The Major League Baseball team in Cleveland will no longer be known as the Indians after 2022, the club’s owner announced Monday. Unlike the Washington Redskins, which faced pressure from
sponsors like Nike, Pepsi and FedEx, the Cleveland team has not received any ultimatums, at least none that have been reported or made public. But like other sports teams with Native American-related
monikers, the team has been continually criticized over the years for maintaining an identity that some call racist.
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