The Indians entered the American League in 1901 as the Blues.
The Indians nickname started for them on January 17, 1915. On January 17, 2 Cleveland newspapers reported that the Indians had been chosen to replace the previous nickname of "The Cleveland Naps" - Cleveland's Baseball writers were invited to make the selection and they chose the Indians, it having been 1 of the names applied to the old National League club of Cleveland years ago.
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland Indians
The Cleveland Indians play baseball in Ohio.
The Indians are a major league baseball franchise in Cleveland, in the state of Ohio.
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In Major League Baseball, in the event of a team such as the Cleveland Indians offering to return a player that they drafted in the Rule 5 draft from such as the New York Yankees but the Yankees declined, the Cleveland Indians would retain the rights to the player that they drafted.
According to an article on forbes.com, the Cleveland Indians are valued at $364 million as of April, 2007.