The Texas Rangers have no plans to change their name, Evan Grant of the Dallas Morning News reports.
The response comes after Chicago Tribune columnist Steve Chapman urged the ballclub to distance itself from the law enforcement agency of the same name due to its alleged racist history.
In his column, Chapman cited Doug J. Swanson’s forthcoming book “Cult of Glory: The Bold and Brutal History of the Texas Rangers,” which he says details the agency’s record of “savagery, lawlessness and racism.”
Chapman credits Swanson’s book for being the impetus behind city officials approving the removal of a Texas Ranger statue from Dallas’ Love Field.