Cleveland Indians Abandon Team’s 121 Year-Old Name, Announce They’ll Become ‘Guardians’ at Season’s End By Craig Bannister | July 23, 2021 | 11:13am EDT
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The Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball (MLB) announced Friday morning that it will be changing its name from the Cleveland Indians to the Cleveland Guardians after the conclusion of the 2021 season.
“While ‘Indians’ will always be a part of our history, our new name will help unify our fans and city as we are all Cleveland Guardians,” team owner and Chairman Paul Dolan said in a press release.
The MLB baseball team has been named the Cleveland Indians for 121 years, ever since its founding in 1900.
Cleveland Indians Abandon Team s 121 Year-Old Name, Announce They ll Become Guardians at Season s End
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Obituary: Kristopher “Kris” Alan Roukey
OHIO - Kristopher Kris Alan Roukey was a devoted husband, father, son and friend. He left this world suddenly on Sunday, .
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Kristopher “Kris” Alan Roukey
OHIO – Kristopher “Kris” Alan Roukey was a devoted husband, father, son and friend. He left this world suddenly on Sunday, May 2, 2021.
Kris was born in Portland, Maine, to Robert Roukey and Donna Lamb on Jan. 24, 1973. Kris grew up in South Portland across the street from the South Portland Boys Club where his love for baseball started. Kris was on all star baseball teams all through high school and graduated from South Portland High School in 1991. He attended Springfield College and graduated with a degree in sports management. After college, he spent a year in Oklahoma with the Tulsa Drillers, and then moved to Ohio where he lived for over 20 years. He worked with the the Akron Aeros and then with the Cleveland Indians Major League Baseball organization where he