Braves executives clear on name change questions

Josh Donaldson is mobbed after a game-winning hit last year for the Atlanta Braves, whose nickname has remained unchanged since 1941 when the team was in Boston. [JOHN BAZEMORE/THE ASSOCIATED PRESS]ATLANTA — Announcements by the Washington NFL team and the Cleveland Indians that they will consider name changes have raised questions about whether the Atlanta Braves will do likewise.

The team's top executive, Terry McGuirk, has an unambiguous answer.

"We are so proud of our team's name, and our expectation is that we will always be the Atlanta Braves," said McGuirk, the Braves' chairman.

"I would say unequivocally the Atlanta Braves' name will stay the Atlanta Braves," McGuirk added a few…