Editing American League (section)

====American League East====
{{main|American League East}}
*[[Baltimore Orioles]] enfranchised 1901 as the Milwaukee Brewers, moved to St. Louis (1902) and to Baltimore (1954)
*[[Boston Red Sox]] enfranchised 1901, nicknamed the Americans<ref>To distinguish them from Boston's National League team, then called the Red Stockings or the Nationals</ref> (adopted name Red Sox in 1908)
*[[New York Yankees]] enfranchised 1903, replacing the [[Baltimore Orioles (1901–1902)|original Baltimore Orioles]], nicknamed the Highlanders<ref>after their home, Hilltop Park, and a pun on their owner's name, Gordon's Highlanders, referencing the famous Scottish regiment.</ref> ("Highlanders" dropped out of use after move to the [[Polo Grounds]] in 1913; officially adopted alternate nickname Yanks/Yankees by 1923)<ref>Sources recently have dissociated the 1902–1903 Baltimore Orioles from the Highlanders/Yankees. [https://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2014/07/1901-02-orioles-removed-from-yankees-history/ Sports Reference.com] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140723231519/http://www.sports-reference.com/blog/2014/07/1901-02-orioles-removed-from-yankees-history/ |date=July 23, 2014 }} and sources cited on that page. Retrieved July 23, 2014.</ref>
*[[Tampa Bay Rays]] enfranchised 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (team name changed in 2008)
*[[Toronto Blue Jays]] enfranchised 1977<ref name=mlb>{{cite web|author=Edgarf|title=Baltimore Orioles History – American League East|url=http://mlbbaseballbetting.com/baltimore-orioles-history-american-league-east/|publisher=MLB Baseball Betting|access-date=August 25, 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160610123121/http://mlbbaseballbetting.com/baltimore-orioles-history-american-league-east/|archive-date=June 10, 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>