The D-bags – A reference to the colloquial insult term douchebag used by detractors.[1]
The Answerbacks - A reference to the 2023 team that went on to win the National League Pennant after the Diamondbacks fell to a 2-0 and 3-2 series deficit to the Phillies in the 2023 National League Championship Series only for Arizona to rally back to win the series with a Game 4 comeback at home and two consecutive road wins in Philadelphia in Games 6 and 7.
America's Team[2] – Reference to the Braves games being broadcast nationwide.
The Barves – Another variation of "Braves", derived from a misspelling of the team's name on counterfeit merchandise. Used by detractors, primarily Philadelphia Phillies fans.
Braves Country – Avid followers found primarily throughout the Southeast.
Georgia Braves[3] – Referring that the team is located in Georgia.
The Cowards – Opposite of Braves; used derisively by detractors.
The Peach Clobbers – Nickname of the hard-hitting 2013 Atlanta Braves team.[4]
The Curse City of Atlanta – Reference to Atlanta teams having a history of struggling in the playoffs; used derisively by detractors.
Chicago Orphans- Cap Anson was the first player credited with 3,000 hits. In 1897 he was released as player/manager after 22 seasons with the club. After his departure they became known as the Orphans.
Guardiac Kids – A play on Kardiac Kids,[19] a beloved nickname of the local football team (Cleveland Browns). Also, alluding to the youngest player roster in all of MLB and AAA (26 years) during the 2022 inaugural season with the new name, Guardians.[20]
Indians – Reference to the teams’ former name, now informal 'Indians' [21]
The Tribe – Reference to the team's former moniker, the Indians. Tribes are social structures among American Indigenous people.
Chief Wahoo's Tribe[22] – Reference to the team's former logo, an Indigenous person called "Chief Wahoo".
The Fighting Braves of the Cuyahoga and The Sons of Geronimo – Nicknames made famous by fictitious announcer Harry Doyle (Bob Uecker) in the 1989 film Major League.
The Windians – Reference to the team that wins a lot, especially the 22-game winning streak in 2017. The number of W's before 'Indians' represents how many games the Indians won in a row.[24]
The Rox – Homophone of "Rocks". Imitation of the names of the Red Sox and White Sox.
The Blake Street Bombers – Reference to the street Coors Field is on.[26]
The Blake Street Bullies[27] – Same as the previous.
Todd and the Toddlers – Reference to when Todd Helton was a veteran player surrounded by a team full of rookies and young players after the team management decided to focus their efforts on getting new players by bringing them up through their own farm system.
The Killer B's - From the 1990s. Reference to the team whose players' surnames begin with the letter B that won four National League Central divisional titles and one National League pennant.
The Stros – Short version of "Astros".
Crush City[29] – Reference to the 2015 team that led the league in home runs.
The Stars – Reference to the team logo.
The Astronauts[30] – Long version of "Astros". To honor astronauts that occasionally come to the ballpark.
The Blastros – Reference to having a lot of home run pop in the lineup since 2015.[31]
The Astronomicals – From Cincinnati Reds radio broadcaster Marty Brennaman.
8th Wonder of the World – Homage to the team's former stadium The Astrodome. The world's first multi-purpose, domed sports stadium.
The Halos – Reference to the halo of an angel (the halo is featured on the large "A" outside the stadium and was once a prominent part of the team logo).
The Anaheim Angels – Former regular nickname from 1997 to 2004; reference to the fact that the Angels are not from Los Angeles County, but the Orange County city of Anaheim.
Los Angeles Angels of Anaheim – Former regular nickname from 2005 to 2015; The team went by this to fulfill a contractual obligation to the City of Anaheim.
The Angels Angels of Anaheim – Spanish "Los Angeles" translated to English
Los Angelinos – Name in Spanish. Reference to the large Hispanic population of Orange County.
California Angels - in reference to their team nickname from 1965 – 1996.
AAAAngels - in reference to their team not going to playoffs since 2014 and finishing under .500 since 2018 season.
The Blue Crew – Reference to one of the team's colors.
The Boys in Blue – Another reference to the team's primary color.
Bleeding Dodger Blue – Avid fans.
Dem Bums – From the Brooklyn years. Reference from the team's problems during the era getting a world championship. Originally derogatory, Dodgers fans later adopted it as a term of affection.
The Boys of Summer[35] – From the Brooklyn years – Reference to baseball being the only major team sport played during the summer. As with "Dem Bums", usage of this nickname for the Dodgers has faded with time; "Boys of Summer" is now often used to refer to baseball players in general.
The Azul- Spanish word for blue
The Lords of Flatbush – A nickname of the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn.
The Trolley Dodgers – A nickname of the Dodgers when they were in Brooklyn. This was the name of the team before it was shortened to "Dodgers" in the 1930s.
The Evil Empire of the West – Used by detractors. A reference to the Yankees and the Dodgers ballooning team salary of 2013.
The Yankees of the West – The expectancy that the Dodgers will be like Yankees on the other coast in terms of expectancies and payroll.[36]
The Doyers – Latino fans.
Blue Heaven on Earth – A reference to Dodger Stadium coined by Tommy Lasorda.
Mickey Mouse Champions – A nickname used by detractors for the Dodgers team that won the 2020 World Series when teams only played 60 regular season games (37% of a full season) due to the COVID-19 pandemic as a way to negate the legitimacy of the title.
The Bomba Squad – Self-dubbed by star left fielder Eddie Rosario in 2019, when then team broke the MLB record for most HRs prior to the All Star break.
BombaSota – A derivative of the above.
The Minnesota Lumber Company – Reference to the Twins' prodigious offense in the 1977 and 78 seasons
The Nats – Shortened form of the team's former nickname (Nationals) when they were in Washington. Continued in use after 1954, when the team's name was officially changed to the Senators. Discontinued after the team moved to Minnesota.
Piranhas – Reference to their aggressive "small ball" style of play, coined by rival Chicago White Sox manager Ozzie Guillén. Coined during the 2004 season, continued into 2005, used sporadically through the remainder of the 2000s decade. No longer in use.
The Twinkies – Familiar version of "Twins". Also a popular snack cake. Officially deprecated by the team, heavily used in seasons where the team is doing poorly.
The T_s – A detractor nickname referencing the Twins' playoff game losing streak that lasted 18 consecutive games from 2004-2023.
The Metropolitans – Reference to the 19th-century New York baseball club (New York Metropolitans) and the source of the "Mets" name. Noted New York radio personality Steve Somers of WFAN commonly refers to the present-day Mets as the "Metropolitans."[39]
The Amazin' Mets - A phrase first coined by former manager Casey Stengel,[40] became a reference to the Mets 1969 championship season and for the years to follow.[41]
The Amazin's – Short version of the previous; more commonly used.[41][42][43]
The Metsies – Affectionate term used by fans and Mets broadcasters alike.[44][45]
The Orange and Blue – Reference to the team’s colors,[46] which are sung of in the song Meet the Mets.[47]
The Kings of Queens – Reference to the team's home, the New York City borough of Queens.[41]
The Loveable Losers – From the 1960s. Reference to the team's mediocrity in its early years.[41]
The Miracle Mets – A reference to the 1969 Mets, when they went from losing club to world champions.[41]
The Mets Machine – A reference to the 1969 Mets.[41]
The Magical Mystery Mets – A reference to the 1969 Mets.[41]
The Bad Guys – A reference to the 1986 Mets, who were known for their high level of performance, hard-living lifestyles, and conflicts with each other and other teams on and off the field. Jeff Pearlman wrote a book about this team titled The Bad Guys Won.[41]
The Methodical Mets – Coined by baseball writer Tracy Ringolsby of the 1986 Mets.[41]
The Locomotives – A reference to the 1986 Mets.[41]
The Dominating Mets – A reference to the 1986 Mets.[41]
Fall-Short Mets – A reference to the 1989 Mets, who led in the season standings all summer, slumped during the final two weeks of the season allowing the Chicago Cubs to pass them in the standings.[41]
Los Mets – Reference to the large number of Hispanic players compiled by Omar Minaya during his tenure as general manager from 2004 to 2010.[41]
LOLMets – An internet meme in reference to the ineptitude of some Mets teams, which originated in regards to the 2007 Mets who lost a big NL East division lead after a late-season collapse.[48]
The Pinstripes – Reference to the team's pinstriped uniforms.
The Bronx Bombers – Reference to the team's home, the New York City borough of the Bronx, along with their propensity for hitting "bombs" (home runs).
The Bombers – Short version of the previous.
The Baby Bombers – A description of the relatively young team in 2017 that had much more power than expected and were led by Aaron Judge, a rookie who led the American League with 52 home runs.[51]
The New Yorkers – Reference to New York City, and the publication The New Yorker.
The Damn Yankees – Reference to the play and movie of the same name. Used by detractors around Major League Baseball for winning too many championships.
Murderers' Row – Reference to the championship Yankee teams of the late 1920s, and the first six hitters in the 1927 lineup in particular.
The Stankees – Used by detractors.
The Evil Empire – Used by detractors. Reference to the famous indictment of communism by Ronald Reagan. Coined as a term for the Yankees by Red Sox executive Larry Lucchino after the Yankees got rights to deal with José Contreras. The term has been embraced by many Yankees fans.[52]
The Bronx Zoo – Used by detractors. Reference to the team and the Bronx's turbulent times in the late 1970s, and also the name of a book written by former Yankees pitcher Sparky Lyle about the team's 1978 season. Still used sometimes to describe the organization and stadium. The term has been embraced by many Yankees fans.
The Highlanders – former name before Yankees. Derived from the Highlands of the Bronx cliffs.
Mackmen (when the team played in Philadelphia) – in reference to their manager, Connie Mack.[53][54]
The A's[13] – Short version of "Athletics". Emphasized by Charles O. Finley during his ownership of the team during the 1960s and 1970s. Perhaps the most commonly used nickname on this list.
The Green and Gold – Reference to the current team's colors.
The Swingin' A's – Refers to the early 1970s championship teams.
The Big Green Machine[55] – Based from the Big Red Machine of Cincinnati Reds, which is another team that dominated in the '70s.
The White Elephants – Reference to their mascot, which is itself a defiant reference to a comment made by Hall of Fame manager John McGraw, calling the team a "white elephant".
The Elephants – Short version of the previous.
The Oakland Triple-A's (AAAs) – In reference to Triple-AMinor League Baseball, used by some to highlight their lack of competitive skill or poor play during rough years.
Assletics - used by detractors, especially when the team performs poorly during a season.
The Fightin' Phils – Reference to their hard-nosed style of play. (Some Phillies fans will add "Ph" instead of an "F" for most anything associated with the Phillies, such as "The Phightin' Phils").
The Phightin's – Short version of the previous.
The Phiwwies – In imitation of the Philadelphia accent.
The Foitin' Phiws – Another version of above.
Phillie Phanatics – Used to describe avid followers. Refererence to the team's mascot, the Phillie Phanatic.
The Red Pinstripes[56][57] – Reference to the team's red pinstriped uniforms.
The Quaker City Team
The Whiz Kids – Name for the 1950 NL Championship team. Reference to their youth.
The Wheeze Kids – Name for the 1983 NL Championship team. Reference to their lack of youth.
The Broad Street Bellies[58] - Reference to the 1993 NL Championship team for their lack of physical fitness, and the nickname of the NHL's nearby Philadelphia Flyers, the "Broad Street Bullies".
Macho Row - Reference to 1993 NL Championship team.
The Sillies[60] - Used by detractors, particularly NL East rivals. Also occasionally used by the team's own fans, especially when team is underperforming.
The Pads – Short version of "Padres". Pronounced "Pods."
The Friars – Reference to Spanish Franciscan friars, who founded San Diego in 1769.
The Swinging Friars – Variation of the previous. Reference to the "friar swinging a baseball bat" logo used on and off by the team. Also a mascot of the San Diego Padres.
The Chaplains – Nickname during the Pacific Coast League days throughout the World War II and the Korean War era, referencing the title "Padre" given to military chaplains.
The Dads – A mistranslation of the word padres.
The Say May Kids[62] – Nickname given by ex-Padre announcer Matt Vasgersian, referring to the team playing great in May for consecutive years.
Friar Faithful – Spin on "Friars" and the 1998 Padres' "Keep the Faith" campaign to drum up local support for the National League pennant-winning team.
The Pesky Padres – Nickname given in San Francisco Giants official program for their game in San Francisco on July 7, 2011. Refers to the Padres' recent success against the Giants despite generally finishing behind them in the NL West standings, especially their 12–6 record against San Francisco in 2010; the Giants were forced to win a regular-season tie-breaking game to enter the playoffs and eventually won the World Series.
Slam Diego Padres – Nickname given during the 2020 season in regards to the Padres' record four-game streak with a grand slam.
The Boys in Brown – In reference to the team's colors.
Shame Diego - Used by detractors.
The Fraudres - Used by detractors.
Little Brother of Dodgers and Giants - Used by detractors.
The Offseason Champions - Used by detractors.
The Poodres - Used by detractors especially in reference to the Padres' brown uniforms.
The G-Men – Reference to nickname for a government agent. 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.[63]
The Orange and Black – Reference to the team's colors.
The Jints[64] (rhymes with "pints", not "mints")[65] – Short version of "Giants" phoneticized of the spoken New York accent when the club was in New York. Fell out of use since relocating to San Francisco.[63]
The Gints[65] – An alternate spelling of the previous sometimes found in later publications (post-relocation).
The Redbirds – Reference to the cardinal, which is a red bird. Name of the Cardinals' Triple-A affiliate Memphis Redbirds.
The Birds – Reference to the cardinal, which is a bird.
The Birds on the Bat – Reference to the longtime logo on the front of the uniform jersey.
The Dirty Birds – Derisive term used mostly by Met fans in the '80s.
The Gashouse Gang – Name for the 1934 World Championship team. Reference to their shabby appearance and rough tactics.
The Runnin' Redbirds – Name for the 1980s Cardinals. Reference to their speed and small-ball tactics.
El Birdos – Nickname given to the 1967 World Series Champion Cardinals team by Orlando Cepeda. Reference to the small Hispanic population of St. Louis, as 'El' is "the" in Spanish and 'Birdos' meant "Birds".
The Rally Birds – Reference to the Cardinals being the top underdog team in 2011 after they're down 10½ games in NL Wild Card standings on August 25 and came back and won the Wild Card and their 11th World Series title via couple of late rallies in WS Game 6.[68]
The Rally Cards – Same as the previous.
The Cardnals – A common pronunciation when "Cardinals" is fluently spoken.
The Birdinals[69] – Portmanteau of "bird" and "cardinal".
The Birdnals – Same as the previous, based from the same reason as two above.
The Fantastic Five – Nickname given to the 1980s Cardinals. Reference to the five players who won three pennants in the 1980s.
The Hardcore Cardinals – Nickname given to the 1980s Cardinals.
The Rays – A popular shortened version of the original "Devil Rays" nickname which became the current nickname (that now suggests "rays" of Florida sunshine as well as the fish).
The D-Rays – A shortened version of the team's original nickname, the "Devil Rays". Some media outlets have stated that they will continue to use the now obsolete moniker.[70]
The Manta Rays – Referencing to their Devil Rays' logo.
The Mantas – Short version of the previous.
The Eagle Rays – Referencing that manta rays and devil rays are eagle rays.
The Nats – Historical only as the Washington Senators, continued from the previous Washington Senators although the Rangers were never known as the Nationals.
The Strangers – Reference to their traditional losing seasons (the team did not make the playoffs until 1996, 25 years after relocating to the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, and even with recent success has historically been one of MLB's weakest franchises)
The Power Rangers – Reference to their slugging years from the late 1990s to early 2010s.
The Lone Stars – Reference to Texas's nickname, the "Lone Star State". This team nickname has been rarely used in recent years.
South Oklahoma Rangers - Derogatory nickname from rival fans of the Houston Astros due to the team having Texas in their name while playing in Arlington, TX, which is a suburb 80 miles south of the Oklahoma border.
The Nats – Short version of "Nationals". Revived from its prior use for the Washington Nationals/Senators (Minnesota Twins) and Washington Senators (Texas Rangers).
The Nasty Nats – Refers to the team playing terribly for few years after moving to Washington in 2005.
The Natsies – Affectionate derivative of Nats.
Fighters – Reference to the Nationals winning the World Series in 2019 after starting the season 19–31 and winning all five games in the postseason when facing elimination. They trailed in all five of those contests.
Fightin' Nats – Same as above.
Walk-Off City – Refers to the 2014 win streak where many of the games came via walk-offs.[73]
The Natinals – Derisive. Came about due to an instance of misspelling on team uniforms.[74]
The Trashionals – Used by detractors, mainly Mets and Orioles fans.
The Walgreens – A reference to the Nationals' logo appearing very similar to the logo of the store Walgreens. Used by detractors.
