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 minutes later. "We come to that position as a result of ... a lot of listening to our fans, to the Native American community.