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The history of the Indians’ name dates back to 1915, when club owner Charles Somers decided to rename the Cleveland Naps to the Cleveland Indians. -
The name has been criticized by Native-Americans for decades. -
After the Chief Wahoo logo was removed in 2019, it was a matter of time until the team name would be replaced as well. -
“I saw this change coming. I figured with the Washington Football team making their adjustment, it was only a matter of time before the Indians made the switch.”
Steven Rissotto ’20, Giants beat writer for SFBay.CA -
Effective the end of the 2021 season, their name will change and they will be known as the Cleveland Guardians. -
So how did they land on the Guardians as the new name? The name was inspired by the eight Guardians of Traffic statues on the Hope Memorial Bridge, near Progressive Field.
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