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Indians Owner Dolan in AP Interview Confirms Team Name to Stay in 2020, Won’t Become the “Tribe”

Monday it became official, the Cleveland Indians will be no more.

The franchise as it has been known since 1915 is changing its nickname starting in 2022, a move that will be celebrated by some, while hated by others.

One figure who has questions to answer about Monday’s announcement is team owner Paul Dolan, who in an exclusive interview spoke with Cleveland AP reporter Tom Withers about the decision to go away from the “Indians” name.

Dolan said that in terms of the “Indians” nickname that it is “no longer acceptable in our world.