The two Georgia Republican U.S. senators, who are in the midst of a heated runoff election, came out together Monday to oppose any name change of the state's Major League Baseball team, the Atlanta Braves, following a move made by the Cleveland Indians Sunday.
Sens. Kelly Loeffler and David Perdue issued a joint statement over concerns about the Braves nickname possibly being offensive to Native Americans.
“We adamantly oppose any effort to rename the Atlanta Braves, one of our state’s most storied and successful sports franchises. Not only are the Braves a Georgia institution — with a history spanning 54 years in Atlanta — they’re an American institution,” the senators said.