Cleveland Indians To Change Name to Guardians

Cleveland Indians To Change Name , to Guardians.

The announcement was made on July 23 via a Twitter video narrated by Tom Hanks featuring music by the Black Keys.

The announcement was made on July 23 via a Twitter video narrated by Tom Hanks featuring music by the Black Keys.

According to team owner Paul Dolan, last summer's social unrest spawned by the murder of George Floyd influenced his decision to change the team's name.

According to team owner Paul Dolan, last summer's social unrest spawned by the murder of George Floyd influenced his decision to change the team's name.

We are excited to usher in the next era of the deep history of baseball in Cleveland, Paul Dolan, Indians' owner, via ESPN.

Cleveland has and always will be the most important part of our identity.

Therefore, we wanted a name that strongly represents the pride, resiliency and loyalty of Clevelanders, Paul Dolan, Indians' owner, via ESPN.

While 'Indians' will always be a part of our history, our new name will help unify our fans and city as we are all Cleveland Guardians, Paul Dolan, Indians' owner, via ESPN.

The team stopped wearing the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms in 2018 after decades of protests from Native American groups.

The team stopped wearing the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms in 2018 after decades of protests from Native American groups.

President of baseball operations Chris Antonetti reflected on the "historic moment.".

This is a historic moment for our franchise, and we are excited for our players and staff to debut our new team name and look in 2022, Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti, via ESPN.

We look forward to our team proudly representing the city of Cleveland as the Guardians, Indians president of baseball operations Chris Antonetti, via ESPN