Cleveland Indians announce new name; will become Cleveland Guardians

Team officials announced last summer that they were reviewing the Cleveland Indians’ moniker as civil unrest nationwide brought increased scrutiny to the name.

The team, which was a charter member of the American League, has been known as the Indians since 1915, according to Baseball-Reference.

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