The Cleveland Baseball Team is going to change its name
EXCLUSIVE: For the past 105 years, the team was called the Indians. That will be no more as Cleveland has decided to change its name. Announcement from team could come as early as this week. w/ @DavidWaldstein https://t.co/Nnw2nAoKcJ
- Michael S. Schmidt (@nytmike) December 14, 2020
- Following in the footsteps of the Washington Football Team, Cleveland's expected to announce a name change next week that will take place as soon as the 2022 season. Cleveland Manager Terry Francona said it was time for a change at the time Washington announced theirs in July. They are considering a similar placeholder name until they can decide on a new one.
- The Indians name has been criticized for years, and the team previously phased out the Chief Wahoo logo before they hosted the 2019 All-Star Game. The Atlanta Braves, Kansas City Chiefs, and Chicago Blackhawks have faced similar criticism for using Native American-related team names, and in Atlanta and KC, for the use of the racist-ass Chop, but all three have said they have no plans to change names.
- In other news, the Football Team currently leads the NFC East.
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