Go Guardians! Tom Hanks Unveils Cleveland Baseball Team's New Name

Cleveland's Major League Baseball team has revealed its new team name changing from the Indians to the Guardians. And they relied on a famous baseball fan with a strong connection to the town to make the big reveal. MSNBC's Brian Williams has the details.

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[Wtvn]

Note: No Native Americans were used in the making of this video

[oldplace]

It's a shame. I'm part Lumbee, Cherokee and Blackfoot. I always like the Indians specifically because of their name, which i suppose is silly but now that's gone too. I do agree that
MSNBC is a trash hole.

[DJ-mmdc]

The "Cleveland Indians" was originally intended to honor Louis Sockalexis, a Native American baseball player who played for the Cleveland Spiders in the late 1800s, and who is often credited as the first Native American to play professional baseball.

[vinasel]

Being half-Native, I loved the Indians name and logo. Why are these big corporates and liberals not listening to us on this issue? Don't they look at the polls taken? I could have settled for the Rockers, but finally, I will be rooting for the Braves.

[Scorch]

Go figure that the p.c. Cleveland Guardians play at a stadium called "Progressive Field."

[brettmitchell]

So sad that people get so damned offended by everything.

[timg]

Tom Hanks DOES NOT SPEAK FOR INDIANS FANS....

[rolingston]

I will continue to wear my Cleveland Indians hat and jersey with pride and loyalty. Cry for the

[xxraverxxonxtacy]

🤣 They tore down an Indian just to replace him with a Caesar motif who owned slaves for sport/servitude, great job Dolan.

[cosmolean]

I'm of Scandinavian and Celtic descent. I demand the Minnesota Vikings and Boston Celtics change their name! What is the difference?

[chocolatechipslime]

But does Tom Hanks actually live in Cleveland?

[iDrinkMug]

ill buy the team and change the name back

[Bayan]

I can't tell you how much fun it was as a kid playing Cowboys and Guardians. Oh, and my great-grandmother was born on the Akwesasne Mohawk reservation, and I was never offended by the name Indians, or the Braves, Chiefs, or Redskins. What does offend me, is when the media says "Native Americans found....(insert random Native American team name here) offensive.

[blmlol]

No matter. I "cancelled" TV and sports along with it 2 years ago.
Don't miss it an ounce.

[kseismoloj]

I hope the Guardians get destroyed every season now. This is so stupid.

[freddielemonheadsimmons]

Whose next to go Chiefs or Braves? Asking for a friend

[kensears]

Well, now that the baseball team has dumped the name it's available in case a group of Clevelanders from India wants it for a cultural club.

[williedixon]

If you leave the ballpark late you gonna need a guardian walking back to the car

[ohger]

From now on, I'll refer to them as the Cleveland Steamers..

[WMFilms]

I would have thought the Cleveland Rocks would have worked.