Team has been known as the Indians since 1915Club announced intention to change name in December 2020Seven months after announcing its intention to change its name, Cleveland’s Major League
baseball team has settled on a choice. Beginning in 2022, the club will be known as the Cleveland Guardians.
The team revealed its new name on Friday morning with a video narrated by Oscar-winning
Actor Tom Hanks. “Together we stand with all who understand what it means to be born and built from the land,” Hanks said in the video. “This is a city and a game we believe in. And together we are all Cleveland Guardians.”