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Cleveland MLB Team Bans Headdresses, Face Paint at Progressive Field

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team has banned fans from wearing headdresses and face paint that mimic Indigenous cultures.

Per an official list of rules for the 2021 season released on Wednesday, Cleveland announced that "headdresses and face paint styled in a way that references or appropriates American Indian cultures and traditions" are banned at Progressive Field:

The move comes amid the team's decision to change its nickname sometime after 2021.

Team owner Paul Dolan announced in December that the organization is going through the process of adopting a new nickname, but it will keep its current one for the 2021 season.