Indians is a racist nickname, Cleveland’s baseball team announced on Monday. Just not racist enough that the team will drop it immediately.
“We believe our organization is at its best when we can unify our community and bring people together—and we believe a new name will allow us to do this more fully,” said club owner Paul Dolan in a statement. He then added, “While we work to identify a new and enduring franchise name, we will continue using the Indians name.”
He clarified in an interview with the Associated Press that the team would play as the Indians through 2021.