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The Yankees were originally known as the Baltimore Orioles in 1901. In 1903, they moved to New York and were called the New York Highlanders. They were officially renamed the New York Yankees in 1913.

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The Yankees Franchise has also been known as The Baltimore Orioles (1901-1902), the New York Highlanders (1903-1912) and the New York Yankees (1913-2011) The Yankees were originally the Orioles, managed and owned by John McGraw. However, the Yankees were officially a Baseball team when Frank Farrell and Bill Devery bought the franchise for $18,000.00. In 1913, The Highlanders changed their name to the Yankees and in 1915, Jacob Ruppert and Tillinghast L'Hommedieu purchased the Yankees for $1,250,000.00 (0.05 of Alex Rodriguez's Salary).

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Tim Mara founded the New York Giants and named them after the baseball team in New York (who moved to San Francisco). The team's co. owner now is John Mara, Tim's grandfather.

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