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The Cleveland Indians were victims of public outcry. A historic franchise of the Major League Baseball will change their name for next season . Their logo was the first stripping of their identity, now, the Indians will be the Guardians . The reason for this change is due to alleged racist connotations that had your previous identity.
Introducing the Cleveland Guardians!
The name will go into effect after the 2021 season. pic.twitter.com/ggCFyIRD2y
– MLB (@MLB) July 23, 2021
From 1915, the Cleveland Indians were part of the American baseball tradition . However, after trying to eradicate its identity due to racist connotations, the franchise began to look for a new name from the previous campaign . Among those selected by fans were Spiders, Avengers and Guardians.
After so much speculation, the franchise itself announced its new name through of a video clip broadcast on their social networks. The material had the special participation of the actor Tom Hanks . Guardians’ choice stood out from more than 1, 200 applications.
Together, we are all… pic.twitter.com/R5FnT4kv1I
– Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 23, 2021
Cleveland accelerated the election
According to statements from the franchise owner, Paul Dolan , the social uproar that was generated last summer following the murder of George Floyd , motivated that the leaders accelerate the taking of these measures. However, it is worth mentioning that this change will not affect the current Major League Baseball season.
Debuting in 2022. 😍 pic.twitter.com/EJAyGP3fTe
– Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 23, 2021
In this sense, for the campaign 2022 will change a small part of the baseball tradition. Great Latino players wore the Cleveland Indians uniform for many years, an identity that will disappear after more than a century of history.
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