Cleveland’s Baseball Team Will Drop Its Indians Team Name

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The Cleveland team did not immediately comment.

In response to Cleveland’s decision, many fans praised the move, saying it was long overdue and proposing ideas for new names. Others — in particular President Trump — criticized the decision.

“Oh no!” Trump tweeted. “What is going on? This is not good news, even for ‘Indians’. Cancel culture at work!”

Other professional sports teams, including the Atlanta Braves, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Chicago Blackhawks, have said in recent months that they have no plans to change their names. Many universities and high schools abandoned Native American names and mascots long ago, but efforts to address the names at all levels of sport in the United States have increased in recent months.

For Cleveland, the process began when it announced it would retire its longtime mascot, Chief Wahoo, a cartoonish caricature that was seen as particularly offensive. Many applauded the decision, but insisted the team name must go, too.

Then in July, just hours after Washington announced it would change its name (under pressure from key sponsors like FedEx, Pepsi and Nike), Cleveland said it would conduct a “thorough review” of its nickname. The team has consulted with many Native American groups, both in Ohio and nationally.

“We are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name,” the team said in a statement in July.

_sainto_ on December 14th, 2020 at 02:53 UTC »

Everyone suggesting Cleveland lore related names, and I'm they only person who feels it's time for a third color of Sox.

RustyNipples35 on December 14th, 2020 at 01:24 UTC »

Change the name to Cleveland Oranges with a brown baseball helmet as a logo

SirParsifal on December 14th, 2020 at 01:19 UTC »

Ohio Indians, here we come