Can you name the the MLB teams based on how their name was derived?

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A former owner of the club was closely related to the United States' 41st President. Named appropriately for the city's populated region.
Renamed team by the owner after a uniform change and inspired from another team's name from another league.
Named after a certain type of one of the country's early inhabitants
Named for the city's original team's, short lived name.
Name derived from the amateur team formed from the city's gentleman's club.
Named clearly to represent its city's name in a shortened form.
Named after one of its state's law enforcement agencies.
Clearly represents its city's history of beverage making.
Name is a literal translation of its original home city's name.
Renamed from how other teams accused that this team had unfairly resigned its players that had previously joined another baseball league.
Named after its city's annual livestock show, horse show and rodeo
Named after the animal of the Istiophoridae family.
Name derived from the city's nautical culture
Adopted its name from another renamed team who were called this 31 years earlier.
Named for what describes the shortened version of its region's prominent land mass.
Name OriginTeam
Renamed after the team moved to a new section of town. It was derived from the city's early Dutch inhabitants.
Voted by its local media upon request of the club's owner, the name was inspired by another team located in the Northeast.
Name for certain actions of the fans from its original city.
Appropriately named after the metropolitan region's nickname.
Named that represented the new uniform color, which was originally brown.
Name chosen to represent the city's efforts toward a certain field of exploration.
Named after its region's serpentine inhabitants.
Named derived from a minor league team of the same name, who at one time played at a relatively nearby Wrigley Field.
Named after its state's animal of the Aves class.
A name referring to an animal. The city's football team used the name to inspire its name 19 years later.
Name derived from a shortened version of its original name, it was the first team to be identified by its prominent apparel.
Name intended to represent a local brand of beer
Shortened from its original name, a type of cartilaginous animal.
Likely named afte the nickname of the city's Light Guard military unit.
Name derived from the team manager's enthusiastic description of his type of players.
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Behind the Names: MLB Edition Quiz

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