A group of protesters demonstrate against the Cleveland Indians mascot prior to the Opening Day game between the Cleveland Indians and the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on July 24, 2020 in Cleveland, Ohio
LOS ANGELES – Cleveland’s Major League Baseball team will drop the name “Indians” after Native American groups criticized the moniker as racist, US media reported Sunday.
The Indians have used the nickname for more than a century after adopting it in 1915 but have been under pressure to make the change for some time. The team owners tried to alleviate some of the criticism when they got rid of the Chief Wahoo logo and announced they would conduct a thorough review of the “Indians” name.
The team is expected to announce the name change this week, but it is unclear when they plan to make the…
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