New York Times: Cleveland Indians to change team name after 105 years
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By Rachel Vadaj and Mark Schwab | December 13, 2020 at 7:35 PM CST - Updated December 14 at 1:17 PM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Cleveland’s Major League baseball team will no longer be the “Indians,” according to the New York Times.
The decision to drop the name the team has had since 1915 came down on Sunday in the midst of social justice movements to stop sports teams from using Native American-themed elements for their mascots.
The team already began phasing out Chief Wahoo before the 2019 season, moving to the block C logo for all uniforms and imagery.