Great news. The Cleveland Indians can change their name to the Cleveland Negros to honor the group. I’m sure that will be well received. /s
The Atlanta Braves will be next.
Of course, they can pay hommage to the negro league by changing their name to the Atlanta Crackers—which was the name of the negro league team in Atlanta.
Cracker is considered a racial slur against by some, as one meaning is: a poor, dumb, white southerner.