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Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy
Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy, also called the Chief Wahoo dispute, covered MLB's Cleveland club, named Indians from 1915, whose caricature logo (1947-2018) drew Native American protests until the 2021 rebrand as the Guardians.
Cleveland Spiders
Cleveland Spiders, aka Cleveland Blues/Forest Citys, Major League team in AA 1887-88 and NL 1889-99; won 1895 Temple Cup with Cy Young, then went 20-134 in 1899, MLB's worst season, and folded in 1900.
Cliff Lee
Cliff Lee (Clifton Phifer Lee, born 1978) is a former MLB left-handed pitcher, 2008 AL Cy Young winner with Cleveland, 2009 Phillies postseason ace, later Mariners, Rangers, Phillies; career 143-91, 3.52 ERA.
Clint Frazier
Clint Frazier (Clint Jackson Frazier, El Rojo), born 1994, outfielder drafted 5th overall in 2013 by Cleveland, traded to the Yankees for Andrew Miller; career .235, 29 HR, marred by concussions and vertigo.
Coastal Plain League
Coastal Plain League (CPL), summer collegiate wood-bat baseball league founded 1997 by Pete Bock, revived from a 1937-1952 Class D minor league; 15 teams in GA, NC, SC, VA; owned by Capitol Broadcasting; alumni include Verlander and Zimmerman.
Coby Mayo
Coby Mayo (born 2001) is a Baltimore Orioles infielder, 2020 fourth-round pick from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, Parkland; Eastern League MVP 2023, MLB debut 2024, 24 home runs in 2026.
Coco Crisp
Coco Crisp (Covelli Loyce Crisp, born 1979) is a former MLB switch-hitting outfielder (2002-2016) for Cleveland, Boston, Kansas City, and Oakland; 309 career steals, 2013 20/20 season, later A's radio analyst.
Cody Bellinger
Cody Bellinger (born 1995, Scottsdale, AZ) is an MLB outfielder/first baseman for the New York Yankees; 2017 NL Rookie of the Year, 2019 NL MVP with 47 home runs, 2020 World Series champion with the Dodgers, later Cubs and Yankees, signed a $162.5 million five-year deal in 2026.
Cody Decker
Cody Decker (born 1987, Santa Monica, CA) is a former minor league first baseman; 204 MiLB home runs in 1,033 games, active MiLB home run leader, 8 MLB games with the 2015 Padres, retired 2019.
Cole Hamels
Cole Hamels (Colbert Michael Hamels, "Hollywood"), born 1983, American MLB left-handed pitcher; 2008 NLCS and World Series MVP with the Phillies, 163-122, 3.43 ERA, 2,560 strikeouts, 2015 Wrigley no-hitter, retired 2023.
Cole Tucker
Cole Tucker (Cole Bryson Tucker, born 1996) is an American switch-hitting shortstop drafted 24th overall by the Pittsburgh Pirates in 2014; MLB 2019-2024 with Pirates, Diamondbacks, Rockies, and Angels, career .213 average.
College baseball
College baseball: intercollegiate baseball in the NCAA (Divisions I-III), NAIA, and JUCO systems; season capped at 56 games, ending in the Men's College World Series in Omaha, won by Oklahoma in 2026.
College baseball rankings
College baseball rankings: human Top 25 polls (Baseball America, D1Baseball, Perfect Game, USA Today Coaches, NCBWA, Collegiate Baseball) plus the RPI used by the NCAA Division I Baseball Committee for tournament selection; polls do not determine seeding.
College World Series
Men's College World Series: NCAA Division I baseball's eight-team championship finals in Omaha since 1950, two double-elimination brackets plus a best-of-three final at Charles Schwab Field, with a record $147.6 million 2025 economic impact.
Collegiate summer baseball
Collegiate summer baseball: amateur wood-bat leagues (Cape Cod, Northwoods, Coastal Plain, West Coast) where NCAA college players compete each June-July for development and MLB scouting.
Colorado Rockies
Colorado Rockies, Denver MLB franchise in the NL West, 1993 expansion team playing at Coors Field since 1995; first NL wild card (1995), one World Series appearance (2007), record 4.48 million attendance in 1993.
Columbus Clingstones
Columbus Clingstones: Double-A Southern League baseball team in Columbus, Georgia, Atlanta Braves affiliate since 2025, relocated from the Mississippi Braves; peach-themed identity, plays at Synovus Park.
Comerica Park
Comerica Park, Detroit Tigers MLB ballpark on Woodward Avenue, opened April 11, 2000, replacing Tiger Stadium; 41,083 capacity, HOK design, $326 million cost, renamed Fifth Third Park from 2027.
Comiskey Park
Comiskey Park, the "Baseball Palace of the World," was the Chicago White Sox home ballpark at 35th and Shields from 1910 to 1990; demolished in 1991 and replaced across the street by the new Comiskey Park, now Rate Field.
Commissioner of Baseball
Commissioner of Baseball: chief executive of Major League Baseball, created January 12, 1921 after the Black Sox Scandal; holds "best interests of baseball" powers, elected by three-fourths club vote; ten holders from Landis to Rob Manfred.
Comparison of baseball and cricket
Comparison of baseball and cricket: bat-and-ball team sports sharing innings and fielding sides but differing in delivery rules (pitched full-toss vs bounced bowling), fixed diamond vs variable field, nine innings vs Tests/T20, scoring, equipment, and global reach.
Connelly Early
Connelly Early (Todd Connelly McNeil Early, born 2002) is a left-handed MLB starting pitcher for the Washington Nationals; a 2023 Red Sox fifth-rounder from Virginia who struck out 11 in his 2025 debut and was traded from Boston in July 2026.
Connie Mack
Connie Mack (Cornelius Alexander McGillicuddy, 1862–1956), American MLB manager and owner of the Philadelphia Athletics 1901–1950; record 3,731 wins, 3,948 losses; nine pennants, five World Series titles; Hall of Fame 1937.
Connor Thomas
Connor Thomas (Sidney Connor Thomas, born 1998) is a left-handed MLB pitcher from Tifton, Georgia; Georgia Tech draftee, 2022 AFL Pitcher of the Year, debuted with Milwaukee in 2025, now with Kansas City.
Cooper Pratt
Cooper Pratt (Cooper Wickham Pratt), Brewers shortstop, born 2004 Hialeah FL; 2023 sixth-round pick, 8-year $50.75M deal, 2024 MiLB Gold Glove, MLB debut June 16, 2026.
Coors Field
Coors Field, Denver Rockies MLB ballpark at 2001 Blake Street in LoDo, opened April 26, 1995; mile-high altitude, humidor since 2002, record 303 home runs in 1999, most hitter-friendly park in baseball.
Corbin Carroll
Corbin Franklin Carroll, born in 2000 in Seattle, is an American outfielder for the Arizona Diamondbacks who won the 2023 NL Rookie of the Year Award.
Corey Kluber
Corey Kluber (Corey Scott Kluber), American right-handed pitcher, two-time AL Cy Young winner (2014, 2017) with Cleveland; 2021 Yankees no-hitter; retired February 2024; Guardians special assistant pitching since May 2025.
Corey Seager
Corey Seager, MLB shortstop for the Texas Rangers (formerly Dodgers), two-time World Series MVP (2020, 2023), 2016 NL Rookie of the Year, career .284/.358/.503 with 241 HR, under a 10-year, $325 million contract through 2031.
Corked bat
Corked bat: a wooden baseball bat hollowed out and filled with cork (also superballs, styrofoam) to reduce weight. Experiments show no trampoline effect and no added distance; MLB bans altered bats.