Cleveland baseball team will change its name from Indians – The Washington Post
Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will drop “Indians” as its name, an official familiar with the team’s plans confirmed Sunday night — a move that comes after years of pressure and protest from Native American groups and others who viewed the name as racist and insensitive.The change, first reported by the New York Times, could be announced as soon as this week, and it follows a similar move by Washington’s NFL team in July to drop “Redskins” as its name and compete in 2020 as the Washington Football Team as it works to rebrand the franchise.It was not immediately clear what the new name for the Cleveland baseball team will be, whether it has been chosen or whether it will be in place for the 2021 season, which is scheduled to begin April 1.The team has been known as the Indians since 1915, but long-standing pressure on the organization to change the name intensified this year during the nation’s public reckoning over race and social justice issues.
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