The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division.
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Since their establishment as a Major League franchise in 1901, the team has won 10 Central division titles, and six championships, (in 1920 and 1948). The team’s World Series Championship drought since 1948 is the longest active among all 30 current Major League teams.
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What is the meaning of the Guardians in Cleveland?
The team’s name references the Guardians of Traffic, eight monolithic 1932 Art Deco sculptures by Henry Hering on the city’s Hope Memorial Bridge, which is adjacent to Progressive Field.
The team’s mascot is named Slider.
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