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Why did the Cleveland Guardians change their name? Tampa did too
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The Cleveland Indians are changing the team's name to Guardians - CBS News
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Cleveland MLB team sued over Guardians name change - Sports Illustrated
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Trump attacks Cleveland Indians for changing name to Guardians
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Guardians for the future: The history behind a name change for the longtime baseball franchise
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Cleveland Indians change team name to the Guardians
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Not a moment too soon': Native American community welcomes Cleveland baseball team name change - ABC News
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Yet another opinion on Cleveland Indians' name change: Crowquill - cleveland .com
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Cleveland's Baseball Team Changes Name to Guardians – Mother Jones
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What will the Cleveland Indians change the team name to?
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PIX11 News on X: Known as the Indians since 1915, Cleveland's Major League Baseball team will soon be called the Guardians. The team announced the name change this morning — effective at