Ranking All 30 MLB Teams By How Intimidating Their Name Is

27. Cincinnati Reds

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No, they’re not named after communists, rather “Reds” is a shortening of “Redlegs,” a name they switched to to avoid such an association. They get domain over the Boston Red Sox because Cincy had the name Red Stockings before Boston, all the way back in 1882.

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