Confirming a New York Times report last night, the Cleveland Indians have informed the Associated Press that they will retain their “Indians” name for the 2021 season before moving on in 2022.
There will be no “Cleveland Baseball Club” for the time being, and they are not making an immediate change. They are just ... letting you know that they are definitely super going to change it this time next year for real guys.
It also appears that Paul Dolan actually considered moving to the name “Tribe” — even met with Native American leaders to ask about the idea!