As the movement to eradicate racial discrimination in the United States increased, the Indians of Major League Baseball decided to change it from next year at the earliest after being pointed out that the team name was discriminatory.
In the United States, there is a growing movement to eradicate racial discrimination, such as the "Black Lives Matter" movement, and it has been pointed out that the team name, which means Native Americans, is discriminatory even in the professional sports world. There were one after another.
In response to this, the Indians of Major League Baseball decided to change the team name from 2022 on the 14th, as early as next year.
The Indians have stopped using the indigenous logo since last season and have been considering the team name, but have decided to change the name, which has continued from 1915 to 105. ..
The new team name has not been decided, but the team's Doran owner commented, "Indigenous people are still part of our history, but it's time for stakeholders and fans to move forward together with the new team name." I will.
In American professional sports, the NFL = American League of Professional Football also changed the name of "Red Skins" in July, which was criticized for the team name discriminating against the skin color of indigenous people. Movement is accelerating.