“Since the announcement to change the name in December, our team has been hard at work to ensure we pick a name that our community, fans, partners, employees and players will be proud to have represent Cleveland Baseball,” President of Business Operations, Brian Barren said in the release. It’s been a slow process, involving hundreds of interviews and a list of nearly 1,200 suggestions. In December, the team said it would be changing the name for the first time since 1915. The name change process began in 2020, following years of controversy and recent pressure from Major League Baseball. The split-finger design is a tribute to our strong pitching heritage.”
“It is inspired by the helmets and wings of the Hope Memorial Bridge’s Guardian statues and the G purposefully wraps around and guards the baseball. “The Guardian’s Fastball embodies what it means to be a Cleveland Guardian in its strong, yet simple design,” according to the release. The history of the Cleveland Indians name While ‘Indians’ will always be a part of our history, our new name will help unify our fans and city as we are all Cleveland Guardians.”Īccording to a release from the team, Guardians will be the fifth name in franchise history. “It brings to life the pride Clevelanders take in our city and the way we fight together for all who choose to be part of the Cleveland baseball family. ‘Guardians’ reflects those attributes that define us while drawing on the iconic Guardians of Traffic just outside the ballpark on the Hope Memorial Bridge,” Dolan said. (CLEVELAND) - The Cleveland Indians have finally announced their team’s new name, one team owner Paul Dolan says is meant to strongly represent the pride, resiliency and loyalty of Clevelanders. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated.
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