In wake of reports the Cleveland Indians will change their team name, Georgia U.S. Senators David Perdue and Kelly Loeffler released a statement Monday in opposition of a similar change for the Atlanta Braves.
The Braves indicated in July the organization had no intention of changing the name, though there were discussions about potentially ending encouragement of tomahawk chants and motions by fans during games.
“We adamantly oppose any effort to rename the Atlanta Braves, one of our state’s most storied and successful sports franchises," Perdue and Loeffler said in the statement. "Not only are the Braves a Georgia institution — with a history spanning 54 years in Atlanta — they’re an American institution.