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Jul 23, 2021 · The team announced its new name in July 2021, after a long process of research and consultation with fans and community leaders. The Guardians name pays tribute to the city's history and values, and will be implemented in 2022.
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Jul 23, 2021 · Cleveland is changing its name from the Indians to the Guardians after the 2021 season, announcing the new moniker in a tweet Friday.
Jul 23, 2021 · Guardians was announced Friday morning. So, yeah, things are a little bit different in 2021 than in 1915. But the end result is that Cleveland now has a nickname that it can actually utilize. For a very long time, the sensitivity of the Indians name had outweighed its usefulness in marketing applications.
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Jul 23, 2021 · The team announced the name change after years of protests against the \"Indians\" name and logo. The new name reflects the pride, resiliency and loyalty of Clevelanders and draws on the iconic Guardians of Traffic on the Hope Memorial Bridge.
Jul 23, 2021 · The franchise announced the name change in a video narrated by Tom Hanks, dropping the racially offensive name \"Indians\" that critics said was racist. The name Guardians is a reference to art deco statues on a bridge near the team's stadium.
Jul 23, 2021 · 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
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