I had no idea. I looked it up and the truth is even stranger still. Officially it’s named after Grover Cleveland’s daughter, but seemingly to avoid having to make a proper deal with Babe Ruth.
It just “happened” to have the name of a famous baseball player who was experiencing a nation wide rise in popularity. It was named after the daughter of a president, a girl who A, was relevant 20 years ago, B, is no longer a baby, and C had passed away.
I had no idea. I looked it up and the truth is even stranger still. Officially it’s named after Grover Cleveland’s daughter, but seemingly to avoid having to make a proper deal with Babe Ruth.
It just “happened” to have the name of a famous baseball player who was experiencing a nation wide rise in popularity. It was named after the daughter of a president, a girl who A, was relevant 20 years ago, B, is no longer a baby, and C had passed away.
https://www.history.com/news/babe-ruth-v-baby-ruth