The Cleveland Guardians are an American professional baseball team based in Cleveland. The Guardians compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member club of the American League (AL) Central division.
They have been playing at Progressive Field since 1994. The team has won 10 Central Division titles, six American League pennants, and two World Series triumphs since its founding as a Major League franchise in 1901. (in 1920 and 1948).
Since 1948, the franchise has been without a World Series championship, making their championship drought the longest of the current 30 Major League teams.
The team’s name refers to the eight massive 1932 Art Deco statues by Henry Hering on the city’s Hope Memorial Bridge, which is just a few blocks away from Progressive Field. “Slider” is the name of the team’s mascot.
Arizona’s Goodyear Ballpark serves as the team’s winter training home. A minor league team headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan, called the Grand Rapids Rippers was founded in 1894 and played in the Western League as the Grand Rapids Roughriders. When the Cleveland Lake Shores migrated to Cleveland in 1900, they renamed the club.
What Do Cleveland Indians Fans Think Of New Name?
The Cleveland baseball team stated on Friday that it has made the decision to change its nickname to the “Guardians,” effective at the end of the 2021 Major League Baseball season. This decision was made in response to significant pushback from members of the Native American community.
I liked the logo, and how it looked. It looked sort of like the classic Indians logo so I think it’s a good switch.” Adam Harris: “It’s something that people believe in, people love the Indians, they came for the Cleveland Indians, they love it, it’s Tribe town. I just think it’s just wrong that they changed it.”