For 106 years the name “Indians” has been the nickname that Cleveland fans have for the most part embraced for their franchise.
Now with a change in the landscape of our country, the name is being done away with, but not maybe as fast as once thought.
Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan on a zoom call Thursday with the Akron Roundtable said that it’s possible that the name “Indians” might stick around the franchise until after the 2021 season after all.
It was thought that this season would be the last with the “Indians” nickname.
“The timeline remains the same,” Dolan said, “just to be clear we said no sooner than 2022.