Posted on 01/29/2018 10:03:27 AM PST by EdnaMode
Major League Baseball says the Cleveland Indians will stop using the Chief Wahoo logo on their uniforms starting in the 2019 season.
The league says the logo, which features a smiling Native American, is not appropriate for field use.
It has had discussions with the Indians in hopes that the franchise move away from the logo, which had been used in some capacity for the franchise since the 1947 season and was still prevalent on the team's baseball caps and on its uniforms.
"Major League Baseball is committed to building a culture of diversity and inclusion throughout the game,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement. “Over the past year, we encouraged dialogue with the Indians organization about the club’s use of the Chief Wahoo logo. During our constructive conversations, Paul Dolan made clear that there are fans who have a longstanding attachment to the logo and its place in the history of the team.
Cleveland will still sell merchandise featuring the mascot; that is necessary if Major League Baseball and the Indians want to maintain the trademark.
"We have consistently maintained that we are cognizant and sensitive to both sides of the discussion,” Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan said in a statement issued by MLB “While we recognize many of our fans have a longstanding attachment to Chief Wahoo, I’m ultimately in agreement with Commissioner Manfred’s desire to remove the logo from our uniforms in 2019.”
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The MLB wants to follow the NFL into irrelevancy. I predict idiot players will kneel for the anthem this year! Very Sad!
They should replace it with that squaw Elizabeth Warren.
So the Braves won’t be bringing back Chief Nokahoma?
Hahaha! Perfect!
Cue Dandy Don....
They should switch to Pocahontas.
It isn’t the sport. It’s the PEOPLE involved. And what PEOPLE are involved???
This is why I’m so glad that Trump eliminated “Entertainment” expenses from tax deductibility.
Fokk the entertainers....
Did you hear that Hamilton?
There's one big difference between baseball and football.
Football players don't have to worry about a 100MPH fastball coming straight for their head.
Actually, it was the only one I thought was rude. All the rest are more a tribute.
they claim to wanna “build a culture of inclusion and diversity” but they now EXCLUDE “native Americans” for being too diverse
go figure!
crazy fools
As long as the New York Yankees remain the New York Yankees, I’m good.
Who is next? Chicago Blackhawks? Atlanta Braves? Washington Redskins? FSU Seminoles?
Won’t happen.
MLB made it abundantly clear to its players that such garbage will not be tolerated.
One nobody catcher on the Oakland A’s did it and was told to knock it off.
Baseball hasn’t become a thug sport like football and basketball.
But they’re still called indians!
Yeah probably.
Yeah. Namaste.
“building a culture of diversity and inclusion throughout the game,”
Dems claim to want diversity and inclusion as well, but than scream ‘Appropriation’ at the top of their lungs.
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