Good morning, Athletics Nation!
The Cleveland Indians are considering a name change, the team announced on Friday. Their full statement:
We are committed to making a positive impact in our community and embrace our responsility to advance social justice and equality. Our organization fully recongizes our team name is among the most visible ways in which we connect with the community.
We have had ongoing discussions organizationally on these issues. The recent social unrest in our community and our country has only underscored the need for us to keep improving as an organization on issues of social justice.