Cleveland Indians considering change to nickname

The Cleveland Indians will consider changing their team name, a move that comes on the back of the NFL’s Redskins decision to have a rethink.

Stats PerformUpdate: Jul 4th, 2020 04:30 EDT

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The Cleveland Indians are the latest professional sports team to announce they will consider changing their nickname amid growing pressure to correct racial wrongdoings.

Indians follow Redskins in name rethink

The news comes on the same day that the NFL’s Washington Redskins said they would “undergo a thorough review” of their nickname, which has been deemed offensive by Native American groups for decades.

“We are committed to making a positive impact in our community and embrace our responsibility to advance social justice and equality,” the Indians said in a statement.

“Our organisation fully recognises our team name is among the most visible ways in which we connect with the community.

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“We have had ongoing discussions organisationally on these issues. The recent unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organisation on issues of social justice.

“With that in mind, we are committed to engaging our community and appropriate stakeholders to determine the best path forward with regard to our team name.”