Thursday, April 24, 2025

Question: What was the name of Nashville’s first professional baseball team?

Answer: Amateur teams began playing baseball in Nashville in the late 1860s. In 1884, local investors established the city’s first professional baseball team, the Nashville Americans. After a failed attempt to join the major league Union Association, the Americans became charter members of the original Southern League, competing during the 1885 and 1886 seasons.