Cleveland baseball team changes its name to Guardians

Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will be called Guardians.

CLEVELAND (AP) – 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.

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