The Associated Press and the New York Times are reporting that the Cleveland Indians, following pressure from Major League Baseball, will be dropping their controversial “Chief Wahoo” logo from all on-field caps and uniforms following the upcoming 2018 season. Jordan Bastian, who covers the Cleveland Indians for MLB.com was able
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Graphic: 21-Game Winning Streaks, 1935 Cubs vs 2017 Indians
Turns out the Cleveland Indians are a pretty good ball team. With yesterday’s win over the Detroit Tigers the Indians broke an American League record with 21 consecutive victories. Incredible! The win squared them with the 1935 Chicago Cubs who held the Major League record for longest winning streak without
Chief Wahoo: Indians Disagree With MLB, Resolution Coming Soon
It seems Cleveland Indians owner Paul Dolan isn’t ready to drop Chief Wahoo quite yet, despite some prodding from the league. According to the Akron Beacon Journal, during an appearance as a speaker, Dolan said “[the league and the team] are not exactly aligned on [Chief Wahoo’s] future, but we
White Sox, Indians Throwing It Back 100 Years
The Chicago White Sox and Cleveland Indians will be marking the 100th anniversary of the 1917 Chicago White Sox World Championship by wearing these special throwback uniforms for their game on Saturday, July 29. Chicago’s uniform is white with a stars-and-stripes themed “Sox” logo on the chest and an American
Commissioner of MLB wants Cleveland Indians to move away from Wahoo
The pressure on Chief Wahoo continues to mount. Cleveland’s appearance in the 2016 World Series had a small bit of a mar on it when the team chose to wear their alternate uniforms which featured caps and sleeves that prominently featured the now-infamous Chief Wahoo logo on them. During the
MLB Unveils 2017 Spring Training Uniform Designs
Just looking at those palm trees in the graphic above has me feeling nice and warm again. It must be time for baseball! Major League Baseball this morning unveiled their new 2017 Spring Training collection, this is the league’s second season (a look back at the 2016 launch here) treating the spring as one
MLB, Indians Meet to Discuss Future of Chief Wahoo
Major League Baseball Commissioner Rob Manfred was in Cleveland yesterday to announce that the city would play host to the 2019 MLB All-Star Game… but before that he had an important chat with Cleveland Indians owners Paul Dolan and John Sherman regarding the team’s continued use of their controversial “Chief
Cleveland will wear red Block-C hats with navy alternates
During their playoff run towards representing the American League in the 2016 World Series, the Cleveland Indians caught a lot of attention due to the fact that they preferred to wear their navy alternate uniforms for the vast majority of postseason play. This meant that the infamous Chief Wahoo logo
MLB is going to destroy all phantom Cleveland World Series champs merchandise
Cleveland’s baseball team came just short of ending their own extremely long title drought, but they’ll have to wait until next year to have another shot at it. Here at this particular site, we normally give you a look at the “phantom” champions merchandise that never gets used. Concurrently, that
Cleveland Indians 2016 Phantom World Series Champs
Alright Cleveland, you flew too close to the sun in 2016. After 40+ years of no pro-level championships in the city the Indians were one win away, three games in a row, of taking home their second major title in the last four months. The championship gods can be cruel,
MLB Commissioner will talk to Cleveland owner over Chief Wahoo logo
It’s a good time to be a Cleveland sports fan. The basketball team just raised a banner for its championship season, and the baseball team is currently up one game in the World Series. There’s just one blight to deal with here: The Chief Wahoo logo. Despite claiming that they’d
World Series: What Indians, Cubs Wore Last Time They Won
Haven’t you heard? It’s been a while since either of this years pennant winners has tasted the sweet champagne that awaits following a victorious World Series. The Cleveland Indians, who last lost a World Series in 1997 to the Florida Marlins, have gone without a championship since 1948 (45 years