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Cleveland Naps

Cleveland Indians
2017 Cleveland Indians season
Established in 1894
Indians Logo - 2014 Season.svg Cleveland Indians cap logo.svg
Team logo Cap insignia
Major league affiliations
Current uniform
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Retired numbers
Colors
  • Red, navy blue, white
              
Name
  • Cleveland Indians (1915–present)
  • Cleveland Naps (19031914)
  • Cleveland Broncos (1902)
  • Cleveland Bluebirds (1901)
  • Cleveland Lake Shores (1900)
  • Grand Rapids Rustlers (18941899)
Other nicknames
  • The Tribe, The Wahoos
Ballpark
Major league titles
World Series titles (2)
AL Pennants (6)
Central Division titles (8)
Wild card berths (1) 2013
Front office
Owner(s) Larry Dolan
Paul Dolan (controlling owner/Chairman/CEO)
Matt Dolan (part owner)
Manager Terry Francona
General Manager Mike Chernoff
President of Baseball Operations Chris Antonetti

The Cleveland Indians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. The Indians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division. Since 1994, they have played at Progressive Field. The team's spring training facility is at Goodyear Ballpark in Goodyear, Arizona. Since their establishment as a major league franchise in 1901, the Indians have won two World Series championships: in 1920 and 1948, along with eight Central Division titles and six American League pennants. The Indians' current World Series championship drought is the longest active drought, and through 2016 is the fifth-longest in baseball history.

The name "Indians" originated from a request by club owner Charles Somers to baseball writers to choose a new name to replace "Cleveland Naps" following the departure of Nap Lajoie after the 1914 season. The name referenced the nickname "Indians" that was applied to the Cleveland Spiders baseball club during the time when Louis Sockalexis, a Native American, played in Cleveland. Common nicknames for the Indians include the "Tribe" and the "Wahoos", the latter being a reference to their logo, Chief Wahoo, a controversial Native American caricature. The team's mascot is named "Slider."


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