Cleveland Indians

Native American Heritage Month celebrates the rich ancestry and traditions of Native Americans, including their impact on sports such as baseball.

Cleveland took another step toward its transition away from a Native American mascot this week as it took down the Indians name from on top of its scoreboard. Cleveland’s baseball team has been renamed the Guardians, a name it will begin using starting with the 2022 season.

Major League Baseball’s Cleveland Indians have changed their name to the Cleveland Guardians.

Cleveland’s baseball team will become the Cleveland Guardians, the team announced Friday morning — a historic change partially overshadowed by the Olympics Opening Ceremony. The Yankees are due to play the Guardians Sept. 17-19 in the Bronx. The announcement, narrated by actor Tom Hanks, came in the middle of the Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo Olympics, where Guardians pitcher Anthony…

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Cleveland Indians first baseman Yu Chang shared some racist tweets he received after making a costly error in Monday night’s game in Chicago

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For years, Native American groups and others have protested against Cleveland’s name as well as other imagery used by the American League charter franchise founded in 1901.

Now that the NFL’s Washington team has retired its contentious nickname and logo after decades of objection and amid a nationwide movement calling for racial justice, the Indians appear to be the next major sports franchise that might assume a new identity.

Amid the decisions made by several professional sports teams to re-evaluate their use of Native American imagery and nicknames, the Chicago Blackhawks are standing by their logo and team name.

Cleveland manager Terry Francona won’t sidestep the hot-button topic any longer. He believes the Indians need to change their contentious nickname.

The Cleveland Indians are reviewing their contentious nickname

Joe Girardi has been tapped as the new manager of the Philadelphia Phillies. Girardi, who managed for the New York Yankees for 10 seasons, takes over for Gabe Kapler, who was fired after two seasons.

The New York Mets and Miami Marlins will face off in a three-game series in San Juan, Puerto Rico in 2020, the MLB and MLBPA jointly announced Monday.

Tyler Skaggs grew up rooting for the Los Angeles Angels, and got to pitch for his favorite team.

Hall of Famer Frank Robinson, the first black manager in Major League Baseball and the only player to win the MVP award in both leagues, has died. He was 83.

The Cleveland Indians are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year after decades of protests and complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used in one version or another since 1947 is racist. The move, announced Monday, came after protracted discussions between team owner Paul Dolan and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred. The cartoonish image of a big-toothed American...

Joe Girardi’s tenure as New York Yankees manager ended Thursday after a decade that produced just one World Series title for a team that expects to win every year.

Once the New York Mets talked to Mickey Callaway, there was no need for a second round of interviews.

Didi Gregorius, following in the October footprints left by Derek Jeter, homered twice off Corey Kluber as the New York Yankees beat the Cleveland Indians 5-2 in Game 5 on Wednesday night to complete their comeback from a 2-0 deficit in the Division Series and dethrone the AL champions.