Posted on 07/23/2021 8:34:49 AM PDT by SeekAndFind
July 23 (UPI) -- The Cleveland Indians will rebrand as the Cleveland Guardians in 2022, the team announced Friday on social media.
The franchise said last summer that it would start conversations with local community members and Native American groups about a potential name change.
In June, the Indians announced they formed a list of nearly 1,100 potential replacement nicknames and that they were in the process of making a selection.
Friday's announcement featured several new logos, which accompanied the new name. Actor Tom Hanks narrated a video to announce the changes. The Black Keys, a band from Akron, Ohio, supplied music for the announcement.
"We remember those moments as we move forward with change," Hanks said. "You see, there has always been Cleveland, the best part of our name. Now it's time to unite as one family, one community, to build the next era for this team, this city.
"To keep watch and guard what makes this game the greatest, to come together and welcome all who want to join us."
Cleveland's MLB franchise started in 1901 as the Cleveland Blues. The team became the Cleveland Bronchos in 1902 and was known as the Cleveland Naps from 1903 through 1914. They took the Indians nickname in 1915.
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I grew up calling them American Indians.
The more PC term could apply to anybody
born in the USA (or even N, S, or Central America).
Born in Toronto ON—native Canadian
Born in Liverpool England—native Englishman
Born in Boston MA—native American
I am a native American* and prefer the old
name.
*—some ancestors going back to this land
in the 1600s..Eng, some Irish & Scots but
ancestors born in MA for over 300 years
Probably worried it’d sound to much like “Injuns”.
What a stupid name. Could have renamed them the Cleveland Rockers in honor of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame or anything else the city is known for.
Judging by their complete surrender to the woke crowd how about The Cleveland Chicken $h!Ts !!!!
I think that’s the point!!!
Does this help ONE SINGLE NATIVE AMERICAN? We are just living in the most foolish era in history.
Old enough to remember when they won their last World Series. I’ve been a fan ever since. Soooo many of my friends were yankee fans. I had to pick a different team.
Now they’ve gone super cheap and woke.
Time to finally say goodbye.
Guardians sounds like an NHL/NBA team.
Well, congrats to Rob Manfred, his PC sanitizing of MLB rolls on.
OK, a little slow this morning I guess. :)
Pretty insulting to Native Indians, to have this name cancelled.
I thought it was going to be the Cleveland Indigenous People.
Yeah ... but so are our Rangers. Ugh.
Washing Bullets? That is very insensitive to all those who have died as the result of gun violence. #disappointing
I wonder who Jon Daniels has pictures of that he still has his job.
Ha, my Tigers just swept them. They are almost to .500.
That’s a good idea.
BOOOOOOOOO!
Why not name them the Cleveland Former Racists or Cleveland Recovered Racists? If calling them Indians was racists, shouldn’t they celebrate overcoming their racism?
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