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Indians To Drop Chief Wahoo

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The Cleveland Indians have decided this will be the final year for the Chief Wahoo logo

The Cleveland Indians are dropping the Chief Wahoo logo from their uniforms next year after decades of protests and complaints that the grinning, red-faced caricature used in one version or another since 1947 is racist.

The move, came after  discussions between team owner Paul Dolan and baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred.

The cartoonish image of a big-toothed American Indian with a scarlet face and a single feather in his headdress will come off the team's sleeves and caps starting with the 2019 season, when Cleveland will host the All-Star Game.

''Major League Baseball is committed to building a culture of diversity and inclusion throughout the game,'' Manfred said in a statement. He said the logo ''is no longer appropriate for on-field use.''

The Indians will continue to wear the Wahoo logo in 2018, and even after it is gone from the uniform, the club will sell merchandise featuring the mascot in the Cleveland area.

 

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