Editing National League (baseball) (section)

===Current teams===
====National League East====
{{main|National League East}}
[[File:Shea Crowded.jpg|thumb|right|Shea Stadium prior to the start of a [[New York Mets]] game in 2008. Shea had the best attendance in the National League that year, drawing over 53,000 fans per game on average.]]
* [[Atlanta Braves]], the oldest continually operating team in North American sports. Originally from [[Boston Braves|Boston]] and known as "Beaneaters" and other nicknames, as original nickname faded and became re-associated with Cincinnati (and later with the [[Boston Red Sox]]). Adopted name "Braves" in 1912. Moved to [[Milwaukee Braves|Milwaukee]] (1953) and to Atlanta (1966). Prior to the 1994 realignment, the Braves competed in the West division.
* [[Miami Marlins]], enfranchised 1993 as the Florida Marlins, changed name to Miami Marlins (2012).
* [[New York Mets]], enfranchised 1962.
* [[Philadelphia Phillies]], enfranchised 1883 and adopted the Phillies name officially in 1884.{{citation needed|date=May 2020}} The team is the oldest continuous, one-name, one-city franchise in American professional sports history,<ref>{{cite web |title=History: Phillies Timeline (1800s) |publisher=Philadelphia Phillies |url=http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/history/timeline01.jsp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070129060937/http://philadelphia.phillies.mlb.com/phi/history/timeline01.jsp |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 29, 2007 |access-date=July 11, 2010}}</ref> although the Cubs (who adopted their name after the Phillies' establishment) are older, as are the Braves, who have moved twice.
* [[Washington Nationals]], enfranchised 1969 as the [[Montreal Expos]]. Moved to [[Washington, D.C.]] (2005).

====National League Central====
{{main|National League Central}}
* [[Chicago Cubs]] enfranchised 1870 as an independent professional team, chartered into the National Association in 1871, but suspended operations for 1872 and 1873 following the [[Great Chicago Fire]].  The team has been continuously active since 1874, making it the oldest continuously active team in its original city in Major League Baseball. It joined the National League as a charter member (1876). Originally called the "Chicago White Stockings" and later the "Chicago Colts" and several other names, the team was first called "Cubs" in 1902.
* [[Cincinnati Reds]] enfranchised 1882 in American Association, at first tagged "Red Stockings", joined National League (1890).
* [[Milwaukee Brewers]] enfranchised 1969 as the [[Seattle Pilots]] in American League, moved to Milwaukee (1970), transferred to National League (1998).
* [[Pittsburgh Pirates]] enfranchised 1882 in American Association, joined National League (1887), dubbed "Pirates" for signing [[Lou Bierbauer]] away from the Athletics in 1891.
* [[St. Louis Cardinals]] enfranchised 1882 in American Association, labeled "Brown Stockings" or just "Browns",  joined National League (1892), later "Perfectos", eventually "Cardinals" for their red trim, now often "Redbirds."

====National League West====
{{main|National League West}}
* [[Arizona Diamondbacks]] enfranchised 1998
* [[Colorado Rockies]] enfranchised 1993
* [[Los Angeles Dodgers]] enfranchised 1883 as a minor league team, entered into the American Association as the [[Brooklyn Dodgers|Brooklyn Atlantics]] in 1884, soon acquired nickname "Dodgers" (from "trolley dodgers"), joined National League (1890). Also dubbed "Bridegrooms", "Superbas", "Robins" and "Bums" at various times, in addition to "Dodgers". Moved to Los Angeles (1958)
* [[San Diego Padres]] enfranchised 1969, sometimes called "Friars" or "Dads".
* [[San Francisco Giants]] enfranchised in [[New York Giants (baseball)|New York City]] 1883, nearly half of its original players were members of the then just disbanded [[Troy Trojans (National League)|Troy club]], nickname "Giants" in widespread use by 1886, moved to San Francisco (1958)