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[7] (adopted name Red Sox in 1908) New York Yankees enfranchised 1901 as Baltimore Orioles, moved to New York (1903) and nicknamed the Highlanders[8] (officially adopted alternate nickname Yanks/Yankees in 1913)[9] Tampa Bay Rays enfranchised 1998 as the Tampa Bay Devil Rays (team name changed in 2008) Toronto Blue Jays enfranchised 1977 [10]