The MLB team known as the Cleveland Indians since 1915 is getting a name change at the end of the 2021 season
CLEVELAND — Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.
The ballclub announced the name change on Twitter, ending months of internal discussions triggered by a national reckoning by institutions and teams to permanently drop logos and names considered racist.
The choice of Guardians will undoubtedly be criticized by many of the club's die-hard fans.
The organization spent most of the past year whittling down a list of potential names that was at nearly 1,200 just over a month ago, but the process quickly accelerated.