The largest American Indians organization in the country says the Cleveland Indians finally retiring Chief Wahoo is huge ... and they're crediting MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred with getting the logo scrubbed.
National Congress of American Indians Executive Director Jacqueline Pata told TMZ Sports her organization met with Manfred back in April 2016 and, at the time, the new commish assured them action would be taken.
It took nearly 2 years, but Cleveland finally budged ... officially retiring its cartoonish depiction of Native Americans many denounced as racist.