The franchise is one of the oldest and most successful in professional baseball, with more wins than any team in the history of major American sports.
Founded in 1883 as the New York Gothams, the team was renamed the New York Giants three years later, eventually relocating from New York City to San Francisco in 1958. The Giants compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the National League (NL) West division. The San Francisco Giants are an American professional baseball team based in San Francisco.