{"id":551335,"date":"2021-06-03T16:51:06","date_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:51:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=551335"},"modified":"2021-06-03T16:51:08","modified_gmt":"2021-06-03T20:51:08","slug":"cleveland-indians-closing-in-on-replacement-for-offensive-team-name","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cleveland-indians-closing-in-on-replacement-for-offensive-team-name\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleveland Indians Closing In On Replacement For \u2018Offensive\u2019 Team Name"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcleveland-indians-closing-in-on-replacement-for-offensive-team-name%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=551335&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/GettyImages-975460098.jpg?w=1200&#038;h=800&#038;ixlib=react-9.0.3\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\"  style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p><span>For the first time since 1915, Cleveland\u2019s professional baseball team will go by a name other than the \u201cIndians.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Citing concerns over offending members of Native American and indigenous peoples, the team announced in December that they\u2019d be choosing a new name.<\/p>\n<p><span>On Thursday, it was announced that the team has narrowed the possible name choices down to a final list after months of research and conversations with fans, and is now going through a vetting process due to legal purposes before making a final decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe\u2019ve engaged our fans and community on many aspects of our team name process,\u201d <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.espn.com\/mlb\/story\/_\/id\/31559657\/cleveland-indians-narrowing-vetting-final-list-new-names\"><span>said<\/span><\/a><span> Curtis Danburg, the team\u2019s vice president of communications and community impact. \u201cWe felt it was important to share our research journey and what we\u2019ve learned so far.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Indians CEO and part-owner Paul Dolan discussed the process in April while on WAKR radio, and mentioned that the name change could occur before the 2022 season.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWe went through the process and made the decision to change our name, and now we are going through that part of the process where we are trying to determine what the next name would be,\u201d Dolan told <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.news5cleveland.com\/sports\/baseball\/indians\/we-have-a-list-of-names-tribe-ceo-paul-dolan-tells-wakr-name-change-is-coming-but-could-be-delayed\"><span>WAKR<\/span><\/a><span>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>\u201cWhen we made the announcement we said that certainly through the 2021 season we would continue to be the Indians and possibly as soon as the 2022 season the name change would be in place. That continues to be our goal \u2014 the 2022 season \u2014 but we are going to take the time necessary to do this right, and if that means pushing beyond 2022 to 2023, that\u2019s what it will have to be,\u201d Dolan said. \u201cBut we\u2019re still hopeful that we can get something done beforehand, meaning effective 2022.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span>Cleveland announced that after several brainstorming sessions with fans, nearly 1,200 potential names were chosen, and they have finally narrowed down the list. While the list of potential names is unknown, some of the popular names on social media are the Spiders, Guardians and Avengers.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a list of names, we\u2019re talking to people about it. We\u2019re talking to fans,\u201d Dolan said in April. \u201cWe are also doing the important work of securing the names so we can use them commercially because it doesn\u2019t make much sense if we can\u2019t use the name, and so we\u2019re in the midst of that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span>The Indians will become the second professional team to change their name in recent years, after the Washington Redskins changed their name to the Washington Football Team for the 2021 season. Both decisions have caused controversy, as there are many who prefer the old names remain, and many others who feel that the nicknames and mascots are offensive to people of Native descent. At the Indians 2021 home opener, protesters continued their annual tradition of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/watch\/?v=746340192737258\">demonstrating<\/a> outside of Progressive Field in Cleveland.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>The team will draft options for logos, word marks and other brand elements once they have their final name choices, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/sports\/mlb\/2021\/06\/03\/cleveland-new-names-mlb-team\/7525390002\/\">USA Today<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><i>Joe Morgan is the Sports Reporter for The Daily Wire. Most recently, Morgan covered the Clippers, Lakers and the NBA for Sporting News. Send your sports questions to <\/i><i>sports@dailywire.com<\/i><i>.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><i>The Daily Wire is one of America\u2019s fastest-growing conservative media companies and counter-cultural outlets for news, opinion, and entertainment. 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