Cleveland Indians Considering Name Change Amid Redskins Controversy
Amid the NFL’s Washington Redskins name change controversy, the MLB’s Cleveland Indians are now also considering to make a similar move. Reportedly, the team has been looking to change its name for some time, but didn’t “meet the deadline to have the mascot removed from the 2018 regulation uniforms.”
While speaking on the call to action on Twitter, the team’s official account posted, “We are committed to making a positive impact in our community and embrace our responsibility to advance social justice and equality. Our organization fully recognizes our team name is among the most visible ways in which we connect with the community.”
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The statement continues, “We have had ongoing discussions organizationally on these issues. The recent unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organization on issues of social justice. With that in mind, we are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name.”
Concluding, it reads, “While the focus of the baseball world shifts to the excitement of an unprecedented 2020 season, we recognize our unique place in the community and are committed to listening, learning and acting in the manner that can best unite and inspire our city and all those who support our team.”
— Cleveland Guardians (@CleGuardians) July 4, 2020
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