Cleveland’s Baseball Team Announces Name Change From Indians To Guardians

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The Cleveland Indians announced a name change to the Cleveland Guardians, unveiling the name in a video, narrated by Tom Hanks, that the team posted on its social media account.The team franchise had announced that it planned to change its name, after complaints that using the Cleveland Indians was racially insensitive.“You see, it’s always been Cleveland that is the best part of our name,” Hanks says in the video. “And now it is time to unite as one family, one community, to build the next era for this team, and this city, to keep watch and guard what makes this game the greatest.”Together, we are all… pic.twitter.com/R5FnT4kv1I— Cleveland Indians (@Indians) July 23, 2021Cleveland’s baseball team is the latest sports franchise to change