
- ^ Axisa, Mike (November 3, 2016). "Now that Cubs are champs, Indians have MLB's longest World series drought". CBS Sports. Archived from the original on June 14, 2018. Retrieved November 3, 2016.
So, with the Cubs finally on top, the longest championship drought in baseball now belongs to the team they beat – the Indians. Cleveland has not won a World Series since way back in 1948.
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:0was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "Iconic Cleveland: The History Behind Cleveland's Guardians of Traffic". clevelandmagazine.com. Retrieved December 31, 2023.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (July 23, 2021). "New for '22: Meet the Cleveland Guardians". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ "Cleveland MLB team officially changes name to 'Guardians'". SportsNet. July 23, 2021. Archived from the original on July 23, 2021. Retrieved July 23, 2021.
- ^ "Slider: Guardians Mascot". CLEGuardians.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on November 19, 2021. Retrieved March 5, 2022.
- ^ "Goodyear Ballpark". CLEGuardians.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017. Retrieved July 4, 2019.
- ^ Pregler, John T. "The Evolution of the American League". sabr.org. Archived from the original on October 13, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ "THE CLEVELAND UNIFORMS. Who Will Fill Them is Now the Question". The Cleveland Plain Dealer. February 21, 1900. p. 6.
It is quite a general opinion among baseball men and baseball writers that the Grand Rapids team – the old Columbus team – will be transferred to this city.
- ^ "The Nomad of the Interstate League". Baseball History Daily. July 25, 2016. Archived from the original on December 3, 2024. Retrieved March 9, 2025.
- ^ 2023 Cleveland Guardians Media Guide. Cleveland Guardians. p. 2. Retrieved November 10, 2023.
- ^ Bell, Mandy (December 21, 2020). "History of Cleveland's baseball team name". MLB.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on December 21, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Timeline". CLEGuardians.com. MLB Advanced Media. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 22, 2021.
- ^ "Cleveland Guardians Team History & Encyclopedia". Baseball Reference. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on February 19, 2011. Retrieved September 30, 2024.
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