The beginning of modern Major League Baseball kicked off Jan. 28, 1901. Charles Comiskey and other baseball owners and minds gathered in Chicago to form what would eventually become the American League.
At its inception, the league consisted of eight teams: the Chicago White Stockings, Baltimore Orioles, Boston Americans, Cleveland Blues, Detroit Tigers, Milwaukee Brewers, Philadelphia Athletics and Washington Senators.
Since then some team names have changed — the Americans are now the Red Sox, the White Stockings are the White Sox and the Blues are now the Indians.
Some teams have moved locations — the original Milwaukee Brewers became today’s Baltimore Orioles, the Washington Senators are now the Minnesota Twins and the Philadelphia Athletics are now the Oakland Athletics.