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MLB and Cleveland Indians in talks to 'transition away' from Chief
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Cleveland Indians To Change Name To Cleveland Guardians - MLB Trade Rumors
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Cleveland Indians Opening Day, the first of many lasts
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Cleveland's MLB Name Change And Its Full Transition - Sports Illustrated Cleveland Guardians News, Analysis and More
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Report: Cleveland's MLB team will drop 'Indians' from its name
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Revisiting Chief Wahoo and the Cleveland Indians Nickname Debate
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Cleveland Indians name and logo controversy - Wikipedia
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Cleveland's Major League Baseball team to do away with nickname after more than 100 years - Sports Illustrated
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Cleveland Indians will drop its team name after 105 years
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How did Cleveland's baseball team end up with the name 'Indians'?
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Cleveland Indians to drop 'Indians' from its name, though not immediately