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Cleveland Indians Officially Announce Timeline For Name Change

By Steven Kubitza November 17, 2021

Franmil Reyes #32 and Austin Hedges #17 of the Cleveland Indians acknowledge the fans at the end of their game against the Kansas City Royals at Progressive Field on September 27, 2021 in Cleveland, Ohio.
(Photo by Emilee Chinn/Getty Images)

 

The Cleveland Indians will be no more by the end of the week.

The Cleveland Guardians will thus be the city’s MLB team moving forward.

Ownership announced the impending change back during the season, but a legal battle with a local roller derby team held up the rollout of the new name.

Yes, that is the real reason why it has taken so long.

That lawsuit was settled and the organization made an announcement as to when the change will become official.

Cleveland Guardians merchandise will go on sale at the Progressive Field team store Friday at 9am. The team will transition all of its digital and social media platforms that day as well.

— Zack Meisel (@ZackMeisel) November 17, 2021

The start of the business day on Friday marks the official change.

That gives staff members and those running the social media accounts a nice weekend break to get away from all the likely backlash.

 

Finally Making The Change

It has been several months since the impending change was announced so it is about time to just get it done and deal with the fallout.

The team is likely going to sell a ton of merchandise right away and if some fans claim they are giving up on the team, others in younger generations will surely take their place.

.@Indians announce Cleveland Guardians era to begin officially on November 19. Details ⬇️ pic.twitter.com/KunLxy3aAI

— Jensen Lewis (@JLEWFifty) November 17, 2021

Yet regardless of one’s view on the change, it will be an odd switch as the Indians name has been around since 1915.

That is a lot of history and generations of fans grew up with the name and identity of the team.

But change is part of life and a baseball team changing its name is not a world-ending situation.

The Guardians will begin their existence as a team looking for a fresh start following a 2021 season filled with so many injuries.

Perhaps the new name will lead to a World Series title sooner than later, as the Indians last won it all in 1948.

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Filed Under: Cleveland Guardians Rumors And News (Updated Daily), MLB Tagged With: Cleveland Indians

About Steven Kubitza

Steven joined The Cold Wire after a decade covering the world of sports all over the web. He is a diehard Cleveland Browns fan who is finally being rewarded for all his years of loyalty cheering for the likes of Hue Jackson and Dwayne Bowe.

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