Article 5MGWT Cleveland’s baseball team will be called Guardians after racism accusations

Cleveland’s baseball team will be called Guardians after racism accusations

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Joan Niesen
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  • Team has been known as the Indians since 1915
  • Club announced intention to change name in December 2020

Seven months after announcing its intention to change its name, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team has settled on a choice. Beginning in 2022, the club will be known as the Cleveland Guardians.

The team revealed its new name on Friday morning with a video narrated by Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks. Together we stand with all who understand what it means to be born and built from the land," Hanks said in the video. This is a city and a game we believe in. And together we are all Cleveland Guardians."

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