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Cleveland's MLB Team Officially Changes Name to Cleveland Guardians

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pic.twitter.com/R5FnT4kv1IThe name change came after years of backlash from Native American groups, particularly in association with its cartoonish and racist Chief Wahoo logo, which it dropped in 2018 from its uniforms and merchandise.

But the team only announced it would change its name as well as of last December. The moniker "Indians" dates back to 1915, when the club owner at the time, Charles Somers, asked baseball writers to come up with a name to replace "Cleveland Naps," which was named after second baseman/manager Napoleon Lajoie, who left the team.

In recent years, both the name and the team's cartoon logo have been criticized for perpetrating Native American stereotypes, with protesters going as far as burning effigies.The.

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