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Cleveland Indians to drop Native American caricature from uniform

Posted at 2:14 PM, Jan 29, 2018
and last updated 2018-01-29 14:22:11-05

The Cleveland Indians are finally parting ways with their Chief Wahoo logo.

Beginning in 2019, the team’s jerseys will no longer feature the Native American caricature, which has been widely characterized as offensive and racist. The change was announced Monday by Major League Baseball.

The Indians had already been shifting away from using the symbol. The team adopted a “C” as its main logo in recent years.

The Chief Wahoo symbol, however, was still stitched onto their uniforms.

“Over the past year, we encouraged dialogue with the Indians organization about the club’s use of the Chief Wahoo logo,” MLB Commissioner Rob Manfred said in a statement.